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Comment by crtxcr

The following resources provide some background towards the original Wim Hof method:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24799686/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9071023/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpTG02x6w5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWHRumILOOk

In short, the breathing increases epinephrine (adrenaline), which causes a spike in anti-inflammatory cytokines, and decreases inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-a.

It should be added that on the web I found several reports about increased tinnitus symptoms, which usually subside after the breathing is stopped, but for some it was permanent. This is why I am not doing it regularly, as I also get some ringing, but thankfully it was not permanent.

Nevertheless, I find this very method very exciting. I am glad Radboud took a look into it. However, I would love to see clinical trials on the method at last.

parent crtxcr 4 years ago

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