Doctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method - Cold Hard Science Analysis
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2019
- I'm a cardiologist and academic and this is an overly detailed look at the Wim Hof Method.
If It Ducks Like a Quack is a series where I seek to find the truth (if any) behind high profile medical claims, while attempting to teach critical analysis of scientific statistics.
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For those that might ask: yes I've tried the technique, quite extensively for over 6 months. But I haven't shared those experiences as they're not relevant to an attempt at unbiased scientific appraisal.
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This video is long as I wanted to tackle as much as I could. It might not be for everyone but if the thought of all 44 minutes gives you chills, here's a cool table of contents:
00:00:04 Intro
00:01:19 Why this isn't about my own experiences
00:02:04 The problem with many 'WHM science' videos and blogs
00:02:56 Structure of the video
00:03:21 This is not about Wim Hof, it's about the method
00:04:13 Scott Carney on the general concept behind the WHM
00:05:54 The pillars of the WHM, its origins and basic outline
00:07:40 Scott Carney on why Wim differs from 'gurus' he's encountered before
00:09:21 Running order of the science
00:09:52 The WHM and cold resistance - how does it work?
00:12:24 The WHM and brown fat
00:15:20 How tummo/chandali/WHM breathing heats you up
00:17:00 The WHM and breathing - effects of hyperventilation
00:17:41 Rhonda Patrick and Pierre Capel on alkalosis
00:19:25 Are these effects long term?
00:20:48 Priming the sympathetic nervous system - a key step
00:22:41 The WHM and the immune system - the reality including analysis of the endotoxin study
00:24:55 The pros and cons of the endotoxin study
00:26:38 Good and bad stress
00:28:09 The WHM and altitude sickness (ft Scott Carney)
00:33:46 Putting every claim into 3 categories of plausibility
00:37:31 CONCLUSION IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY FROZEN TO DEATH
00:41:42 The one line summary for the truly attention-deficient
00:42:00 SAFETY WARNING PLEASE PAY ATTENTION
00:43:06 Don't send money, just watch this bit if you want to support the channel
00:43:57 Insert joke here
LONG ASS COLD ASS SCIENCE ASS
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After watching two minutes of video in five minutes of real time I've looked at the length of the video and realized that my decision to watch a HISHE video after your video wasn't good. But I'll get back to it soon.
Hey, Doc!
Who is the artist of the painting behind you or where can i find it?
@@justaboi4791 Glad you asked! She is an insanely talented medical student: www.redbubble.com/people/fayee8
It is sufficiently detailed. Well done.
Dang, a free 45 minutes of high-quality research (filled with mr freeze puns). What did we ever do to deserve you, keep up the great work!
If his "high quality research" was anything like his "research" into vax, lockdowns, and masks, then it comes under the category of "piss poor".
First of all... we are all humans... and doctors... are humans. I know from science that it is how you look at it. And since we all have a different view of life, we all have differecnt views towards science. That a docter says something... does not mean it is 100 percent true. It just means that a docter did a study and found articles that he or she found interesting and tried to make a point out of that research.
I want to say 2 things. Science makes a big point of medicine and pills. And we know that sometimes medicine and pills dont work. Because we are all different. Out body reacts different to medicine and pills. So I think it normal that the Wim Hof method does not work for everyone.
But is works for many people. Humans are in a long discussions if we are just our body or if we are a soul. Well I know from own experiences that doing these kind of things, swimming in cold water and believing in your powers gives you more trust in yourself and your body. And people who have more trust in themselves and in their body have more trust in their life. And people who have more trust in their life are more likely to try to follow goals or achieve goals. And people who try to follow or achieve goals are often satisfied. And that gives a chance to happiness.
So... this is a very important way of looking to nature, yourself, your goals, life and life on earth.
100 percent scientific proof is fine but it is not always possible or needed to do something which possibly would be good. It is not 100 percent scientificaly proven that nature will chance a lot because of our CO2 or carbon emissions. But we have an understanding that we can do something to help nature.
All I can speak for is my personal experience. I have been doing the Wim Hof breathing method for a few months, doing 3 rounds in the morning and again at night. I have been battling anxiety for the last 5 years, and when I finish an 11-minute Wim Hof breathwork exercise, the level of calm and relaxation I feel for the following 3-4 hours afterwards is eerily similar to how I feel if I take an anti-anxiety pill such as Xanax. That in itself is amazing to me that I can feel this just by breathing and not taking any prescribed pill to feel this way. I plan to continue this breathwork as it has been an incredible positive in my life personally.
thanks for sharing your experience. Just yesterday I went to the ER thinking I was having a stroke but diagnosed with anxiety. Interestingly I had just started the WHM beginners breathing the day Before!
Rosanna can you teach me this breathwork please? I have very stressful work. I usually take cold showers.
@@judymiller5154 I can relate! The first panic attack I had in 2015 I went to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack. The symptoms of panic attacks can be very severe indeed. Hope the WHM helps you out sincerely.
@@TODOMATIO
Here is the video I practice. i do it twice a day, morning and night. Hope it gives you some relief:
czcams.com/video/tybOi4hjZFQ/video.html
@@rosanagillespie9590 I so appreciate your kind comment. Thank you.
Reading Scott Carneys book is what convinced me to give the Wim Hof Method a good go. At that time I was using a wheelchair due to progressive idiopathic polyneuropathy. My body felt better right away but didn't work any better. Around the 30 day mark I got up in the morning and walked with a normal gait for the first time in five years. Two and a half years later I do Wim Hof every day. If I miss a day or two I can feel my body get less responsive. Went from walking down the hall to walking five or six miles a day with a two thousand foot elevation change. I walk up and run down at 64 I never thought I would be able to run again. I was a triathlete and ran 40,000 miles before my nervous system started dying. If you would have told me 3 years ago that these special breathing exercises and cold would get me out of a wheelchair and running down mountains I would have laughed in your face.
Wow what a great story!!!! Thanks for sharing it's amazing! Good for you
Thank you for your post. I just started breathing exercise Jan 1 and am feeling enthusiastic. I already see a huge difference in my mental and physical health. I never thought something 'faddish' would be so real. I've never written a testimonial about any kind of health/fitness system and tried so many
Maybe we dont know why,but WHM works
That's really interesting.
May I ask if there were EMG-NCS changes correlating to your polyneuropathy? If so, did you have a follow-up EMG-NCS to see whether the changes changed.
