Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health benefits of cold plunges

Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by JackMorgan on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @07:18AM (#24775328)

I suspect it does actually cause your leg bones to adapt, however not by getting longer. Just how often are powerlifter's skeletons examined for adaptations? See the research into the arm bones of British archers who pulled a +100lb bow. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/09/30/br...

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Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by DoingIsLearning on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @08:52AM (#24775931)

Agreed, your bone tissue effectively has mini piezoelectric sensors, the more mechanical pressure you apply on them the more you signal for tissue 'reinforcement', this leads to an increased _density_ (not growth) of the bone tissue in that region.

Bone _growth_ during childhood and early adulthood is mostly hormone regulated AFAIK.

There is nothing that I know that supports that earlier claim that chewing hard things makes your jaw bone 'grow'.

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Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by gHosts on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @10:28PM (#24784204)

Dunno whether it does, but if it does, I bet South Africa Biltong chewers must have strong masculine square jaws fit to bite off any competition then.'

Hmmmm. Biltong.

I'm drooling.

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