
← London Real22 Dec 2025 · 1 h 33 min
Wim Hof - The Iceman Returns: Wim Hof on the New Science of Mind Control, Inflammation, and Longevity
Wim Hof returns to London Real to explain how breathing and cold showers build control over stress and emotion, from boxers to mountain retreats, plus his views on AI.
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Chapters
3:31 Intro: Wim Hof returns to London Real 4:41 Helping Conor Benn stay calm before a fight 10:23 How to start: breathing and a cold shower 16:32 What a cold shower does to the thinking brain 18:23 New studies on the Wim Hof Method 22:18 Worry, neurotoxins and resetting the body 24:41 Are we too comfortable? Hormesis and the deep brain 28:54 The Sweden retreat with 250 people 31:37 Ageing, strength and longevity 37:21 The horse stance in the snow 43:58 How Wim first found the cold water 48:41 Losing his wife and using the ice to cope 53:42 World records and the E. coli experiments 58:25 Universities, pharma funding and self-governance 1:04:24 Artificial intelligence and the soul 1:09:23 Love, emotion and AI as a mirror 1:18:45 Music and the album Freedom Into the Depths 1:26:18 What is next: retreats, science and a new book 1:28:28 Final message: try a cold shower