Also, did you ever happen to try low dose naltrexone? There's a lot of studies supporting it's use for many autoimmune and idiopathic conditions.
Amazing ! I definitely feel a HUGE difference in just a month and a half doing the breathing techniques up to 2:30 min breath hold and a ice cold shower following . Around 39.5 degrees . I do this before going to the gym and I have more strength noticeably more energy my skin on my face and body looks healthier feels better not itchy at all and we are in the dead of winter. I’ve noticed I sleep better breath better, I have chronic Sinusitis and I can breath freely through both nostrils. My heart rate is down 20 beats per min seemly all day. I never have to wear a coat in cold weather around 35 degrees to 15 degrees short term. Now if I’m out there all day of coarse I’ll wear a coat. My anxiety is far less body fat has definitely been lost. I will continue to do his method. Love love love it ! I’m the kind of person who is skeptical about everything but i assure you it worked for me.
I feel like Wims method affects mostly the mental health, i do the 20 minute advanced Wim hof breathing techniques every morning then jump in the cold shower right after..and the results are calmness, happiness, no more depression, no more anxiety, increased will power, and just an over all sensation of well being !!
The issue with your statement is assuming the mental health isn't directly correlated and connected to your physical health
@@joshuacromley7439 Many people feel better simply by taking some action around a problem, even if it does no good.
Exactly this, there is no magic here it’s just the benefit of calming yourself down in the cold temperature applied on other aspects of life !
There is actually science behind this. Cold water immersion can help boost your norepinephrine and dopamine levels, making you more alert, more calm, and less stressed.
Do you have links of the 20 min advanced WHM breathing technique?
I am a chronic Pain Patient.
I am in an electric wheelchair due to Pain and I can not even Type this message I have to speak it.
When I do the Wim Hof breathing I get Pain free for about 30 minutes. No medication has been able to even touch my pain.
It's only 30 minutes but still. If this could be extended It would be fantastic. Pain Scientists really should look much Much deeper into this
@Sandcastle • they have, it's called a counterirritant.
@Sandcastle • If you had actually done this you would realise it is not true. It would just make the head ache less significantly painful. The head ache pain would still be there and be adding to your over all pain. If you receive multiple injuries (say a car wreck or severe beating) you will not just experience the pain from the worst injury.
@J Y its not about dealing with pain... but controlling you body temperature... you talk out of your ass..
@@polski1986 dumb oblivious response. you are so convinced of yourself and can't see how ignorant you are. there are many dynamic systems that this "breathing" engages. you are soo typical of the skeptics, like this video, that take limited information and think the entire premise of life is encapsulated within the tidbit of wisdom you gained... fucking simpletons everywhere.
Sandcastle, your comment is the exact reason people are losing respect for doctors and the medical industry, the reason anti vaxxers are on the rise, why people are seeking alternative methods. You guys just shit on absolutely anything you don’t understand that big pharma can’t back up. It’s so beyond annoying...people are so sick of that shit. We avoid many communicable diseases due to improved sanitation - some can say its vaccines that’s fine. However we are definitely getting sicker and sicker with the dumbest of shit (cancer, obesity, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s) among the MANY autoimmune conditions...so yea mock that person’s comment...prick
it took me TWELVE AND A HALF MINUTES to notice the pelvis and skull are swapped on the skeleton behind you
Haha perfect! Gives a new literal image of "having one's head up one's ass."
@@larisastowshaktitribe7811 it´s the ultimative yoga asana ... didn´t you know??!
after reaching this pose you will never be reborn again!
Me too 😂
omg I read this comment, forgot about it and then noticed the skeleton parts being swapped 12 minutes in not kidding!!!
Probably because many people out and about share that anatomical abnormality, so it just seems normal.
42:18 That is why Wim Hof makes it very clear that passing out during the breathing exercises is possible, so that you never should practice them in water
I am 74 and have been practicing the WHM for a year now. First thing I would say is that it reenergised me to the point that my push-ups have become much better. Before, I could get 12 to 20 depending on my energy level for the morning. I did the thirty breaths as advised by Wim and got to 40 while holding my breath out. This morning I did 90 push-ups but only 60 on the hold and then just breathed naturally to finish off however many I can manage. The thing that Wim advises about the breath that a lot of people seem to get wrong, is that he instructs that you breath fully in, belly then chest, then let go gently but not fully out. This is what I do and I don’t get disoriented or stressed and can hold my breath comfortably for 4 to 5 min on the 4th round. I then have a cold shower, followed by a shoulder stand and then the push-ups and most days then the horse stance for 10 to 15 minutes. It might be a placebo affect but I will say this, it sure as hell sets me up for the day. My only medical condition I have now, for which I take a pill daily, is a hole in the Esophagus from years of untreated heart burn. Life is great. Thanks for you evaluation of the WHM, it was honest and scientifically based and that’s the best way to hear about it. I will be practicing his method daily until I am no longer capable of doing so. Regards
Interesting, I wonder if it's because of the fight-or-flight response, your body thinks it's fighting a dangerous animal or something and is prepared to give 100%, while normally when exercising the body is fighting against you because it wants to conserve energy and doesn't feel the situation warrants maximum effort. Even if you try your hardest and your muscles could do it, your nervous system might refuse. Also, by raising the Ph of your blood, it might increase your tolerance for lactic acid!
I'm going to give this a try, it seems like this could help with what I and most people struggle with regarding exercise - boredom and the body's desire to conserve energy.
Placebos are pretty awesome
There is zero chance you are holding your breath for 4-5 minutes. Stop lying.
I want to be like this when im 74
@@TurKishsoulja and that's how we know you're living in a box someone else painted for you.
Absolutely great video. Perhaps longer than people expect, but I'd watch more 45-min videos from this channel since I can trust that I'll get a thoughtful, informed, and open-minded perspective, and it will be enjoyable throughout.
Thanks mate!
Hello primer. Your videos are too good.
Definetly would rather hear a critical view than a rushed video aswell
This is not informed.
For sure and well structured makes it so good
Being a Dutch university professor (emeritus) and researcher myself, very impressed with the quality of your analysis. My compliments!
The inclusion of table of contents alone makes you an A+++ youtuber. Thank you!
Now I know why singing in a choir is so good. It has the controlled breathing, the positive stress (you don't want to miss a tone!) and the good mindset to it.
