Wim Hof, Guinness World Record Holder, On Biohacking With Extreme Cold & Breath

Wim Hof holds the Guinness World Record for the longest ice bath, he's run a marathon in the desert without drinking and regulated his own body temperature, and has held his breath for six minutes. It sounds crazy, but for the "Iceman," extreme cold and breath are the keys to his connection to himself.

In this episode of the mbg podcast, Wim draws us into the icy depths of the sea, sharing the moment 42 years ago when he first submerged under the ice and felt the power of himself "being unconditionally there." That feeling became his lifelong catharsis, especially critical after his wife took her own life in 1995: "I had to survive; I went into the cold, and it healed me."

Through his method, he tests what is humanly possible and has suppressed the inflammatory response, but, he says, you don't have to go to extremes to get benefits. Wim tells us that with the breath, we can actually control our externals—relationships, stress, and biological stress.