created: 2026-06-19 tags: [intervention, physical, cold] hawkins_min: 100 octons: [1, 5]
Cold Exposure
Norepinephrine surge. Mitochondrial biogenesis via PGC-1a. Dopamine 2.5x sustained.
- Hawkins Gate: 100+ (below this, cold = additional trauma)
- Octon Resonance: Octon 1, Octon 5
- Mechanism: Cold shock → sympathetic activation → norepinephrine + dopamine. Repeated exposure → mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1a pathway).
- Contraindications: Hawkins below 100. Raynaud's. Acute infection.