A Biohacker’s Quick Winter Dopamine Boost Protocol
Leveraging Light, Cold, Nutrition & Russian Pharmacology
Winter is dopaminergic decimation.
Short days. No sun. Blue light bombing your retinas from 6 AM to midnight.
You’re dragging ass, brain fog thick as concrete, motivation nonexistent. Coffee doesn’t work anymore. You’re doom scrolling at 2 AM wondering why you can’t focus for more than 47 seconds.
Your dopamine system - the entire monoamine axis controlling motivation, focus, pleasure, and drive - runs on light, cold exposure, and circadian coherence. In winter, you’re getting approximately zero of these. Your tyrosine hydroxylase (the rate-limiting enzyme for dopamine synthesis) is suppressed. Your melanin degrading from lack of UV exposure is dumping inflammatory quinolinic acid into your brain. You’re avoiding the cold like the plague with temperature controlled living.
The Deep Soy medical establishment will tell you this is “seasonal depression” and hand you an SSRI that makes everything worse by creating dependency and further suppressing your endogenous neurotransmitter systems.
No.
This is a quantum biological problem requiring quantum biological solutions.
I’m going to give you the exact protocol I use to rapidly restore dopamine function in winter. This is not theory. This is exact science backed by Russian nootropic research, quantum biology, and brutal personal experimentation.
But first, understand this: The lifestyle interventions are 10x more important than any supplement or peptide.
You cannot supplement your way out of terrible circadian hygiene and light exposure. The supplements and peptides are tools that only work when the foundation is solid. They’re force multipliers, not replacements for doing the actual work.
THE COMPLETE PROTOCOL: Quick Overview
Foundation (Non-Negotiable):
Days 1-7:
Sunrise viewing within 15 minutes of waking (20-60 min)
Morning UVA/Red/IR
Midday UVA/UVB exposure (20-60 min)
Sunset viewing
ZERO blue light after sunset (red glasses, incandescent bulbs, darkness)
Sleep 10 PM - 6 AM in complete darkness
Begin cold exposure (cold showers → ice baths)
Days 8-9 (Dopamine Detox Reset):
ZERO screens
ZERO processed foods (water fast or meat/eggs only)
ZERO caffeine, alcohol, substances
Maximum time in nature
Continue sunrise/sunset protocols
Continue cold exposure
Days 10+ (Ongoing Optimization):
Morning:
Sunrise viewing (ongoing)
Pinealon (10-30 day cycle)
15-30 minutes before 7-minute HIIT cardio
OR: Cold plunge (5-15 minutes)
Bromantane 50-100mg (optional)
Breakfast post-workout (protein and fat heavy)