HI!!! Save yourself if you can.
Cold showers or immersion in ice water are a reality for improving overall health. Thanks to norepinephrine, also called norepinephrine, released in the body when we intentionally and deliberately subject ourselves to low temperatures.
To find out more grab a blanket and some hot tea while you listen “Adrenaline training”. It can also be used for training, running or just enjoying some good old metal. Mötley Crüe, Pantera, Tool, Rammstein, Slipknot, Korn, they’re all there:
If you run, the animal will catch you…
Norepinephrine is on the crest of a wave
Adrenaline is released into the blood when we are in a dangerous or stressful situation and is also called the fight or flight hormone. Its synonyms are shit, cold back or H time.
According to Dicio.com.br: it is the hormone produced and secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands, above the kidneys, whose function is very important in the process of increasing blood pressure, accelerating the heart rate; and also in the processing of responses to external stimuli.
When it’s time to see, when it’s time to recover, it’s adrenaline that saves you. Your heart soars and makes you jump from impossible heights, run faster than Usain Bolt and single-handedly defend your entire family from cruel bandits or lazy drunks as if you were the Hulk.
Climb the mountain
A long time ago we climbed the mountains to the plateau, heading from Joaíma towards Fazenda Itatiaia, in the Jequitinhonha valley, aboard a brave blue Fiat 147 borrowed from my uncle Paulo. My father at the wheel, my aunt Vânia next to me, behind my brother Rato, my cousin Jota and me. The wagon could not handle the climb and the engine boiled. We stopped to freshen up a bit and wait for the other brown Fitin who was arriving with the rest of the families.
After a few minutes dad pressed the key and nothing, just the red battery light on. He tried again and the car started. Starting uphill, the car skidded backwards downhill and the brake couldn’t hold. It was a very respectable descent, it looked like a slide for cars on a dirt road. By luck, instinct and thanks to the adrenaline of the situation, my father turned the steering wheel in the right direction, throwing the car into a ravine where it got stuck on the ground and stopped. Right behind it was a cliff.
My brother was about 5 or 6 years old and due to the tension of the moment he crushed a soft candy in his hand. I simply looked back and saw the end approaching faster and faster. My aunt screamed and my cousin cried. As fate would have it, we emerged unscathed.
A group of workers got off a bus that was coming down and stopped to help get the blessed wagon out of the ravine where it was located. It was towed to a plateau, the damage was checked and we continued the journey without the tailpipe that was left behind. That noise, like a motorcycle without exhaust, accompanied us to the farm.
Cold baths or immersion in ice water
Norepinephrine, also called norepinephrine, is released in the body when we intentionally and deliberately subject ourselves to cold temperatures. Whether it’s taking an ice bath or immersing your body in a lake or tub with very cold water, leaving only your head outside.
Last winter I was shocked to see a woman do this. The temperature was 2°C, we obligatorily wore coats, gloves, hat and scarf, as well as that little lipstick on our lips that protected our lips. The water was 4°C.
From afar we saw the crazy woman begin to undress. She was helped by a man, who appeared to be her husband, holding a towel. The volume of her clothing decreased until she was left only in a bathing suit. She was wearing gloves and socks. She then told me that they are important, because it is through the extremities that the heat dissipates fastest.
A tip for hot days: when you want to cool off it’s better to immerse your feet and hands in the water and not your face or neck like we all do. Your body will cool down faster.
He calmly entered the icy water of the lake. Some parts were frozen and we saw small white ice stalactites on the shore. He remained there for a few minutes without lowering his head and with his hands raised. She said she started bathing for a minute and increased the soaking time, gradually getting used to the low temperatures. Since then she has no longer been ill and is freed forever from a chronic illness that tormented her.
The recommendation is an average of 11 minutes of cold water diving per week. The best I can do is about 15-20 seconds after a hot shower, twice a week.
The feeling of well-being is immediate. A lightness and relaxation that is difficult to describe, as if you were just emerging from a massage and sauna session. I recommend.
Worth seeing and reading
MOVIE: Fire Against Fire/Heat – Michael Mann (1995). The long-awaited duel between Pacino and De Niro.
The most fantastic and well-shot action scene in cinema. It’s 6 minutes of pure adrenaline in a shootout on the streets of Los Angeles as thieves try to escape the police with the proceeds of the recently executed robbery.
Robert De Niro leads the gang of criminals. Al Pacino leads the police on a chase. Michael Mann on the script, behind the camera and on the exquisite editing. There was no way it could go wrong. A classic!
And how did Mann film this epic sequence?!
Choreographing every move for months in a setting faithful to the streets of Los Angeles. Training actors in the use and handling of real weapons, demonstrated by Val Kilmer’s excellent way of reloading a rifle. Record the real sound, and the echo of the machine guns, to give the viewer the feeling of being inside or very close to the gunfire. Using handheld cameras read the action up close. Maintain focus on the bandits’ primary objective: to get out alive with their loot as quickly as possible from that relentless police siege.
“Heat” was released in the United States on December 15, 1995. I was in Los Angeles taking an English course in Santa Monica, having just arrived in the country earlier that month, for my first foreign adventure.
There was a cinema on the Promenade. I read “Heat” on the sign along with “Pacino, De Niro & Mann” and had no doubts. I paid for the ticket and sat down to watch 2 hours and 50 minutes of top notch action cinema.
I’ve watched it three times and never get tired of it. Forget the recent remake. I didn’t see it and I didn’t like it.
BOOK: Moby Dick – Herman Melville (1851). Classic is classic and vice versa
Narrated by Ishmael, sailor of the whaling ship Pequod and witness to Captain Ahab’s obsession with Moby Dick, the albino sperm whale, who with a heart full of hatred intends to chase the whale until “he releases a jet of black blood and floats with his fins raised” .
Over and over again, Ishmael reminds us that no matter how much science develops, the sea will always remain dangerous.
I remember the scene in the old film with Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab tied to the body of that white and invincible mass, all wounded by harpoons, courageously resisting the vengeful fury of a man. High doses of adrenaline, but in vain.
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville (1819-1891), was released in 1851, becoming one of the most emblematic adventure books of universal literature. Captain Ahab’s quest for revenge against the terrible white sperm whale that had amputated his leg entered popular culture, inspiring other creations such as paintings by Jackson Pollock and Frank Stella, adaptations of Orson Welles for radio and stage, a film by John Huston and even a blues by Led Zeppelin.
Melville was born in New York in 1819. After the bankruptcy and death of his father, he embarked in 1839 as an assistant on the merchant ship St. Lawrence, bound for Liverpool and continued his saga by jumping from one whaler to another, abandoning ships, living with natives, supporting mutinies, working on an island until he joined the navy, and traveling with an American frigate for more than a year until returning to the country in 1844. His early books are all based on his sea voyages .
If there was any reason to read it, not anymore.
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Source: Terra
Ben Stock is a lifestyle journalist and author at Gossipify. He writes about topics such as health, wellness, travel, food and home decor. He provides practical advice and inspiration to improve well-being, keeps readers up to date with latest lifestyle news and trends, known for his engaging writing style, in-depth analysis and unique perspectives.
