Hormesis, Hormones & the Truth about the Wim Hof Method

World-renowned hormoen specialist Layne Kilpatrick and I get into the weeds on all things Wim Hof, hormesis and what in the hell has been going on with the Wim Hof Method over the last few years. This is a guest podcast in partnership with his channel. Find out more over at:

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Timestamps:
00:00:00-00:01:37 Scott Carney Intro
00:01:38-00:02:56 Scott’s Background in Medical Anthropology
00:02:57-00:06:10 Intro to What Does’t Kill Us
00:06:11-00:10:31 What is hormesis?
00:10:32-00:13:18 The Wim Hof Method
00:13:19-00:16:34 Scott begins investigating Wim How
00:16:35-00:18:39 Adapting for survival
00:18:40-00:25:29 Our quest for comfort makes us uncomfortable everywhere
00:25:30-00:30:17 Turning off immune system using Wim Hof method
00:30:18-00:34:56 Placing a wedge between stimulus and response
00:34:57-00:36:04 The wedge and pain, anxiety, depression, auto immune disease
00:36:05-00:42:01 Wim, his twin, and brown fat
00:42:02-00:43:39 The theory of reductionism
00:43:40-00:53:54 Scott hikes Mt Kilimanjaro in -30 degree temperatures shirtless, using Wim Hof breathing technique
00:53:55-00:56:20 I’m not on the mountain, I am the mountain mindset
00:56:21-01:00:54 A mutiny on the mountain
01:00:55-01:04:45 Problem with Wim Hof’s teachings | Never hyperventilate in water
01:04:46-01:08:44 Wim nearly drowns attempting to swim under ice
01:08:45-01:15:15 Cases of people dying from shallow water blackout
01:15:16-01:17:32 What can the average person take from cold exposure?
01:17:33-01:20:18 The Wedge | A look at sensory and response to sensory
01:20:19-01:22:34 How do I know that you feel what I feel?
01:22:35-01:25:44 We’re isolating ourselves from both the physical and social world
01:25:45-01:28:51 If you want to be comfortable in life you must be uncomfortable at times
01:28:52-01:35:58 Scott’s current and future projects | Scott’s Thoughts Youtube channel, book on napping

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