Wim Hof breathing technique can modulate immune response to pathogens (2014)

Re:Wim Hof breathing technique can modulate immune response ... by boxfoxdox on Friday October 16, 2020 @11:44AM (#24801920)

With the risk of sounding esoteric or self-help I have to admit that both cold showers and wim hoff breathing method have at least made me less stressed out and more resistant to cold and sudden change of temperature.

It started out of curiosity while in my meditation conscious living mood about a year ago, but ended up something I exercise daily since it just feels good to me.

Most notably I noticed that my legs where no more chilly or sweaty with no reason and that my hands are not as cold all the time they where before. As for breathing I noticed that I am much more relaxed on the days I do it then I don't but can't attest to weather this is just some placebo effect or not.

And I notice that I feel much less fly like effects than previous years or if they appear they last no longer than half a day.

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Re:Wim Hof breathing technique can modulate immune response ... by sumgame on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:45PM (#24803162)

I agree - both my immunity and energy levels are clearly much better when I do practice Wim Hoff vs when I don't. Though its been only a year and a half or so.

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Re:Wim Hof breathing technique can modulate immune response ... by throw1234651234 on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:50PM (#24803206)

Both do nothing whatsoever for me.

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Re:Wim Hof breathing technique can modulate immune response ... by loceng on Friday October 16, 2020 @03:17PM (#24804046)

Do you consider yourself healthy overall? Health has such a wide spectrum, likewise does a person's self-awareness and orienting oneself when you only subjectively have your previous states to base your current health off of - so it's only when you become healthier that you realize you weren't so healthy before.

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Re:Wim Hof breathing technique can modulate immune response ... by throw1234651234 on Monday October 19, 2020 @08:43AM (#24825790)

I maybe understand your question - when I lose fitness, I am not aware of lost fitness unless I try to lift a heavy thing again or run distance, at which point it becomes clear. In that vein, I had decent cardio at some point, so that might be part of why the breathing techniques don't really add much to it.

As far as meditation - it's very hard to draw a mental baseline. The only sort-of scientific, sort-of reliable way I know is measuring your working memory.

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