Can't overstate this. My go-to method for alleviating anxiety and panic is to play guitar and sing. Works better than anything else I've tried.
When I'm stressed I often don't feel like listening to upbeat music or singing...but I agree, if I can get myself started, it really helps!
@@craven5328 many chants in churches were actually designed with breathing patterns in mind. It's no coincidence
@@notjustforme Ah! Super interesting! I used to be in choir in high school, and now that you mention it it definitely required at points a certain amount of breath control...I was definitely less stressed in high school lol, but then again I didn't have nearly the responsibilities I have now...
@@notjustforme guess they got the idea from monks 1000's of years ago
We're gonna need some "The plural of anecdote is not data" stickers from ya Dr. Francis
Maybe some CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION phone cases too
I can put one next to my "homonyms are not synonyms" sticker
Medlife swag!
@@mozismobile
What the hell?
How has this happened?
I would buy so hard
Thanks for the amazing video on the Wim Hof method. The mix of skepticism and science is a breath of fresh air for what is very frequently over hyped. I was also honored that you had me on to stutter my way through a few questions.
The honour was all mine (does that even make sense?) I loved your book - ANYONE READING THIS YOU SHOULD BUY IT! - despite reading it in ironic 43C heat and it was a pleasure to chat. You were very generous with your time and I would've loved to have included more but this is CZcams and people have very short atten
@@MedlifeCrisis Not sure what you mean about audience's a
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@@MedlifeCrisis Legend
@@MedlifeCrisis Lost ya there mate, try cutting it shorter next time.
I am a retired physician. I am just starting on CZcams. I am talking about alcohol, alcoholism, addiction and recovery. I follow your way of looking at scientific studies. Your presentation was superb. I will try to imitate you as well as I can. I’m a true believer in the power of PLACEBO!! Thanks for all your time, thoughts and efforts! Excellent, keep it up 👍
So have you figured out we’re all the same person yet?
@@addamriley5452 hey ... You're me... And I'm him !
@@upsidedahead 👌
I've been severely depressed for months, which is worse than my usual mild depression for the last 5+ years. During my second cold shower I was dancing in the shower. I'm a tall engineer. I don't dance. But I was dancing in a cold shower. It does something.
Yeah, placebo is amazing.
It's a shame that I'm so skeptical that I can't try things before researching and finding out it's basically placebo.
@@JohnDoe_69 it is not a placebo. cold showers increase epinephrine/adrenaline in your body which noticeably affect your alertness and mood. source: huberman lab podcast ep. 18
@@JohnDoe_69 If it was a placebo, it is a damn effective one.
@@JohnDoe_69 New studies suggest, that the placebo effect might work, even when you know, that you are using a placebo. So even if it was just a placebo (which it isn't) you could get some benefits anyways.
I personally love cold showers for ther physical effects (no more cold feet) - these are definately not placebo ;)
@@JohnDoe_69 not a placebo its litterly scientific evidence bozo
27:30 so basically waking up is the most stressful activity. Makes sense to me
Time to stop waking up then
The moment you realize you woke up every past day and will every single day to come :O
@@ErikB605 Share the secret to immortality, please
@@ErikB605 I havent woke up yesterday tho
And take a cold shower to intensify it :D really jump starts you for the rest of the day :D hehe
Read Scott's book a few months ago. Obviously there's more to WHM than just cold showers, but for me that's been a way to "callous your mind" as David Goggins might say. Decide on something you don't really want to do, then get used to doing it anyway, and then apply that mindset to other things in life.
for me the breathing method is very powerful to deal with asthma or chest infections. I'm pretty sure it's not placebo in my case because I've tried other breathing methods like buteyko etc and they haven't helped me.
David Goggins is awesome but I don't think his philosophy can be summed up as doing what you don't want to do. That's like a caricature or upside down representation. If I were to try applying that in my life I'd have to get calloused to horrible things, and I'm not gonna cross the line when there are so many ways to deep dive and transform. In fact, my own method is right in line with David and Jordan B Peterson: willfully face your suffering.
To really understand what that means, in it's purest form, is to simply be willing to see it for what it is. And that means experiencing it long enough you can meditate with it for a long while. Saturate until you actually feel it, full body. Wim Hof and Somatic Experiencing are the same thing, just physiologically specified to be right on point.
Right on. This is pretty much why I started cold showers and wound up being a Coney Island Polar Bear now. I hated winters almist all my life and now I'm looking forward to swimming in ocean each Sunday Nov through April and I'm seeing effects of the attitude spilling over to other areas of my life.
which book ?
OP, not sure if your final sentence actually applies to the WHM but it's certainly been useful to me. For about 6 months I've run 1km nearly every day, and it's just about my least favourite thing to do, but I do it anyway. Couple months in, I noticed I was having less trouble doing other things I dislike - which has always been especially difficult with ADHD - simply because I was able to keep doing my run.
What I'm saying is, you've put into words something I've subconsciously experienced, and you've stated it so well that I'm printing your words to put on my wall so that I can _consciously_ experience it more often. Thank you! 👍🍍
My first intro to this material after 80 years of experimenting on and off with different methods. This is a very well done presentation. Thank you!
Before the popularity of Wim Hof, I have always used cold weather and cold exposure traing as part of my martial arts training since I was a teenager, and I am now 56. Whether or not its the placebo effect or not, I find this happens:
1. My body adjusts and actually begins to "crave" the cold and seems to suppress the normal effects of cold-shock responses. My skin feels no coldness and I feel normal, and not at all like I'm in need of extra clothing to stay warm. I'm usually dressed for summer lol.
2. Muscular and joint inflammation reduces.
3. My lungs don't seem to need to work as hard when I'm exerting my self.
4. I get a general overall feeling of euphoria.
5. Once I'm done and I go inside my body tingles similar to when you put on a topical analgesics and the sensations last about 20 minutes to half an hour.
All this i learned from martial artists.
Good video. 👍🏼👍🏼
Heh, I totally get the craving for cold.
I've tried the method & cold showers. Quit the method, it didn't quite work for me, all it was was 20 minutes of boredom while breathing hard.
But the cold shower? I can't wait.
I feel great without it, but I know it will feel even better after the cold. 20 seconds of uncomfortable and then 2 minutes of bliss. I only stop to save water.
