Alexis Cowan, PhD
About Alexis Cowan
Alexis J. Cowan, PhD is a Princeton researcher of Josh Rabinowitz’s lab, one of the top metabolism research labs in the world. She specializes in metabolic physiology, mitochondrial medicine & light biology. Utilizing her prior experience & eduction, she is also a high performance health consultant. Alexis hosts the "Undoctrinate Yourself" podcast where she discusses several topics spanning across medicine, science & much more. Alongside this, she offers various courses & ebooks for clients to better understand health optimization, with a focus on mitochondrial support.
Ice Bath Insights
Alexis uses her Morozko Forge daily, comparing it to "being grounded as if you're in ocean water". She praises it for being relaxing, energizing & grounding. When she recently appeared on "The Competitive Edge" podcast with Daniel Hickman, Alexis explained that cold is incredible for offsetting the "hyper tech" environments that we live in. The benefits of ice baths extend further as she mentions their powerful effects on mental & metabolic health. They also are more efficient in comparison to cold air alone as Alexis emphasizes that you can get the benefits of ice baths in half of the time. She also explains that the exposure to cold can boost dopamine & norepinephrine, improving cognition without the use of stimulants, as well as stimulate brown & beige fat, helping to remove substrates from the bloodstream & improve metabolic health.
Undoctrinate Yourself Podcast
The "Undoctrinate Yourself" podcast explores topics related to science, medicine, technology, education, epistemology, religion, spirituality & more. She often features other researchers, doctors & figures of health influence, such as Professor Seager, Dr. Jack Kruse & Dr. Madhava Setty. Outside of her podcast, Alexis offers immersive courses & services to not only empower others in becoming proactive with their health, but to help understand & assess scientific literature for improved discernment.
To listen to the episode featuring Professor Seager regarding cold exposure, click here.
Purchase & download "The Lux Living Health Optimization Handbook" here.