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Why Ice Water Immersion And Your Breath Is The Key To Health And Happiness | This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Four Sigmatic\nFrequent exposure to cold is linked to a number of different health benefits. Scientists have found evidence that exposure to cold speeds up metabolism, and reduces inflammation, swelling, and sore muscles. Many athletes use ice baths and other types of exposure to cold as a means to speed up recovery after physical exercise. Cold body therapy is also linked to improved quality of sleep, more focus, and even to an improved immune response.\nOn this episode of The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, I was happy to sit down and talk with Wim Hof about the benefits of cold therapy and what happens to our body when we\u2019re exposed to extreme cold conditions. Wim shares how we can change our biochemistry through our breathing, and the boundless capacities of the human spirit when we test our physical limits.\xa0\nWim Hof, also known as \u201cThe Iceman,\u201d holds multiple world records for his feats of endurance and exposure to cold, and he is the author of The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential. The benefits of Wim\u2019s method, now practiced by tens of thousands, have been validated by eight university research studies. He has been featured on goop Lab\u2019s six-part Netflix series, the BBC, VICE Media, and the Discovery Channel, as well as in the bestselling book, What Doesn\u2019t Kill Us by Scott Carney.\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Four Sigmatic.\nRight now, ButcherBox is offering new members a free turkey with their first box. To take advantage of this special offer from ButcherBox, just go to ButcherBox.com/farmacy.\nFour Sigmatic is now providing an exclusive offer for Doctor\u2019s Farmacy listeners. Receive up to 40% off on their best selling Lion\u2019s Mane Coffee bundles. To get this deal, just go to foursigmatic.com/hyman.\xa0\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nThe origin of Wim\u2019s journey to become the Iceman (6:42)\n\nOur ability for voluntary control over bodily functions previously considered to be out of our control, such as our body temperature (11: 16)\n\nThe healing power of cold and deep breathing (23:44)\n\nThe benefits of cold showers (26:25)\n\nThe three pillars of the Wim Hof Method (30:29)\n\nAwakening to the potential of accessing our inner mechanisms (34:49)\n\nWim\u2019s experience being injected with, and overcoming the effects of, E. coli bacteria and its implications for doing the same with COVID-19 (35:56)\n\nHow to practice one of Wim\u2019s breathing exercises (42:15)\n\nReversing and treating autoimmune and other disease through the Wim Hof Method (51:34)\n\nHow Wim\u2019s techniques can help\xa0 with the alleviation of depression and anxiety (55:48)\n\nLearn more about Wim Hof and the Wim Hof Method at https://www.wimhofmethod.com/. Follow Wim on Facebook @icemanwimhof, on Instagram @iceman_hof, and on Twitter @iceman_hof.\nGet Wim\u2019s new book, The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential here.\nGet Wim\u2019s Free Mobile App here.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices