Eat a piece or 2 of high meat, every day, clean out. When I eat congesting/cheat foods I take an elixir of DE, magnesium, and MSM before bed. It sweeps my GI tract clean of inflammation and congestion. Do it a few nights in a row and a high meat appetizer in the morning. I can digest anything now. I often eat fruit, vegies, meat, and whole eggs in a meal. No gas, no bloating, and perfect stools.
I like warm food in winter too, especially at breakfast. I don't have time to set my food out before work. I make bone broth and heat a cup at a time and dip my cold meat in it or just put it all it the broth before I eat it. That is particularly good for cold fish and chicken. For beef I use a cast iron pan on low heat and melt coconut oil, olive oil, butter, marrow or fat. I use my finger and check that it is just warm and not burning me. I especially like it with salt, pepper and herbs. Then, roll meat in warm oil, until it is all soaked up, using your finger to check the temp. The meat is perfect this way. I should make a video so you see that it doesn't have to cook one bit, the oil probably a little damaged
. If it is a thick steak you can cut it or just let it be cool in the middle, when it is warm on the outside you won't mind. For lunch I just put it in my locker at my break and it is perfect by lunch. I feel like I've posted this before, sorry about deja post
The cold is really a state of mind, but you have to build up to it. Avoid hot showers, add as much cool as you can and still be comfortable. Do a few squats or a hand stand first so your warm going in. Then, switch to cold. I went cool then cold last year, but I think it's a waste. You will suffer until your skin is numb, then your fine. So, go directly to cold and get it over with quicker, I start with my legs then arms, chest, back, and head last. You stay in freezing cold shower until you are bright red and can't take it any more. Use a timer and play your favorite music. You're doing well if you can hold out a min on your first try, after a week you should be up to 3-5min and in a month 20min. Then, you can go to baths. Don't do a cold bath until you can go 20mins in shower, too dangerous. I can't get cold enough in my bath with a bucket of ice. I soak until the ice is all melted and I don't get a rewarm at all. Rewarm is when your body is warming the chilled blood on the surface and letting it back into the circulation. I used to shiver uncontrollable for 2 hours. So, that's progress.
Cold alone is not enough, you have to sleep at night too and of course eat well. Inger's all about Jack but I like Wim Hoff too. He eats garbage and smokes cigarettes, but he has beautiful philosophy with cold training. He loves the cold so dearly that it rubs off on you. When you love something you embrace it. That is the key. He says any cold training is good cold training. That is the idea behind what Inger posted. Every bit of cold you gets makes you stronger. Even cold food and drinks.
When we are cold we feel vulnerable, but as you adapt you become strong and flexible. A breeze that once would have chilled you and sent you off to find a sweater, makes you suck in the cold air and clears your head. Once you are cold adapted you still feel the cold but you have a constant inner fire. Have you ever chopped wood in a tee shirt with the snow falling? You know the snow is cold but it doesn't get inside you. Jack explains the biochem really well, your hormones (think thyroid) respond better. It also improves circulation and nerve flow - that I have had huge improvements with, my hormones are still trashed, but I've had tons of carbs and stress for 40yrs, I cheat myself , and my metabolism is trashed from 16 years with type 1 diabetes. It takes time to heal that much abuse on your glands.