Anyhow, I required three layers of everything to even consider getting outside when there's less than 15C. Now I drink my morning coffee in basically my underwear on the porch and enjoy the liberating cold. It's truly amazing :) I am actually hoping for a cold winter this year :)
At 56, you’re “just a kid”. Wait until you’re into your seventies. . . At 56, I was still able to “do the hour”. . . i.e. 40 kilometers on a bicycle in less than an hour. . .
@@dewiz9596 :')
@@dewiz9596 Hmm, 40kp/h that's tour de france territory speed. You must have been a pro, or have been on a pro level without realizing it.
OR, you know, you rounded up from 30 to 40 to sound more impressive :) :)
Niceee!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your story. 🙏🏼
“In depth, unnecessarily detailed” u have my attention
Pretty sure that there is something wrong with the skeleton in the background...
So funny xD
He died while doing yoga.
The weird part is that i saw it as a frog man skeleton at first. It legit didn't even phase me as being odd.
@@andrewboos-hartig6206 I did not notice it at first either, and that made it so much better!
Someone should tell that guy to get his head out of his ass.
Having lived in Finland without buying winter clothes for several years straight I can definitely confirm you can simply tell your brain to stop feeling cold. I do recommend good shoes though, I did end up getting mild frostbite (frostnip) on my toes one time while waiting for public transport for 45 minutes.
Yep im also from Finland, and i can confirm that this is true🥶
Had no idea homeless ppl owned iphones in finland until some guy posted a comment about some song by a mike monroe.., guess the music kept him warm
I bet it depends... like you cannot take a Masai guy to Finland and expect to not feel cold :) It's more complicated that that.
Guys! Not every body type can hold up to severe cold! It's lunacy to claim EVERYONE can learn to do what Wim Hof does! There are naturally Warm body types, and cool body types. Yeah, if you have a body that inherently is on the warm/hot side, you can probably do what Wim does. If you have a genetically predisposed cool/cold body, you'd better watch out! You can seriously get yourself into trouble fast doing the Wim Hof cold temperature stuff!
@@mikehunt576 phones are cheaper than homes what’s so weird about homeless people having phones
I've always had a habit of holding my breath, quite randomly, unconsciously. In the past I would do this frequently when having a panic attack. Hyperventilating and then holding my breath, until I felt better. I find it funny now as I do these things with totally different motivation, but for the same, peaceful calming result.
Breathing exercises that involved holding ones breath are typical techniques prescribed by psychiatrists and psychologists for panic attacks and anxiety
Just listened to Wim Hoff’s book. I really appreciate your measured response and analysis of his claims. Thank you!!
The wierdest thing to me is just that there is a dutch person climbing a mountain
HAHAHAHA
You gotta try things you have never done before :p
Then you never heard about the Dutch mountain's 😁
😂 Well it is always a surprise, isn't it
Haha, I worked as a hiking/climbing guide for a little while here in Alaska and met a group of Swamp Germans in Denali. They were some of the funniest people I've ever met. :)
Been practicing Wim hoff for a few months now. Both the cold exposure and breathing. I have seen significant improvements in exercise major improvements in stress and anxiety. Just speaking from experience..I do 3-4 rounds a day going between 1-2 min breath holds.
Everytime after it snows in the winter I throw a few handfuls into my underwear.
Thank you so much for this analysis: it's very helpful! I just started the WHM and my perception of Wim himself is that he's a hilariously funny guy with a passionate love of life, who appears to be genuine in his desire to help people, and is doing his best to scientifically validate as many of his claims as possible in order to facilitate that. Like you, I'm impressed with that attitude, and I agree that it's very rare in the "wellness" industry. I had already concluded that in all likelihood some of his claims wouldn't check out, but I also felt that there was definitely a lot of good in what he recommends as well. I'm very pleased to have found a medical professional like yourself, essentially confirming my own intuitions.
As for me, I plan to continue with the breathing exercises and the cold showers, taking care not to take any risks of course. I find the cold showers invigorating and they allow me to meditate more effectively as they shut down my noisy conscious brain :) This sets me up for the morning ahead, and I love it.
Hey, this guy has my former employer's skeleton in the background.
All employers are born like that. It's kind of weird that we let them run things..
......ha ha ha he he ho ho
Or it’s his former patient
I gues you identfied the skeleton based on the fact that the skull and hip bones are swapped. What happened there ?
LOL
That's my former employee
That was an amazingly well constructed, documented and argued video. Thank you. Just what I needed after learning about WHM.
I’m only 12 mins in but it reminded me that I used to tell myself to just ‘ignore’ the cold in my late teens. I used to never wear coats in cold weather and people used to constantly question why I wasn’t wearing one or how didn’t I feel cold. I stopped doing this after an experience during heavy snowfall and icy winds. I waited in the freezing cold for an hour for a bus home from college, when I eventually got on, the bus was busy so I had to stand. Although I was ‘ignoring’ the cold, my body wasn’t and I was convulsing uncontrollably. This was when I told myself to just stop being a dick and wear a coat like everyone else.
haha nice
I think a lot of teenagers do this. Sometimes I did it with cold, and sometimes with walking barefoot on gravel or uncomfortable surfaces
Lol
Mem are so bizarre
Men*
As a professional psychologist i cant get idea out of my head that the wim hof method takes you out to confront two of the presumbly oldest sourced of anxiety which are cold and suffocation.. in psychotherapy, patients are led to confront their pathological fears and withstand flight until their panic subsides. Sitting in cold water and holding your breath for long times Until Getting comfortable with it has a lot of elements of actual psychotherapy. Plus, wims appearance is pure display of self-efficacy, and that wears off to his followers for sure :)
Good point, one of the worst forms of torture than nobody could resist is waterboarding exactly because of what you say.
is this a form of CBT ? systematic desensitization where can i learn more ? what is the main term to search ?
Add intermittent fasting and you got the unholy trinity
@@loribolo except military dudes they are trained in being tortured and if you try, they'll often just yell their name and enlistment number/social
Good point, exposure therapy to two innate fears that we typically avoid.
I didn't expect myself to watch until the end but I really enjoyed it. Thank you for the engaging and meticulous science behind it and keep making videos 😊
3 minutes in and you explain how your videos might not be as flashy, but are more scientific. Never watched your videos before, but Ive subscribed immediately. Now I shall continue watching the rest of this video. Thank you kindly.
