![]() Hof visited Detroit and the School of Medicine Feb. His physiology - and how his techniques have increased anti-inflammatory mediators in trained volunteers - has been extensively studied, but WSU scientists this week were the first to record and analyze what's going on in his brain when he does it. ![]() The "thing" is his astounding ability to exercise conscious control of his body's autonomous system, based on a combination of breathing and meditative techniques that allow him to voluntarily alter his physiology to adapt to environmental stress. ![]() I'm just a case study indicating how this thing works." I want science to put it to the test," he said in an interview at the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Tolan Park medical office building. He is known as "The Iceman" for his demonstrated prolonged exposure to ice baths in experimentally-controlled settings. ![]() Hof, who lives in Amsterdam, holds multiple records for endurance, resilience and respiratory control, including withstanding extreme temperatures with minimal protection. Rain, snow and cold dominated the forecast in Detroit last week, but Dutch adventurer Wim "The Iceman" Hof likely didn't care.
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