Cold Tub Cool Club

Table of Contents

• Optimization Insight

• The Rabbit Hole of Research

• Counterpoint

• Hippocrates and The History of The Ice Bath

• Cryotherapy: A Cousin of Ben Franklin’s Invention

• Which One Is Better: Cold Tub or Cyrotherapy?

• Further Down The Rabbit Hole: A Personal Anecdote

For those who are new here, I publish research on optimization methods, supplements, and strategies each week. I am not a medical professional or an expert, rather I am a passionate consumer. Optimizer is designed to help lay people like you and me decode the medical journals, marketing speak, and influencer messaging.

Optimization Insight

How much deliberate cold exposure is enough? Which techniques are the most effective? And what does Hippocrates, Mark Twain, and Napoleon’s doctor have in common? Some prefer a good old cold plunge, some like the cryo chamber, and the physiological impacts are comparable.