Do Ice Baths Improve Sperm Health & Fertility? | Dr. Andrew Huberman
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- In this clip from episode 108 of the Huberman Lab podcast, Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses whether ice baths improve sperm health and fertility.
Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode "How to Optimize Fertility in Males & Females.” The full episode can be found on TH-cam here: th-cam.com/video/O1YRwWmue4Y/w-d-xo.html
That algorithm is no joke, was just thinking to myself about doing my first ice bath session and this the first video on youtube
It
Knows
Maybe you said it out loud and your phone was listening 🤫
I take ice baths twice per day. The first within 5 minutes of getting out of bed and the second ice bath about 90 minutes before sleeping. I sleep very deep and it helps me recover faster from workouts.
Ice baths definitely shrink the sperm delivery system.
probs but could you explain how though?
@@shirosejiokami4168 Everything shrinks when exposed to cold. Goes back all the way to atomic scale actually. Tho I guess you can see it that well on your genitalia because its a defensive mechanism, as it is easier to maintain functioning temperature when the surface of the organ is smaller.
@@nikolakenur1905 aahhh makes sense…big brain Nikola
@@shirosejiokami4168 🙏🏼
Lmao no one is getting the joke... 🤣
Interesting.
Did this the other morning was great. Then did it late afternoon yesterday, was still great but couldn’t sleep
What is the compelling science he is talking about? Can someone link me?
Hi Andrew, you've mispronounced the term "varicocele" multiple times during your presentation. I get it! Who cares? Tomato TomAto... Your science is great for the masses, and I applaud your work. But should I sit here and listen to you say "varoseal" when in fact it is "varicocele?" Just a humble correction on my part. Please keep up the good work, though, and your work is undoubtedly GOOD! No, it's GREAT! Cheers!
like this short to the point video....keep em coming
My sister swears that how she got pregnant both times. She was 29 and her husband was 44. He went out to the garage in the winter for hours. Garage not heated and got pregnant. His sperm count had been low according to the doctor. 5 years later he did it again and she got pregnant again. He was 50 then
The optimum temp needs to studied. It is not like weight lifting.
what about just cold water showers?
same thing.
I've done cold showers for 7 years and recently started doing ice baths. I think they're very different. I don't think cold showers trigger dopamine release only noradrenaline. One psychological difference is in an ice bath the mind has a chance to still itself which isn't the case as much in a cold shower where the exposure is variable.
Pretty much the same
Cold showers do trigger dopamine release if they are done long enough, i.e., at least over a minute. Most people just jump under one for 30 seconds and dip out. You need to go in and stay up until the point you can control your breath slowly and deeply.
I do 10 minutes, finished one jst 3 minutes ago
Sir.
Kindly lecture us on focus.
And how to study for competitive exam
Thank u
He had already done that,check starting videos on Focus
How about cold showers?
Thank you:)
Wonderful topics
Hi sometimes it is hard to follow when you speak how about you do a summary video / short where you dumb it down eg I had to go look up 3 qtrs of the stuff you said just as buy the way
Thank you so much! I'm trying to become a sperm donor, so I'm doing everything to optimise those cells
Been icing the kids after the shower in the morning for 30 minutes to an hr for the past year HUGE ROPES it totally works like insanely good
Huge ropes what mean
For 30min in the shower ? Isn’t that too much time ?
How do u ice them? Like a cold back on underwear or in an ice bath or in cold shower
This isn’t to troll, but I’m legitimately confused when he says that it’s not the cold, it’s the lack of heat. I thought the definition of cold was quite literally lack of heat. Like heat is real, it’s made of energy. So it is the cold.
I take hot showers all the time is this bad for my testicles????
Please respond ty
I would disagree and say saunas are better. Based on the small simple fact that it gets rid of waste and toxins while also increasing your immune system.
The best thing I love to do is to take cold showers in the early parts of the day for maximum dopamine than take a sauna at near night time which gets rid of toxins such as BPA and micro-plastics.
Both Man and women should do this.
I am suffering from varicocele and I can see my sperm count is not good. So if anyone can help me then plz suggest me what to do. I’ll be thankful.
Try using cink vitamin B, celery can boost sperm
Ice baths after menopause?
can you make a video on getting a vasectomy the pros and cons of
I’m being serious genuinely asking. Would dipping my balls in cold water have the same effect?
it would, ice cold tbh probably does more harm than just adequately cold water, if anything do it for longer is gonna compensate lol
Pronounced veh-ruh-kow-seal
Hubey 👋
Can we see White T-shirt!!
Starting to wonder what doesn’t affect testosterone 🙄
Great point. Everything I see these days stops us from doing daily activities 😂
it could be placebo and mental states that cause the changes in T levels as much as its stressed the other way around
Death
Ice baths for pubescent kids? Anyone have research on that?
The snowball briefs are made of polyester, a big big no no
What if we just dip our balls in cold water?
I’ve noticed nearly every piece of new clothing is made with polyester or partial polyester. Many studies have been done showing polyester lowers sperm count.
What to use instead?
@@mianyewtube2078 I wear boxers while icing they are made out of a blend also wear those same ones during the day the most important part is icing for 20-45 minutes a day I have done this for almost a year IT TOTALLY WORKS you just have to do it don't question what if this what if that just do it it works
@@Krunchyzthis made me laugh harder than it should’ve 😂
Hello Mr. Huberman. I wanted to ask if this superstition is true or not: Cold showers can make you infertile (my pp will not wake up). This thing my mom always says whenever I do cold showers or something related to cold exposure.
I does not make you infertile, but it can make you produce more testosterone, which improves your fertility, motivation, and overall health
@@bot2k6 thank you
Hello dr Huberman i thought that sperm developed best at 37 Celcius
No theres a reason why your testicles is outside of your body since they need to be a bit cooler than your body temperature, I dont know how much they are good at but thats an easy search, If i would guess its 29 degrees
YA I FEEL MY SPERMS PLAYING RUGBY ALL DAY LONG😂
What about sinking only the testicles in the cold water or ice ?
Just jump in the cold water dude😂
@@issammelzi not all of us have access to ice baths...
@@Krunchyz Yes but we all have access to showers 🤦♂️
algorhythm loves this guy but be very careful listening to his information
Chael Sonnen called you out
what about sauna and hot tub then?
Reduces sperm quality and quantity.
(Not permanently tho)
YES! watching how I blasted all over the "place" in less than a month was shocking, I used what I talked about the other day, and although it actually took about 5 weeks for my volume to double, I just go'ogled Jan Venstaker's Shooting Ropes and her reaction has been priceless!
That was the most disorganized explanation my brain literally feels dumber after that word salad. Say less by precise for the love of Christ man.
Ok so he doesn't respond to comments.....ty for nothing
Pseudo science lol...