this post was submitted on 17 May 2024
12 points (100.0% liked)
Melbourne
1871 readers
46 users here now
This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.
The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.
Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)
Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Since the cold swims the last few years at this time of year have been very confusing body-wise.
It's getting to the in between temp where the brown fat activates and deactivates on and off. So you actually feel colder if it warms up a bit but when the temp drops it kicks back in.
It's interesting stuff:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24015-brown-fat
In that article it talks about needing to be cold a few times a week, but I've found it still works weeks / months between cold swims.
Also in light of being told just the other day about whatever genetic problem I might have relating to high cholesterol decided to go down the rabbit hole and it turns out brown fat reduces hypercholesterolaemia.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25754609/
So there you go. Something that started out as something 'fun' to do turns out it's a big area of research, and might even prolong my time on this god-forsaken rock and I never would've known otherwise.
good to know that freezing serves some purpose ๐ฌ
Don't tell Melbourne landlords this...