Protocols for stress

• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.01

  Sauna

  Regular heat exposure, often 4 sessions a week at 20 minutes

  17/54Backed by 17 of 54 stacks: 11 do it, 3 recommend it, 3 have discussed it
• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.02

  Sports massage

  Regular hands-on soft-tissue work from a trainer or therapist

  3/54Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it
• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.03

  Brazilian jiu-jitsu

  Grappling practice used as training, stress relief and humility

  2/54Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.04

  CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia)

  A structured sleep program; Matthew Walker and Andrew Huberman both point people to it

  2/54Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.05

  Acupuncture

  Fine needles at set points, used by athletes for tight or sore muscle

  1/54Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.06

  HRV biofeedback training

  Paced breathing against a live heart rate variability readout, a few minutes a day

  1/54Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.07

  Public speaking course

  A structured class in speaking to a room, taken to get past the fear of doing it

  1/54Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
• Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.08

  Surfing

  Paddling, pop-ups and turns as conditioning, plus hours away from a phone

  1/54Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it

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