The biggest thing is I was born to late.

Almost too late, suffocated, almost purple, little nothing in the cold of the hole way before the operation room.

I was born through the fear of my mother, but also her belief.

She prayed, she thought she was losing this child and she invulcated or prayed while being shoved to the operation room.

Oh God, that this child lived. I will make him a missionary.

So what if you could change your state of mind, your state of physiology, your internal inflammatory response, your risk for disease,

your ability to diminish stress and fight illness, not by taking anything, but by actually doing some very simple shifts in breathing,

and state of mind, and potentially also exposure to cold.

That's what today's guest, Wim Hof, has been studying for decades now, and bringing what used to be esoteric practices into the world of science and validating them so that they are shareable with the world.

That's the conversation that we dive into today, where those things came from, how he became interested in these,

and what's behind his mission to scientifically validate all these different practices.

I'm Jonathan Fields, this is Good Life Project.

Fancy a fever tree and vodka.

Yes, vodka, not gin, because this is fever tree Mexican lime soda.

Yes, soda, not tonic.

With Mexican lime and Japanese Yuzu for a zesty, refreshing lime soda, that's just sweet enough.

Delicious with vodka, or on its own.

Fever tree Mexican lime soda, mixed with the best.

Now that hits the spot.

I feel in light, like the quality of the paint is literally connected to the electrical impulses currently causing the small and our clients delighted face.

I feel in light, we're nearly done, is what I was going to say, Jon.

Yep.

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