Performance and body tech

Magnesium, sweat microbiome, cold plunge, compression.

The boot moves blood. The app names it a flush.

Intermittent pneumatic compression can raise venous return and drop a calf measurement for a while. Lactate strips, lymphoedema claims and a one-sided swelling do not belong on the menu.

Marc Oberst · 2026-11-09

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Performance and body tech

Below ten degrees, the blood answers before the mood does

Cold water raises norepinephrine and can ease next-day soreness. Regular immersion straight after strength work can blunt the adaptation the session was built to start.

Marc Oberst · 2026-11-08

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Performance and body tech

Sweat raises the pH. The first wash decides the rest.

Eccrine glands make their own lactate, and high flow pushes skin-surface pH toward neutral. Athletes need a syndet near 5, dry clothes, and a shower that is not a scented event.

Dr. Claire Moreau · 2026-11-07

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Performance and body tech

The sting is salt. The serum level is a different door.

Magnesium chloride on warm skin irritates because it is concentrated and charged. Oral salts are the route that can raise a low store. The spray after training has a narrower job.

Marc Oberst · 2026-11-06

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