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Possible use of repeated cold stress for reducing fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome

drob31

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I think the area it may help is in stimulating the immune system. Assuming that a dysfunctional immune system was allowing pathogens to run amok, if the cold sufficiently boosted it, you would wake it up and get rid of the infections... hypothetically.
 

u&iraok

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having Adrenal Insufficiency I know cold is one of the major stressors for my adrenals.
Not ready to submit the system to these kind of shocks to try and strengthen it.

Whenever there's cold I need to supplement extra Hydrocortisone. It's a 1:1 relation. Cold treatment would kick the adrenals, just like coffee or a fright would. Kicking is not good for tired adrenals.

>reset the hpa-axis and or help boost metabolism.
I reset my HPA-axis with NLP/Mindfulness tools (Reverse Therapy and Gupta Amygdala Retraining). Physical resetting didn't work for me. Although I believe in the work of dr. Goldstein who sprays chemicals in the nose to deliver them swiftly to the brain.
I do not believe in shocking the system into a better modus operandi.

But I must say: now that I aid my adrenals sufficiently I am more cold tolerant. I even enjoy it. Cold doesn't invoke the stress reaction anymore. So: with better adrenals I think Cold Treatment may be something good.

I don't know if it has to do with my adrenals or why but I don't react at all well to the cold in any form. I do better being overheated than I do getting chilled. 80 degrees in my house and 76-78 degrees to sleep is my ideal. No cold water or air for me!

I tried alternating cold and hot water but it made me feel worse.