Boost Dopamine using Fasting, Caffeine and Cold

Boost Dopamine using Fasting, Caffeine and Cold

Use fasting, caffeine, and cold exposure to boost your cognitive function and mental clarity

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You can customize this routine to suit your needs, so anything you don't like, change or skip it!

Fasting for greater metabolic changes

Fasting for greater metabolic changes

6:30 AM
180m

Fast before cold exposure to have a greater effect on metabolism, resilience and so on.

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Ingest Caffeine to enhance dopamine

Ingest Caffeine to enhance dopamine

6:45 AM
5m

Ingest 300 mg (2-3 cups of coffee) to increase striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptor availability in the human brain.

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Deliberate Cold Exposure

Deliberate Cold Exposure

7:00 AM
5m

Cold exposure is a very reliable stimulus for increasing norepinephrine and epinephrine, and can be leveraged to build up resilience, grit, and improve metabolism

Choose from 7 Options
shower ,
pool ,
ice bath ,
lake ,
ocean ,
cryochamber ,
other
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Choose from 5 Options
breath control ,
double inhales through nose ,
maths/arithmetic ,
recounting difficult content ,
other
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Lasted for:

Timed Activities - 5m
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What You'll Get
  • Increased mental clarity
  • Enhanced resilience/grit
  • Improved metabolism
  • Greater cold tolerance
  • Boosted norepinephrine and epinephrine
  • Cold induces alertness, do it early in the day
What you need to get started
As recommended by the creator

What do I need to start this routine?

Optional

Cold Shower

Ice Bath

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Cold Water (Lake/Pool)

Read the Nature Article

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Try It Out, Adjust As You Go!
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