This was fantastic. I appreciate your thorough research. I studied this method and with my health history figured I had nothing to lose. I am noticing some quick improvements at 19 days, but I also have the determination.
2 weeks on doing the Wim Hoff exercises and cold showers and I feel 20 years younger! Not kidding!
I got problems with lungs. I do the breathing techniques by Wim Hofman...man, its incredible! After only few days, I can breath without any help of medication. Wim How is a legend! Thank you very much sir for spreading the word!
Michelle O'Hara that’s fine if you’re over let’s say 25...
oh cmon you cant be serious
@@ggarcia3237 of course. Can you imagine an 18 year old saying "I feel 20 years younger"? ;)
@@jjgoodboy true dat
Such an underrated channel. Love the content! Keep it up! Also, you should take a clinical look at psychedelics in therapeutic settings, as it kind of reflects this topic with an abundance of interesting yet anecdotal claims of their effectiveness, AND an abundance of well-done, thorough scientific analyses!
Love this! Great job. I appreciate your commitment to science. Wim Hof has changed my life. I think your observations are spot on!
I thought the title said "Doctor dissects himself with the Wim Hof Method"
ive been depressed for last 12 months , ive done the breathing techniques and had cold showers , it works ,after 2 months im no longer depressed and i feel like a different person. i would much rather do this then take happy pills.
Same with me I could not describe why I was so emotionally frustrated for years I exercised and watched my diet but I wouldn’t get any better wim hof method healed tremendously
Dunno what your diet is like, but try the carnivore (zero carb) diet. Many people have claimed that it cured their depression and anxiety. Check meatrx.com, anecdotes are toward the bottom of the page.
how do you test youre depression? i do it with dr david burns depression test, im doing the method for a week or so but still moderately depressed
@@nadernikmorad73 I can’t decide if you’re being facetious, or serious as hell. Can you fill me in please? 🕉🕊✌️
Antidepressants aren't "happy pills", it's not that simple. It's not like taking a recreational drug that makes you high.
"I'll put freedom units in later" omg 😂
That's what we call them in America 😂
@@superbroadcaster I just didnt expect a brit to know our language so fluently
Actually wouldn’t real freedom units be InHg instead of mmHg?
@@niklaspilot Why Hg at the end?
@@superbroadcaster Mercury iirc
I appreciate your openness about meditation and the breathing exercises. So many skeptics want to throw the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to such things. I am a patient who struggled with chronic mental illness for a very long time, psychology was partially helpful but ultimately unable to aid me, meditation was the key I needed to find so much relief. Honestly, I really think we should incorporate meditation into daily life and education, the tool is so useful and beneficial, imagine how many fewer freakouts from people if they were familiar.
Don’t apologise for the length of this video as I feel it was much needed and appreciated, thank you. Look forward to watching more!
Writing a dissertation on cold therapy for school, this video is a life-saver, thank you so much!
You said you'd have nothing else to bring to these over-examined subjects... Puns, doctor. You bring us ALL the glorious puns.
Puns yes, but pants no...
@@miallo especially these days .
This video is not only of outstanding quality, but it's also very enjoyable as the 45 minutes flew by
Everytime I had headache I do the breathing technique. I haven't take an aspirin since then 🤷
You’re a pretty incredible person. Your intelligence and work ethic astound me. I appreciate you making these videos, man.
Mike MacGuire You're easily impressed.
NeptuneReturnz true, I’m sure even your pathetic existence would do the trick 😘
You are probably his Daddy.
You're right, doctors really are in-credible:)
@@NeptuneReturnz Better to be impressed by such a good content and not try to impress someone by a silly comment.
This is amazing! Exactly what I was looking for - the description at the beginning that was supposed to put us off.... made me wanna watch it more!
this is why I like your videos so much, you are impartial and always provide the best evidence.
thank you and keep up the good work! :)
Doc, great video! Thank you.
I've been an avid practitioner of yoga for more than 20 years, starting when I was 50. I love most things about it, except when instructors try to align my chakra or tell me not to drink water during a Bikram class.
I have absolutely no tolerance for all the pseudo science crap that's flying around these days.
Well done!
I did some breathing from the win hof method and cold showers, and I feel much less cold now in my day to day life. Not very scientific but good enough for me !
pedrolopa2 sure why not.
It’s like how people think amazing talents are very rare. its actually just something we don’t see each other do very much. Singing, instruments... several talent shows going strong for a decade now. And PLENTY of great singers just don’t go.
@@DH-og5yr Everybody is born with loads of talents. The trick is to find out what you're good at and sometimes that can take awhile.... sometimes like 50 + years :(
I wash using only with cold-water for 7years now. ONE morning shower/day. Without the breathing technique.
Best decision of my life. I recently (1 week) started the breathing technique. Currently using it to make me fall asleep and have a relaxing night. Works like a charm so far, right from day one.
Bogdan Antone very inspiring. Thanks.
@@i3looi2 works with a lot of things. It's incredible what we can do with our body
took me way to long to realize, that theres something odd about the skeleton....
It's not, that's the correct spot for some people's head
I was wondering how he got a politician to donate their skeleton, and where he found one with a backbone.
Evolution!!!
Butthead
@@danilov114 more like devolution :D
Amazing video! Super thorough, balanced and actually sprinkled with amusing and hilarious clips. Well done!!
Wowww! I watched the entire thing. At normal speed. Super entertaining and informative. I learned. :) Thanks :)
I've been doing Wim Hof breathing every morning for 3.5 months and the main benefit I've noticed is no more daytime tiredness. Yawning during the day was a problem for me but now I feel awake all day.
This ws the first video of yours I have seen. Excellant work with wit and a lost in space skelton. What else is needed.
Loved it, thank you!
I use the win hof method and now chuck Norris blocked me on Twitter
Chuck Norris tested positive for the Corona Virus and they had to put the Virus on a ventilator.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 aaaahhh dear I needed to read that ,, laughing method therapy. top that wim..
hahahahaha
Nice
Best comment ever
Great video! As a pathologist, I appreciate your thorough, thoughtful, evidence-based dissection of this topic. I too practice the Wim Hof method and was excited to find your video discussing the science. Thank you!
As a pathologist could you please tell me if this breathing method induced flight or fight, so how is it beneficial for stressed people? My nervous system seems overworked and I need to find something to calm it from chronic stress, I wanted to do this breathing but if it induces flight or fight I don’t want to irritate my nervous system more. Can you please explain?
