Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans
breath · PNAS · 2014
First clinical demonstration that the Wim Hof method (cyclic hyperventilation + cold + mindset) can voluntarily activate the sympathetic nervous system and blunt an inflammatory response to endotoxin.
Authors
Kox M, van Eijk LT, Zwaag J, van den Wildenberg J, Sweep FC, van der Hoeven JG, Pickkers P
Research lens
First clinical demonstration that the Wim Hof method (cyclic hyperventilation + cold + mindset) can voluntarily activate the sympathetic nervous system and blunt an inflammatory response to endotoxin.
- breath
- wim hof
- sympathetic
- immune
- inflammation