Science

Wim Hof was for many years considered to a be scientific anomaly as much of what he did was considered to be impossible.

But, in 2011 Radboud University conducted a study that showed Wim was able to voluntarily influence his autonomic nervous system. He was able to show that he could fight off the effects of an injected endotoxin through controlled breathing and a focused mindset. Further to this in 2014 he trained a group of 12 participants who were also able to also repeat the results of the experiment. The scientists conducting the study found that the participants were able to increase the anti-inflammatory cytokines by 200%, while the inflammatory cytokines were reduced by 50%. Resulting in an overall positive dampening of the effect of the endotoxin.

You can find out more about the scientific research into the benefits of the Wim Hof Method.