77. Cold Winter Months, Sleep and Hot & Cold Therapy with Kari Leibowitz

As winter approaches for much of the world, many of us shudder at the looming cold and dark days. But in polar regions of the world, winter is a time to look forward to, not dread. What can we learn from Arctic populations about how to thrive during the winter time in health and wellbeing? Kari Leibowitz is an expert at leveraging mindset to improve wellbeing, she’s a health psycholgist, speaker and writer of her brand new book ‘How To Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive in Cold, Dark or Difficult Times’.  Kari speaks of winter time in a way that will make you look forward to the season, rather than dread it. Her time researching the Polar Night’s in Tromso Norway was an eye opening experience where she realised the people didn’t approach 2 months of darkness with worry and mental health distress but with excitement and relief. Listed as one of the happiest countries in the world (along with many other countries from the Arctic region) Kari discovered how the Norwegian’s leverage the cold to enhance their health and she shares their best tips in her book and this podcast! Don’t miss these highlights, especially if you dread winter: 06:45 why do we dread winter? 10:00 What made Kari want to study the elusive polar nights of Norway 19:15 The secret to thriving during cold dark days 25:30 Do we put too much pressure on ourselves to maintain intense schedules all year around? 32:00 Why there shouldn’t be any shame in sleeping more during the winter 39:30 How lack of sunlight effects your vitamin D levels 45:00 The health benefits of hot sauna’s and cold swims 58:00 How to optimise sleep with hot and cold exposure Visit Kari's Website Join Kari's 'Wintry Mix' Substack Buy 'How To Winter' Get 10% OFF high quality Magnesium Supplements and much more! Get 15% off Paleo Valley Grass Fed Organ Complex NOW! Get 60% OFF Primal Life Organics toxin-free teeth whitening system Follow Tamara on IG