This has potentially important implications for “conditions associated with excessive or persistent inflammation, especially autoimmune diseases.” (2014, Knox et. Their anti-inflammatory mediators were ~200% higher, while pro-inflammatory mediators were ~50% lower. The results showed that, like Wim, they were able to control their sympathetic nervous system and immune response. The study aimed to test if the results from the first study done on Wim could be reproduced with a larger group of people (Wim Hof Method practitioners) who volunteered to be injected with an endotoxin to study their innate immune response. Radboud University, The Netherlands (2014) I wouldn’t say that the Wim Hof Method is a cure for COVID-19, but it’s combination of cold therapy and breathing can vastly improve emotional and physical resiliency, enter the Radboud University study People have been looking to the Wim Hof Method, because breathing and cold exposure been proven to improve your immune system. It is more complicated than a common cold or flu but not to the level of previous high profile outbreaks like SARs or MERs. It is important to understand that at this point the virus is less fatal and much less alarming than we originally thought. The virus has affected over 80 countries worldwide.
Ok, so the epicenter of the Corona virus was in the Wuhan province of China. I’m sharing this because COVID-19 has had an immense psychological affect on people around the world and my goal is to offer viable ideas to help mitigate the emotional stress and potentially increase physical resiliency. The real question is, can the Wim Hof Method reduce the risks or mitigate the symptoms of the Corona virus? Let me be clear, I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, not a medical doctor so what I’m sharing should not be considered medical advice. Meditation Pics - for meditation-related images.So to date there is still a lot that we don’t know about COVID-19, and as of the writing of this article there is no documented cure. INOS Meditation research- Search for any researched topic on meditation. Meditation research in Reddit - Scientific papers on Meditation If you see a post that is doing/not doing any of the above, and is breaking the subreddit rules, please report it! PLEASE READ THE FAQ HERE Please don't use URL shorteners when submitting links! They will be caught by the spam filter, and users like to see where they're going.Īny recruiting, spam or uncivil behaviour is forbidden, and may be banned. Short inspirational quotes or texts should be posted as self-posts.
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