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The Science & Health Benefits of Deliberate Heat Exposure

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Understanding Thermal Regulation and Heat

Your brain is constantly sending out signals to your body as to whether or not it should heat up or cool down depending on the temperature of the shell. This is a lot like a thermistatina room, which is essentially paying attention to how cold or hot it is and then sending signals to the heating or cooling system. In fact, later youwill learn that one way that you can heat up is by cooling down the surface of your body. That's right. If i were to throw a cold towel, ice cold towel on to your torso right now, and ask you, well, how do you feel? You'd say, oh, that's cold. That chilly. However,

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