Hehadfrozentodeathnearly 12 hoursbeforeoratleastthat's whattheparamedicsbelieveduntilonedoctorwasabletosuccessfullythawhimoutandoversee a fullrecoverybutwouldotherwisebeconsidered a miracle, hasactuallybecomeincreasinglycommonwithmodernscience.
Okay, now I stripOhmyGod, okay, I looklike a popstarwhothenipsareperky?
Mineis 160 F.
Thisiscrazy, peopledothis.
So, onethingthathasbeenscientificallyprovenaboutthisand I kindofbeenfeelingitrightnowisthatyouupregulatemoleculeslikebetaendorphins, norepinephrine, serotoninandthatmakeyoufeelgood.
Andhonestlyrightnow, I'm like, I couldfreakingpartyatthegoosebumpsandalsoit's reallycoolbecauseyourbloodflowsbacktoyourskintotryandhityouup, which I love.
That's partofwhy I lovegoingintothelake.
Okay, now, whatabouttheimmunesystemclaimsonestudyonsickratsfoundthatcoldwaterexposurecreatedstressinducedmodulationofcellularimmunityaswellasthereleaseofbetaendorphins, all, whichcouldhavehelpedthesesickratstoheal.
Thishasled a lotofpeopletoclaimthatcoldbathingorcoldexposureinhumanscouldboostyourimmunesystem.
Thinkofexercise, doing a tolerableamountofexerciseandprovidingthebodywithshorttermphysicalstressisactuallygoodandwhenitcomestoexercisetherearestudiesthatshowitactuallyactivatessocalledlongevitygenesthatturnonprocesseswhichprotectagainstaging.
Workinggoodpeople, I'm feelingwarmlasttimeitwasmynipplesandtitsthatfeltthemostand I don't feelthatatall.
Mynipplesandtitsarewarm.
OmniheattechnologyfromColombiaisworking.
Youknow, ithonestlyisweirdhowlikenormallyfeel, consideringwhatwejustwent, I don't knowifthatwasnothingsimpleaspiepie.
Simple.
Yeah.
Ohlookatthat, wow.
Butyoudon't feelthat, I don't feellikethat.
Omnitechnologyworked.
I knowwinterandcoldweathercanbedauntingforsomepeople, butitisnowmyfavoriteseasonbecause I'vegotoutsidetocrosscountryskihikewithmyfriendsinthesnoworget a doseoffeelgoodhormonesfrom a frozenlakecoldplunge.
Now, thecaseofJustinSmithatthebeginningofthisepisode, freezingtodeathfor 12 hoursandthenbeingbroughtbacktolifesurprisinglyisn't thatuniqueof a tail, it's actuallybeendocumentedquite a fewtimesandbecomemorefrequentinrecentyears.
A patientwithhypothermiacausedbydrowningwithnosir.
Kindoflifewassuccessfullyresuscitatedwith a threehourbypasssurgeryUsedtowarmhisbodyonAustraliantoddlerwasoncerevivedafterhalfanhourin a frozenfishpond.
A womanfellintoanarcticstreamskiingandwaspulledout 80 minuteslatertohaveherheartbeatagainanhourlater.
Infact, between 1999 and 2013, a papernamedNobodyisdeaduntilwarmanddeadfoundninepeoplewhosurvivedhypothermiccardiacarrest.
Itturnsoutthatifyougetinto a hypothermicstatequicklyenoughandendupessentiallyflashfrozen, Youmaybypassthelethaldamagethatthebodysufferswhenslowlydescendingintohypothermia.
Youseeyourmetabolismslowsbyabout 5 to 7% foreveryonedegreeCelsiusdropinbodytemperatureandwhenthishappensattherightrate, thecellsbecomelethargicin a way.
Thenafter 60 minuteswithout a heartbeatoreven a breath, thepatientisresuscitatedby a surgeonwhostartspumpingthebodyfullofbloodagaincoldatfirst, thengraduallywarmerwiththeheartbeat, potentiallygetanelectricshocktostartagain.
Thisconcepthasworkedonanimalsforyears, butforobviousethicalreasons, it's been a lothardertodothisinhumansandthisprocedureisonlyforextremesituationswherewithoutthis, thepersonwilldie.
Andevenwithallthisintervention, itcouldtake 3 to 5 daystoevenknowifthebrainhasbeendamagedanditwilltakemonthsofrehab, potentiallyyearstofullyrecover.
Butitdoestakeintoaccountthatcoldcanbebeneficialinextremesituationsnow, surprisinglythereis a geneticmutationin 1.5 billionpeopleonearththatmakesthembetterathandlingcoldtemperaturesknownas a geneticpolymorphism.
1.5 billionpeople's A.
C.
T.
Andthreegenesare a bitwhack, whichleadsto a deficiencyintheproteinknownasalphaactininthree.
Theirfasttwitchmuscleshavemoreslowtypemuscleactivitywhichmakesiteasierforthemtomaintain a coretemperaturewhenexposedtocoldwithoutneedingtousemoreenergy.
Butitdoescomewith a drawback.
These 1.5 millionpeoplewillnotbeasgoodatsprintingsomethingthatrequiresyourfasttwitchskeletalmuscletoactdifferentlyattheendoftheday, chronicexposuretocoldcanobviouslybeverydangerous.
Onthatnote, I kindofcan't waitforthewintertogetoutandexperiencethecold.
I honestlyamsoexcitedandspecialthankstoColombiaagainforsponsoringthisvideoandhelpingusbeallsettohandlethoseharshCanadianconditionswillincludelinksinthedescriptionsothatyoucancheckthemoutandgetyourselfreadyforyournextcooladventure.