A wellness guru has claimed that mastering breathing techniques can reduce inflammation in illness similar to coronavirus.
Wim Hof, 61, from Amsterdam – who is also known as The Iceman – is a Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures, including swimming in 15°C water, which is considered dangerously cold.
His therapy involves mastering scientific breathing techniques that improve your energy level, detox your body, reduce stress levels, and strengthen your immune system
Appearing on This Morning, he claimed that a study he’s produced shows that by mastering his unique breathing techniques, 12 participants who had been injected with E. Coli, showed no symptoms of fever, pain or shivering.
Wim Hof, 61, (pictured) from Amsterdam – who is also known as The Iceman – is a Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures withstand freezing temperatures
He told on This Morning that a study he had conducted showed that by mastering his unique breathing techniques inflammation in illness was reduced
The athlete claimed that breathing was able to ‘dampen the inflammation’ caused vy the bacteria, which would usually create an illness similar to coronavirus.
Speaking of his method, he said: ‘I showed that in a scientific comparative study and I trained 12 people to do the same in four days.
‘They were able to receive an injection of E. Coli bacteria, which normally creates inflammation. Like coronavirus, bacteria creates inflammation and we had no way to control that.’
‘And now we show in studies, in the blood, how to be injected and then mentally by the mind and breathing, 12 people were able to dampen the inflammation totally down.
Wim has baffled the world of science for decades with his bizarre ability to withstand freezing cold temperatures and part of his therapy method includes cold therapy
‘No fever, no headache, no agony, no shivering, which would normally happen in that experiment.’
Wim has baffled the world of science for decades with his bizarre ability to withstand freezing cold temperatures and part of his therapy method includes cold therapy.
He advises ‘learning how to use the power of cold to burn fat, boost your immune system, sleep better, reduce inflammation and enhance nature’s own mood boosters.’
In the first ever trial of the Dutch man’s bizarre talent, he and 20 other adults were exposed to 15°C (59°F) water.
Body temperatures drop dangerously low in such scenarios, but tests showed the heat of his skin did not deviate once.
He told hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield (pictured) 12 participants who had been injected with E. Coli, showed no symptoms of fever, pain or shivering
The athlete claimed that breathing was able to ‘dampen the inflammation’ caused from the bacteria, which would usually create an illness similar to coronavirus
Striking brain scans revealed a region of his brain that controls pain is significantly more active than that of the participants.
During the experiment, Hof’s periaqueductal gray matter spiked both times he was exposed to the cold water in a special full-body suit.
Explaining how he ‘taps into areas of the brain thought impossible’, Wim told: ‘It is proved that we are able to tap in consciously – into the seat of the mind.
‘Much deeper, much more powerful, and this related to the mood depression, being overwhelmed we get the control as well those stress factors, depression, emotional pain.
‘Now we’ve found a way to access into the deepest part of the brain, how breathing exercises, how by believing seeing investing you yourself, I can become happy and strong and healthy and it’s all in the brain.’