What up family, happy new year and welcome to episode 210 of The Genius Life.

I'm your host Max Lugovier of Filmmaker, Health and Science Journalist and author of The New

York Times' bestselling book Genius Foods and The Genius Life.

I've dedicated my life to unraveling the science behind our choices, including what we eat and how we live, affect our cognitive and physical performance, how we feel and our health span and risk for disease.

This podcast is all about how to live in that optimal state, which I call living like a genius.

Today's episode of the show features the one and only brilliant Mr. Wim Hof.

Wim is the creator of the Wim Hof method and he's known around the world for being a guy who loves the cult.

Like a lot. He has not only helped advance scientific understanding of the human stress response over the past decade, but he has also accomplished extraordinary feats of human endurance, which we're going to talk about.

He ran a half marathon above the Arctic Circle, barefoot, only wearing shorts. He swam underneath ice for 66 meters.

He is hung on with one finger at an altitude of 2000 meters. He's climbed some of the highest mountains in the world, wearing only his shorts.

He ran a full marathon in the Mube Desert without drinking anything. So this guy, well, he's out there, but he's also brilliant, as I mentioned.

And what this episode I think covers more so than anything else is how to attain body autonomy and resilience, which is not something that's going to come from your doctor's office in most cases.

It's not going to come from the supermarket and it's certainly not going to come from the government.

It's going to come from a mindset shift looking inward and seeking out things in life, experiences, ideas that challenge you.

And I can think of no better messenger than Wim Hof to really bring this idea into the fold for the genius life.

And just a heads up that Wim connected remotely with me over Wi-Fi from somewhere, God knows where.

And so there were a very small handful of maybe one or two places where we have a little bit of Wi-Fi trouble, but it is by no means obtrusive.

And more than anything, I just hope you guys enjoyed this episode of the show and take a lot from it. I certainly did.

Before we dive in, I've got some super exciting news to share with you. I wrote a cookbook.

And this is not just any cookbook, you guys. It's the only kind of cookbook that you'd expect from me packed with invaluable information to help you understand the true science of getting healthy and feeling great with every bite.

Introducing Genius Kitchen. Genius Kitchen contains over 100 delicious and easy to prepare recipes that I've created using the most accessible, low cost and nutrient dense foods on the planet.

Guarantee to ignite your taste buds, impress your friends and family and satiate the hell out of your body.

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