Episode #712
Wim Hof
Books mentioned
Becoming a Supple Leopard
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:39:12
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Wim Hof, a Dutch adventurer known for his ability to withstand extreme cold, discusses how breathing and cold exposure may affect the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. He and Joe Rogan explore scientific research on stress, disease, immune resilience, metabolic health, athletic performance, and Hof’s plans for future university studies.
What they talked about
- Discovering cold water exposure at 17
- Breathing method to change blood chemistry
- Controlling the autonomic nervous system
- Scientific study on immune system suppression
- Wife's suicide and mission against depression
- Raising core temperature in ice water
- Near-death experience swimming under ice
- Leading groups up Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts
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