wim hof method to help immune system/endocrince

Deep_sleep why do you think you felt bad from liposomal c? I took a couple days ago for the first time and immediately after felt worse. Chalked it up to coincidence but maybe not?

As I'm not herxing/getting MCAS reactions as I did before from treatment, I'm giving this another go now and did it yesterday and today. He now has a beginner version that is a bit slower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bnejy1e9ik

I love this post. In the beginning of Covid I watched a special on Wim Hof. There is also someone who does WH breathing classes at local meditation place I do virtually.

When learning about Hof, I remembered that when my son was at his sickest he still wanted to go to his summer camp. I didn't think they would let him go but they did. He literally just sat in a chair every day by the lake. He couldn't participate in any sports or outings. But each day he would go in the lake. The lakes in Maine are freezing in June-July. By the end of camp he felt better than he had felt since before LD. I attributed it to a change of scenery and summer. After I learned about Wim Hof a lightbulb went off - it was the freezing cold water!

I wholeheartedly believe that a big piece of healing is our mindset. When I stopped labeling: LD, Babesia, Bartonella, Herx, etc... and just started saying I was boosting my immune system to become healthier I saw a shift. I also began tapping/EMF and mediation and so much changed. I used to go for treatment every three to four months. I couldn't go for 18 months due to Covid. When I finally could go my doctor looked at all my brain scans and joked "Have you been praying a lot?" I said 'No but I've been meditating." He said "Oh well it does the same thing to the brain waves." They were greatly improved. It has helped me more than just about anything.

Feel good everyone.

Please keep us posted. I'm so fascinated by this.

Are you also doing the cold water part? I don't do that part as much.

Interesting about the toxins/herx - I wonder what that is about but I would take it to mean it's doing something.

Feel good.

Deepsleep,

Thanks. How long have you been doing it.

Sounds like the cold water may be the secret ingredient. I'll start today.

Will check out the book - thank you.

Thanks! I've seen specials on WF and have done breathing classes by someone trained in his method.

Just ordered the first book you mentioned. Excited.

Your sharing this has given me hope. I was pretty down this week for a myriad of reasons and you helped me feel better. Thank you.

We do have the ability, with out words and our actions, to help each other heal.

Ice baths??? You guys are so much braver than I am.

How long and do you do them outside on a 99 degree day? That's a joke. I can't imagine an ice bath.

That sounds amazing dcd2103 😊 I prefer cold baths and hope that our next apartment is close to a lake or the sea.

I'm getting flashbacks from when I had IBS, as I go to the bathroom so often now. Even more often today and a bit annoying but should be great long-term.

Post Edited (Deep_sleep) : 8/19/2021 7:27:02 AM (GMT-6)

Today I started doing the normal version and not the beginner one where the breaths are slower. I really had to push myself on the final round to reach a breath-hold of 2:20 today and I can recommend reading the comments to the video as there are a lot of positive ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyboi4hjzfq

Huddie said...
Ice baths??? You guys are so much braver than I am.

How long and do you do them outside on a 99 degree day? That's a joke. I can't imagine an ice bath.

Before I got sick with Lyme and Co I did a Tough Mudder. My friends and I did one in Georgia during March. At start time the temperature was near freezing (it warmed up to 70 eventually) so we were already icicles before the race started. One of the first obstacles was called the "Arctic Enema". Basically you jumped into a huge container of ice water and had to submerge under a wooden board to get out of the obstacle. We were having fun and I decided to be funny and cannonball into the ice bath container. As soon as I hit the water and my body had enough time to send signals to my brain of what the water felt like my immediate thoughts were "Mistake! Mistake!, Get out Get out as fast as possible". LOL

Cold water increases blood circulation. I felt so alive after that obstacle.

Deep_sleep said...
Lymie24, are you doing any cold showers or baths now?

I got 2:50 yesterday on the breath-hold but today I only got 2 min after drinking some wine yesterday. Not surprising but interesting to see such a big drop in my capacity.
Consistency is the key and I plan to continue to do it every day for a long time.

I have been ending my showers with cold water for well over 10 years now. At this time I was in my early 20s dealing with cystic acne. I heard cold showers could help with acne. I combined that with washing my face much less frequently and more gently and that really did help my acne. I did cold baths last year and they had an effect of temporary boosting of mood, but it was only temporary.

Here is an article about the possible benefits of cold water therapy.

https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-water-therapy

open water swimming, or even swimming laps at your local pool, could be very beneficial as it combines the benefits of low impact exercise and cool water.

As far as Wim Hof, his methods of breathing, which is basically hyperventilation, and cold water can seem to produce feelings of wellness temporarily, but, anecdotally, they don't last. From my understanding, which is admittedly not deep, Wim Hof activates his sympathetic nervous system using hyperventilation. It's possible this activation reduces the inflammation response. Well, you can't stay in hyperventilation all the time, and I'm skeptical that chronically ill people need to be voluntarily activating their adrenaline response that often. It would be wise to approach the Wim Hof method with skepticism, but as always, if it works for somebody I'm all for it. Whatever reduces the suffering.