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Joe Rogan on Floatation Therapy.

Most athletes will do just about anything to step up their game and get better, bigger, faster, and stronger. But the latest performance and recovery trend that's sweeping the sports world doesn’t require you to do anything at all.
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When you float you're in good company, not literally, you're in a private room when you actually float! But if you're a regular floater then you'll agree with some of these celebrities about the benefits.
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Julian Edelman was skeptical. He was supposed to step into a tank with less than a foot of salty water warmed to the temperature of his skin, lay belly-up in the dark, and that was going to help him recover from the dozen or so jarring hits he takes on game days? Sure. Okay, bub.
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It is pitch black, and eerily quiet. I am floating in a foot of salt water, inside a light-proof, sound-proof tank. The air and the water are about the same temperature as my skin, and I realize I’m not sure where my body ends and my surroundings begin. I suddenly feel dizzy, and a wave of nausea washes over me. Two minutes down, 58 to go.
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From behind the back passes to outrageous crossovers to obliterating three-point records, Steph Curry is magic. Perhaps one of the reasons he's so amazing on court is his newfound love of sensory deprivation tanks. Looking something like a space age bathtub, these tanks are filled with warm, mineral rich water. You get in, close the latch, and it's just you, pure darkness, and total relaxation. In an interview with Tech Insider on Monday, Curry explained why he gets 60 or 90 minutes in for a "float" every two weeks.
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Veterans across the U.S. are finding an extraordinary source of relief from their pain and PTSD thanks to floatation therapy, an alternative treatment for physical and emotional ailments. ’Floating’ consists of laying in a small pool filled with 10 inches of salt water containing roughly 1,000 pounds of magnesium sulfate – or as its more commonly known, Epsom salt. The high levels of salt counteract the effects of gravity, allowing the patient to float gently on top of the bed of water.
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Beneficial effects of treatment with sensory isolation in flotation-tank as a preventive health-care intervention – a randomized controlled pilot trial
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