Great video. Sadly I usually avoid long videos, but I'm interested in the topic and I thought I would give it a try. You kept me engaged the whole time. I'm now a subscriber.
I've done this method of WHM deep breathing and cold exposure of cold showers and ice baths every day for over a year now and not once have I gotten sick. I am able to be more present in the moment (which the meditation part helps you with) which in return has made me happier and given me less anxiety and mild depression. I feel much fitter hand healthier but WHM deep breathing and cold exposure is also combined with regular exercise and a cleaner diet.
100% recommend including this method into your daily routine, just because their isn't scientific evidence YET for some things, doesn't mean it doesn't work.
It has given you mild depression? That's bad, though.
@@evieni1465 Touché mon amic. Touché
It is written poorly but he is saying it has helped with his mild depression .
@@FoereaperGaming oh really? Your last name must be Watson
I agree with that sentiment, sometimes science can be dismissive of what it doesn't understand but not understanding something isn't a reason to say "it doesn't work" scientifically speaking Bumble bees can't fly and scientists can't really work out how they do it. Scientists don't know how electro convulsive therapy works and yet it does. Anecdotal evidence is still evidence.
I am a true believer in the Win Hoff method of breathing and cold exposure because it helped my brain heal from a traumatic brain injury that I suffered balance, speech, noise and light sensitivities, total nights without sleep and no sense of taste, smell or hunger. All of this was caused by a serious bicycle accident that required multiple titanium implants to fix my spine, clavicle, elbow and crushed face and here I am, still alive to enjoy every day the way it should be enjoyed, AS A GIFT.
I started with cool showers on the days when I hadn't slept and my balance and speech were bad and graduated to swimming in water. After one of my swims, I hate getting out, but the day holds so many other joys for me to embrace. During and after my cold swim everything, colors, taste, appreciation for nature...everything is more vibrant and pronounced. I'm a person with extremely low blood pressure and in the past I was always cold. Since I found the Wim cold therapy, I've not experienced any cold and I've not seen a doctor to comment on my blood pressure.
So, the Wim method has enormously helped me get back a life that I never thought possible. THANK YOU Wim and God Bless!
JoJo W wow .... good on you , you're setting an example to everyone to live the richest possible life. thanks , and best wishes
Wow. I’ve just started this, I have balance injuries after a TBI as well. So this is inspiring news 👍
@@ShaneDavacPhotography I wish you all the best, but my wishes won't help you as much as following a good nutrient rich diet with lost of antioxidant rich foods like really dark chocolate, berries, ginger and turmeric root, Omega 3s, etc... Also doing BrainHQ every day for at least 20 min. will force blood into your brain and help heal the injured region just like cold therapy. Work hard and you'll be back to 100%.
JoJo W thanks. I’m already at a pretty insane level of recovery right now. But any excuse for dark chocolate 😅
You are evidence that His method works. Thank you fir sharing. Lots of health.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do such in-depth research on a subject that's interested me for a while, but wasn't sure how much of the claims were true. It's refreshing to watch something that's well researched, honest and backed up by fact rather than attention-grabbing whimsical assumptions.
I've always had a hard time with winter, it's always made me want to stay inside the house and I have seasonal effective disorder. I started taking a 2 minute cold shower every morning starting September 2022. It's now December, it's 30º F outside as I write this, and I just spent 30 minutes on my porch drinking my morning coffee with no shirt on, feeling the sun on my skin and not being bothered by the cold. It's moments like this that make the day for me, because in my head it feels like I jumped in a porthole for 30 minutes and enjoyed a summer day. I love being able to go outside, get some sunlight, and enjoy nature without shivering and being miserable. It feels promising for improving my quality of life during the colder months. Whether it's actually "doing something" physically I have no clue.
So awesome. Im really happy there are professionals out there breaking down the scientific literature for the general public. Brilliant!
Loving the new setup and that atomically correctified skeleton, Rohin :)
funny misspel!
"correctified", lol!!!
I know that's where my brain is.
There's a small flaw, the mouth is facing the wrong direction for normal speech.
@@RobinTheBot underrated comment
4 years later, still of the best CZcams thumbnails of all time
Video was excellent. I’m 30 days in of WHM cold showers and breathing. I can tell you from my experience that it’s been great from a ritualistic pov. Early morning, breathing technique, then 100% cold shower. This sets my entire day of focus, concentration and bliss. I don’t feel as stressed out and more in control, and I feel like I can slow down to enjoy life. I’ve also started to consciously pay attention to how I’m breathing through out the day, which amplify and extend ones good mood.
I lought so hard when i heard that he has a twin brother. A scientists dream! :D
me too! what a lucky bugger!
"lought"
@@Luke-ih1oc "scientists" (missing ' )
'sow' rather than so
I hiked up that mountain with the Hoff team, I was cold but I did it.
I can also hold my breath for 5 mins 30 sec and 4 mins 50 secs without air in. All because of Wim. He is a bad ass , crazy in a good way and a very nice guy.
Thats amazing! How long have you been dedicated to the breathing method, and how do you land yourself in the position to do that with Wim & or his team! This method virtually saved my life, its a game changer for sure, and like Wim says, "Breathe M******f**!" Lol
What is the benefit of being able to hold your breath a long time? I'm not suggesting anything wrong with it, just trying to see the benefits
@@keithmarlowe5569 there is a couple of health benefits. Strengthens immune system, preserves stem cells, increases lung capacity etc
That's incredible that you can hold your breath that long through your conscious volition. My brother is in training to become a nurse anesthetist and said that 5 minutes is what they consider to be the hard limit of how long someone can go without oxygen (between the time when they're paralyzed, and when they successfully get them intubated), but that they try to not push up against that limit.
So it's really quite amazing that you're able to hold your breath this long and suppress or ignore your body's subconscious signals which are telling you to breathe again.
@@josephclements9035 I assume you have to be quite advanced in the method to pronounce all those asterisks
Really great video! It's very inspiring to see a practicing medical expert willing to examine the evidence of these kinds of self-help techniques (under the necessary safety precautions, of course) and advocating for those claims that he feels is supported by the evidence. I also now look at placebo effects with much more positivity than before thanks to your insight. As long as a subject experiences a health benefit, who cares if it's a placebo or not. Indeed.
