It's All in Your Head: Extreme Tests of the Human Body and Mind
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It's All in Your Head: Extreme Tests of the Human Body and Mind
19.99 €
Whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger.
Doesn't it? Not really. What doesn't kill us can make us stronger, more resilient, increase our lifespan, and reveal the true capabilities of our brains. How? Journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney, after years spent in an office chair, asked himself this question. How can humans cheat evolution and discover the skills our ancestors possessed? Surviving in the wild cold, going without food for days and freely stepping out of their comfort zone? In the course of his work, Carney was assisted by record-breaking Wim Hof, who can control his body temperature, and other human phenomena who have been cured of autoimmune diseases, lost weight and got rid of diabetes. In front of you is an ambitious journalistic study to determine the true mind-body connection. People like comfort. Hot - turn on the air conditioning. When it's cold, turn up the heat. Before Scott Carney got into the HOF course, too, he thought this was normal. What he didn't realize then was that this was the beginning of a four-year journey to unlock his evolutionary potential. From hyperventilating in a dilapidated Polish house to lifting weights underwater in California, climbing Kilimanjaro for 28 hours in shorts and sneakers or surviving 40+ degree heat. Athletes, coaches and scientists have all helped Carney explore body transformation outside of her comfort zone.
Doesn't it? Not really. What doesn't kill us can make us stronger, more resilient, increase our lifespan, and reveal the true capabilities of our brains. How? Journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney, after years spent in an office chair, asked himself this question. How can humans cheat evolution and discover the skills our ancestors possessed? Surviving in the wild cold, going without food for days and freely stepping out of their comfort zone? In the course of his work, Carney was assisted by record-breaking Wim Hof, who can control his body temperature, and other human phenomena who have been cured of autoimmune diseases, lost weight and got rid of diabetes. In front of you is an ambitious journalistic study to determine the true mind-body connection. People like comfort. Hot - turn on the air conditioning. When it's cold, turn up the heat. Before Scott Carney got into the HOF course, too, he thought this was normal. What he didn't realize then was that this was the beginning of a four-year journey to unlock his evolutionary potential. From hyperventilating in a dilapidated Polish house to lifting weights underwater in California, climbing Kilimanjaro for 28 hours in shorts and sneakers or surviving 40+ degree heat. Athletes, coaches and scientists have all helped Carney explore body transformation outside of her comfort zone.
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