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I don't think this is remotely fair. Or true. It sounds like you have an axe to grind. Your own link speaks of multiple health benefits to hyperventilation and
by mandmandam 5y ago
I don't think this is remotely fair. Or true. It sounds like you have an axe to grind.
Your own link speaks of multiple health benefits to hyperventilation and cold exposure, and of studies with multiple Non-Wim participants, even while coming across biased itself.
As well, Wim constantly advises people clearly and consistently not to practice in water more than an inch deep by themselves. Constantly.
- n4r9 5y agoHis website does have this claim: > The Wim Hof Method is also linked to reducing symptoms of diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, asthma, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and several autoimmune diseases. https://www.wimhofmethod.com/breathing-exercises https://www.wimhofmethod.com/breathing-exercises No references cited, curious to know what it's based on. "Linked to" is quite a vague phrase.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoJust a guess as a fan of Wim, he could be relying on testimonial by workshop participants. Needs peer review, could be placebo, etc but that’s where science starts, noticing that some variable has an effect. Wim is not a scientist but he is excited to make claims that should be tested. To me it makes sense, my (non-expert) understanding is those diseases are cases where the body is attacking itself. The immune system is a balancing act, it is blind to what is really happening, it has to rely on a threshold of when to respond to what it senses as danger. When I breath hold and/or expose myself to cold, I feel like I am giving my body a small taste of death, recalibrating my body to what danger feels like.