
Undoubtedly, these practices have given the Iceman near-superhuman abilities, attracting the attention of the scientific community. While his feats of endurance alone have attracted many admirers, it’s his efforts to validate the approach that appeals to potential sceptics.

What’s intriguing about the technique is that Hof is subjecting himself to rigorous scientific research in order to verify the effects that he and his students have observed. More recently, I discovered the Wim Hof breathing and cold therapy method, which seemed like it might just help.Īccording to reports, I’d heard it could help to reduce inflammation, which according to Wim, contributes to many diseases.Īfter trying the technique on and off with subjectively good results (and seeing another recent interview with Wim – linked later in this article), I wanted to look at some of the research behind the method.

