This video compares what we know about the WHM to what we know about how Corona Virus kills. There is no direct research the Wim Hof Method and corona virus, but we do know that the Wim Hof Method can tamp down the body’s primary immune response—our first line of defense against infection. This is critical, because it’s that same immune response that it responsible for COVID-19 deaths.
Epidemiological data from the current 80,000 cases of the virus shows that there is approximately a 3% mortality rate. However, their deaths don’t stem from the activity of the infection itself, but, rather, the body’s catastrophic immune response to the viral load. People die when the virus and immune response damages air pathways which ultimately results in respiratory failure. (This is a good Washington Post article about it:
In 2014 the famous Wim Hof endotoxin study at Radbound University showed that Wim Hof breathing and cold protocols allowed a small study of volunteers to consciously activate and, more importantly, turn off, their immune response to a heat killed bacterial infection. (See link to the study here: As I wrote about in What Doesn’t Kill Us, lots of people–including myself–also report drastically reduced symptoms of autoimmune illnesses once they start practicing the method. So, it would stand to reason that if the WHM can help tamp down on the immune system’s reaction to an infection, that there is potential to also affect how you respond to Corona Virus. The WHM also strengthens the lungs and diaphragm.
Of course, there is no way to be sure what treatment will work for corona virus, it’s worth doubling up on your practice now as this thing spreads around the world.
For more information about how the Wim Hof Method works, check out this great video by @Medlife Crisis