It's really great to have the cientific backup to what's proven or not about this method. Personally it had a major effect on me. I used to get really bad throat inflammation, like 4 times a year, and was aways getting sick, but after I started with the WHM, I never got those problems again, it's been two years now. But it's good to have all the data.
When did you notice the benefits to start?
I loved your open approach to the WHM, as so many people who comment on the air far from neutral. For me, I suffered for years with Viral Reactive Arthritis and relied on daily meditation of Sulfasalazine to function. We tried to take me off the medication a few times with disastrous results. I had blood test ever 6 weeks and saw my Rheumatologist ever 3 months to follow up and everything was done with her guidance. In February 2018 I had my bloods done and saw my Rheumatologist and things were holding steady. On February 23rd, I had a former military Brother talk with me about how he was doing and how the WHM had help relieve his arthritis pain. The idea of choosing to freeze my arse off after some hippy breathing seemed ridiculous, but I humored my friend and listened long enough that it perked my interest. 2 days later I decided to give it a go, not with the 15 seconds of cold shower recommended but with a plan to do 2 minutes. February in Calgary has cold water coming out of your taps at 4 to 6 degrees according to my laser thermometer, so just the air temperature change in the water after my warm shower nearly put me through the wall. I wanted to do 2 mins and though it took my 30 seconds off my 2 minute timer before I stepped under, I ended up doing just over 3 mins. That was the start of my journey over 2 years ago and I've be drug and pain free ever since. My Rheumatologist showed my blood test results from the past and when I'd tried to come off the medication and then finally after my 3 months of the WHM. She was very happy and a little surprised at my results, but after watching your video my results make more sense. I don't believe that this is everything that people make it out to be, but for myself, this has been live changing, as I no longer live a live riddled with pain and inflammation and I couldn't be happier. Keep up the great work with your videos.
I love how detailed and yet accessible you make your videos!
Being exposed to cold water (ice baths and cold showers) was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. One of the main things why cold exposure is so great (stated by Wim Hof) is because you have the ability to practice staying in control of the moment even through very stressful situations (like cold exposure). The brain is a muscle, as you continue to do cold exposure, working on letting go, embracing the moment, breathing and focusing, it will surely have a positive impact. For Lent, I challenged myself to give up hot/warm showers, and to do ice bath’s and the Wim Hof Method every day. After those tasks, I feel more energized, the ability to be more in the present moment, my instincts have increased rather than overthinking, less brain fog, less anxiety, more engaged and interested in daily productivity, etc. No regrets, nothing but positive outcomes that I’ve noticed
I watched everything. Thank you Doc. Excellent structure, format and presentation. Subbed.
i would so love for you and Doctor Mike to somehow collaborate on a video. i think the mix of your dry humour with his animated glee would be absolutely top tier content. this is all i want for christmas
The contrast between his deadpan humor and Dr. Mike's enthusiasm makes me think of Pinky and the Brain.
I have a feeling that many commenters didn't watch the entire video through. It wasn't a criticism of the method, rather an investigation into the scientific data to see if they prove/disprove the claims, or if the claims simply remain inconclusive. There was a good-ish body of research that proved the claims in the short term, but little for the long term effects. That doesn't mean there is no long term results, it simply means that there was no research published on the topic at the time he made the video.
He also explained what the body is actually doing during the Win Hof method. Some of it is placebo, but he states several times that that isn't necessarily a bad thing, particularly as the method isn't something that you have to buy over and over again like snake oil. A lot of it is backed up by science. Yay.
In conclusion. Critical thinking shouldn't just apply to big pharma, but also to the self help industry.
Someone investigating the claims doesn't invalidate the improvements you have seen.
The medical community isn't trying to pull the wool over your eyes, they want to help you feel/get better, but they do need more than anecdotal evidence to recommend something. Thus the video above.
Yeah, spot on.
So many blind believers (literally) just frothing at the mouth defending their god, not knowing they don't really need to.
My watching stopped, when he said, that communicating with the cosmos is rubbish... I don't need to know more about him... I don't care about everything else he is saying in this video... He is a programmed zombie
@@alysiano Pure irony. Nothing else to be said.
This man is just bringing to the light what we are capable of. You wouldn’t know what we can achieve without him. He is not close to my God but a human understanding the body. Without just science limits. I’m glad he’s giving humans questions on what we can accomplish.
@@alysiano nice canceling & ideological rigidity
Great video. The most in-depth analysis I've seen on CZcams. Subscribed.
Great review. I’ve practiced variations of the W.H. method from yoga, competitive sports, cold therapy, hypnosis, ... for several years. It does help me greatly to the point that if I don’t do/practice on a regular basis my anxiety/stress/negative thoughts/depression settles back in to a point of being overwhelming. 😳
Placebo effect can't enable someone to stay in an ice tank for an hour without getting frostbite
bucky ball Bucky Ball • Buckminster all the way! & indeed. So many don’t get flus anymore, & now 16,000+ test subjects do it! Now Hof has the science done 2020.
@@gracestewart5133 what studies
The brain is a muscle. So what with placebo
It's the heat generated from the increased breathing that prevents frostbite. The placebo effect dulls the feeling of cold.
@@Ken_neThT theres nothing placebo about it, if your blood is overly-oxygenated, which is exactly what the WHM does, then you will, as a natural result, feel warmer. Or more accurately, feel less sensitive to cold.
Holy cow, 44 whole minutes 😍
Adversality.
Thank you!!
Wonderful video, clarifying! I have already practiced the method, but was a skeptical of the claims.
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much for this great video. It was not too long at all. I wished it were longer! You present very well, and it was easy to listen to you! Thank you again for taking the time to fairly give us your view on this amazing man, Wim Hoff!!
Wim is also very charismatic and fun to listen to. He's passionate and believes the message he's spreading.
I like him.
He's adorable. His positivity is infectious!
Can't stand him, no idea why, he's just unbearable to look and listen to. Thankfully I don't have to.
@@superresistant0 He spouts a lot of nonsense, and attributes reasons that simply aren't there. Yes, a lot of his stuff works, but not how he says it does.
@@cjdennis149 he's just explaining the best he knows how. often being 100% objectively true doesn't matter, as long as you're moving in the correct direction.
@@chrishayes5755 Can you know you're moving in the right direction if what you believe isn't objectively true? If so, how?
