Doctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method - Cold Hard Science Analysis

A cardiologist analyzes the scientific evidence behind the Wim Hof Method, exploring breathing techniques, cold exposure, and physiological effects.

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. Get 1 no-obligation month of unlimited CuriosityStream at curiositystream.com/medlife using the promo code ‘medlife’. Go take a look at the rest of the Human Limits series! ************ A HUGE thank you to Scott Carney. Seriously, if you enjoy this channel you will love his book. Go here: scottcarney.com/audible His YouTube is here: youtube.com/user/sgcarney ************ 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. More Medlife Crisis: medlifecrisis.co.uk twitter.com/medcrisis facebook.com/Medlifecrisis instagram.com/medcrisis ------------------ Music: The Dark Glow of the Mountains by Chris Zabriskie, Fly Inverted Past a Jenny by Chris Zabriskie, Take Off and Shoot a Zero by Chris Zabriskie are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: chriszabriskie.com/darkglow/ Artist: chriszabriskie.com/ Main references: References Neurocognitive and Somatic Components of Temperature Increases during g-Tummo Meditation: Legend and Reality ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612090/ Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans pnas.org/content/111/20/7379.full The role of outcome expectancies for a training program consisting of meditation, breathing exercises, and cold exposure on the response to endotoxin administration: a proof-of-principle study Frequent Extreme Cold Exposure and Brown Fat and Cold-Induced Thermogenesis: A Study in a Monozygotic Twin ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094425/ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819555/pdf/10067_2015_Arti… The Influence of Concentration/Meditation on Autonomic Nervous System Activity and the Innate Immune Response: A Case Study wimhofmethod.com/uploads/kcfinder/files/WHM_Hopman.pdf “Brain over body”–A study on the willful regulation of autonomic function during cold exposure sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811918300673?via%… The role of outcome expectancies for a training program consisting of meditation, breathing exercises, and cold exposure on the response to endotoxin administration: a proof-of-principle study ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819555/pdf/10067_2015_Arti… Evolution from four mental states to the highest state of consciousness: A neurophysiological basis of meditation as defined in yoga texts linkinghub.elsevier