![]() ![]() The second and third rounds have you hold your breath out for 90 seconds, but it’s important to not push it, and take a breath if you need to. With WHM, this moment’s relief is also accompanied by an intoxicating sensation that I rarely get from cannabis (as a full-time medical user).Īnd then you start again. Just as what happens with herb, my fibromyalgia pain is lessened in a whooooosh that causes such relief, it’s euphoric. ![]() When the minute is up, breathe in and spend fifteen seconds with your lungs filled to capacity, then release-this is the glorious time when I start to feel those endocannabinoids roll in. Take 30 deep breaths, doing something called wave breathing : fill your stomach fully with air, then your lungs, then release through your mouth.Īfter the 30th breath, breathe out all air and try to hold it for one minute. All you need to do is get comfortable, sitting or lying down, and follow the instructions in this 11-minute video: Reaping the benefits of the Wim Hof Method is pretty darn simple. This is why that doctor suggested WHM could help me manage fibromyalgia, as well as other diseases thought to be centered around the autoimmune response. The study also relates the boost to the ECS as a hope for healing autoimmune disease: “Moreover, endocannabinoids inhibit oedema and inflammation … which agrees well with previous reports that describe a decreased immune response associated with WHM practice.” Unfortunately, for those of us hoping to get ECS perks with the breathing exercises minus the freezing temperatures, the study says that the freezing element is needed to really get the ECS pumping: “Our results agree with earlier studies showing that aversive stimuli to the skin (thermal, mechanical or chemical) are particularly potent in activating endocannabinoid anti-nociception in higher cognitive areas.” ![]() The study explains that the release of endocannabinoids due to WHM leads to a state of relaxed, euphoric well-being: “This mechanism might mediate the release of endogenous opioids/cannabinoids in both the periphery (via the descending pain/cold suppression pathway) and the CNS … leading to a feeling of euphoria, anxiolysis and a sense of well-being, which further promotes an attentionally focused (mindful) state that augments the analgesic effect of endocannabinoids.” “This area is associated with brain mechanisms for the control of sensory pain and is thought to implement this control through the release of opioids and cannabinoids,” said Otto Muzik, PhD, one of the authors of the study, in a statement. They expected him to show significant brain activations where the brain’s higher thermoregulatory centers are located, but instead they observed differences located in his upper brainstem. ![]()
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