I actually met Wim Hof, he was one of our guides for a highschool hiking and climbing trip in the Pyrenees. Strange, strange man. Knows tons of languages yet doesn't make sense in any ;) This was years before all the interest in him and his 'method'.
'Doesn't make sense in any" :)
Sometimes folks don't but we usually assume they cannot make sense, rather than that WE cannot follow them.
BIG difference.
James Arte boom 👊🏼
@@jamesart9 well said my friend...not that talented people often see high intelligence as strangeness...bec they cant follow the thought process due to lack of imagination...
@J Cripps 100% correct.
I was only pointing out that there are two sides to every coin.
@J Cripps .. you mean like .. his wife's suicide? ( I think .. might have been another family member ) .. followed by depression .. ? Thinking in more than one language at once also appear as confused or confusing. ( looks like info has been scrubbed .. but I think I remember his mentioning it in a video )
This video is fantastic. As a paramedic firefighter, I appreciate the science and it compels me to try. I love your upside down skeleton in your video.
The world needs more well balanced takes like this. Bless!
Well done Doctor. This is exactly the kind of analysis that we needed. Thank you for a balanced look.
17:02 - Take a deep breath. Foooooly in!
Now let it gooooo
Belly! Chest! Head! Leeeeting goooo
Love your comment 🤣
Let your body do, what your body is capable of doing.
@@wildchildbdy4238 if you only do what your body was always capable of you're not moving forward, though.
Perhaps after swimming 60 meters under an iceberg you understand at a physiological level, we're capable of more than we can be made consciously aware.
Haha and how many are physically in condition to do that?
@@lindareynolds2431 well, we know of one for sure:)
I like how science is required for our ego's to consider we have power beyond imagination
@@castingpearlsbeforesuenos3368 goes beyond materialism though..
@@castingpearlsbeforesuenos3368 well the world is full of scammers selling everyone shit.. so why not educate yourself before buying in to incredible claims?
I really appreciate this channel. Unbiased honest research is hard to come by. I second the Curiosity Stream plug. I LOVE Curiosity Stream!!!
I didn't even notice, that I just watched a 44 min video! Shows how great your content is!
Hi,
There is a content missing I feel ive been doing the WHM for just under 2 years, ive raced as a International Athlete and still keep in shape, So very healthy, correctly training eating midset bla bla so on, even with all this i was suffering with clinical depression and thought! Holy shit not me, I myself am very scientific in every thing I look at but after around a month everything started to change, this took such a grip on my life where I bought the online courses and after that my world was different so I sent a letter to become a Instructor, and no im not on trying to sell the WHM, but in the athletic side i started noticing changes, blood plasma, vo2, ability to go deeper in my hard training sessions and family life, and yes you can say it was the of something new, but NO i still look at this method in a scientific way, if somethings bullshit ill call it out,
I take zero medication for the depression i had and i say had because it vanished extremely fast after doing the 3 pillars together, as i waz used to ICEBATHS, with sport, breathing & health, i feel its the fast gas changes, but definitely there must be more studies done to unlock what is going on when we combine these 3 pillars of the WHM, So on a note, im now 41 years old and feel in my 20s look in my early 30s and has feel amazing on a daily basis..
Thanks for the video but as i discuss with people, youll never know the benefits of this until you try it for around, say one month, tho you get a great hit on your 1st go..
Thanks again for the science sided video.
@@aarondeane4502 Stuff is hard to prove. Your problems could all have been due to stress due to whatever cause, things like breathing could've just have been a way to activate dormant brain activity due to stuff like overthinking. Just finding something that you can focus on can allow you to find willpower which could help you make the right changes within your every day life. You say content is missing, but if there is no proof everything will just be theory since there could be millions of methods that could've worked just as well for people in your situation, like meditation, therapy, changing habits/patterns, different placebo practices (there are plenty of meditation groups out there that try to activate placebo). But that wim hof is one of many good methods and one of the better self healing practices is without a doubt truth.
Thank you so much for the time stamps. You set a new level of accountability for CZcams creators by being respectful of people’s time. 👍❤️🇨🇦 When I listen to men like this, I realize how ignorant I am on these topics but am grateful for the opportunity to learn. What a wonderful time we exist in from a access to knowledge perspective. Gotta love CZcams.
This is the second ever video I watch from you. The length, the argumentation, the thematic, all of these turned me into an instant converter of yours. Please don't be afraid to continue making great, well researched videos like that.
PS I would prefer Patreon over shitty ads
Not to say curiosity stream is bad, I just don't like wasting time
I really enjoyed this comprehensive review of the data behind the claims of the WHM. Great job!
I’m a competitive cyclist. I started using the wim hof breathing exercise on long rides and it works.
How do you apply it during racing, frequent and nearly in the same manner as if at home sitting or laying?
I do three or four breathing exercises before a cycle race and it helps me control my power output. Sometimes I tend to get too excited not breath enough . I believe it forces more oxygen to my muscles.
@@Strange_Brew it works, these cientists are just lazy and cant do it so they will call him a lier but he has the records, so against facts no arguments
Stupid question here, sorry.
But when you say that you use the win hof on long rides - you don't actually mean that you are hyperventilating during the ride itself?
@@edmis90 today I did a 3 hour ride climbing 1000m mountain. Came home, felt the aftershock. Did wim hof, my body relaxed from the shock, went for a 4 hour ride with a friend. It's not magic, it's not perfect, but it helps.
A very serious and professional revision. Congratulations you did a wonderful job and research. I practice the WHM since 2017 and the benefits for me are inmense, as my experience is not the only one, the execution of scientific research is highly neccesary to obtain more knowledge about it. Thank you for this video, cheers.
I used to live in Mauritius and was always freezing. It was really annoying and I was really wary about moving to Canada. I still did, and that year a friend of mine talked about Wim Hof on his wall. I tried. Did the breathing for five months and started 5 seconds of cold shower at the same Time. I never had the patience to carry on the breathing daily, but within a couple months I was hopping around in -20C in my tank tops. I still Do very cold baths in the winter years later (because the feeling of the body producing its own heat is extremely pleasant), I am never cold anymore and it had been an appreciable improvement in my everyday life!
This is by far the best video I've seen on the subject of the Wim Hof Method. Thanks!
It now lives in one of my playlists and I will recommend anyone watching this right after watching the TEDx talks of Scott Carney 😉