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What Doesn't Kill Us
- How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
- Narrated by: Scott Carney
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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What Doesn't Kill Us, a New York Times best seller, traces our evolutionary journey back to a time when survival depended on how well we adapted to the environment around us.
Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans without even a whisper of what anyone today might consider modern technology. Those feats of endurance now seem impossible in an age where we take comfort for granted. But what if we could regain some of our lost evolutionary strength by simulating the environmental conditions of our forbears?
Investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney takes up the challenge to find out: Can we hack our bodies and use the environment to stimulate our inner biology? Helping him in his search for the answers is Dutch fitness guru Wim Hof, whose ability to control his body temperature in extreme cold has sparked a whirlwind of scientific study. Carney also enlists input from an army scientist, a world-famous surfer, the founders of an obstacle course race movement, and ordinary people who have documented how they have cured autoimmune diseases, lost weight, and reversed diabetes. In the process he chronicles his own transformational journey as he pushes his body and mind to the edge of endurance, a quest that culminates in a record-bending 28-hour climb to the snowy peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro wearing nothing but a pair of running shorts and sneakers.
An ambitious blend of investigative reporting and participatory journalism, What Doesn't Kill Us explores the true connection between the mind and the body and reveals the science that allows us to push past our perceived limitations.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-02-2018
Talking about this with everyone I know!
Really enjoyed the analytical and investigative perspective of this book. To look at this from all sides made it so much more interesting and has opened up for amazing discussions. Biggest take away is about why its so important to move away from comfort. I would recommend this book!
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- Wendy Williams
- 06-07-2017
Brilliant
If you have an illness or are a coach, trainer, psychologist or just want to get more out of life this is a brilliant read. Couldn't put it down.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-10-2021
Very Informative!!!
Listened to this after reading The Wim Hoff method. It backs up all of Wim's methodology and also extra information based on real life experiments. Loved it!
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- Anonymous User
- 14-09-2021
Inspiring
This book changed the way I see comfort, and my relationship to the cold. Great narration, better writing, and a mind blowing story delivered by a skeptic. Highly recommend
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- JJ
- 24-01-2018
Brilliant!
One of the best books I've ever read, inspired me to study the Wim Hof Method, currently im on week 3 of the 10 week programme and feel great for it. Cheers Scott, will definately read some of your other work.
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- Lincoln
- 29-10-2017
Inspirational
Great listen, awesome to hear the story of 1 very strong man and many other strong people.
Let's get cold.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-04-2019
It's as entertaining as it is informational
It's a great book, especially if you have just discovered Wim Hof methods. It dives deeper than the method and explores many scientific aspects of it and it is mostly told through entertaining stories.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-09-2019
The authors journey
a great book on the authors journey with the Win Hof training and story of what he discovered on our ancestors and their connection to nature. a must read.
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- Dave Wheeler
- 09-01-2021
Great book,well written and well read
Based on the science behind the WH method and describes the authors journey into a better understanding of himself and the method. Very well done.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-04-2022
awesome.
very good
would be better if explained the activities.
but worth a listen for sure
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