Dopamine is the neurotransmitter involved in the “reward system” in the brain and is released when we engage in pleasurable activities.
Low intensity Cool Fat Burner & Gut Buster sessions can be relaxing. Higher intensity sessions can induce a noticeable euphoria.
The Cool Fat Burner (CFB) was to be part of a first-of-its-kind group experiment studying dopamine levels and altered states of consciousness, to be tested on experienced meditators using the cooling vest, getting “before & after” blood work, completing questionnaires, and so on. Then COVID hit and derailed the experiment.
In the meantime, CFB inventor Eric G. recently performed a similar experiment:
- take extended time off from cold thermogenesis, so as to lose cold adaptation and get the results of a “normal,” non-cold-adapted user
- get “before” blood work
- do a single CFB session (less than 2 hrs)
- get the “after” blood work (roughly 2 hrs after the “before” blood work)
- compare the before versus after blood work results
We also tested white blood cell count (immune system) as well as epinephrine (relaxation) and norepinephrine (fight or flight, immune system, energy metabolism, mitochondrial biogenesis).
THE RESULTS:
A single session of cold thermogenesis with the CFB (and Gut Buster) allowed for:
- increased white blood cell count (immune system)
- decreased epinephrine (relaxation)
- increased norepinephrine (fight or flight, immune system, energy metabolism, mitochondrial biogenesis)
- over double increase in dopamine levels! (pleasure pathway activation)
This confirms the established science on cold exposure, as well as the feedback we’ve heard from customers. Increased immune function, increased relaxation, increased calorie burning, and for high intensity (shivering or near-shivering) sessions, a euphoric experience from Cool Fat Burner usage!
NOTE: Eric accidentally drank coffee before the first “before” blood work reading. Caffeine might indirectly raise white blood cell counts, norepinephrine, and dopamine. In other words, we might have seen even larger difference between the two readings and thus more pronounced results if the “before” readings were truly fasted, instead of bumped up by the caffeine!
