Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. Today I'm chatting with my good friend Joe Lewis, who I worked with in the Air Force and was later roommates with after we separated from the military. We talk about Joe's recent professional and personal development, his background as a musician and audio and video engineer, and some of his creative projects including how-to videos on YouTube. Joe recently created and published a YouTube video discussing various methods of deliberate cold exposure which has myriad of physical and psychological health benefits. Joe explores and explains some free and low-cost cold plunge/cold exposure methods. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3X_Rh3RLw

We discuss other health-promoting modalities including sauna and deliberate heat exposure, and then move on to some of Joe's experiences exploring astronomy and some of his home equipment that he uses to capture and compile some beautiful and astounding images of deep space objects.

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Excellent resource about all the benefits of sauna use and deliberate heat exposure: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/sauna

Excellent consolidation of benefits of cold exposure, including immune function, metabolic health, inflammation, arthritis, mood and cognition, and much more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/cold-exposure-therapy

Additional resources discussing heat and cold exposure and the wide range of health benefits:

Dr. Andrew Huberman - Huberman Lab podcast

How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health: https://hubermanlab.com/dr-susanna-soberg-how-to-use-cold-and-heat-exposure-to-improve-your-health/

Using Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance: https://hubermanlab.com/using-deliberate-cold-exposure-for-health-and-performance/⁠

The Science & Use of Cold Exposure for Health & Performance: https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-and-use-of-cold-exposure-for-health-and-performance/

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