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Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains and oceans without any comfort. These feats seem impossible in an age where we are assisted by ever more modern technology. But what if we could regain some of our lost evolutionary strength by simulating the environmental conditions of our ancestors? Every year, millions of athletes engage in the high demands of Crossfit, take on the challenges of obstacle courses, and push their physical and mental limits.These athletes share a strong connection to their environment, which allows them to fully exploit their primary potential, and no one embodies the inexhaustible resources of the human body better than Wim Hof, whose ability to regulate body temperature in extreme cold situations has caused an earthquake in the scientific world and prompted numerous studies. Through his exploits, we are just beginning to understand how cold adaptation could combat autoimmune diseases, chronic pain and even cure one of the most deadly diseases of our time, diabetes.Scott Carney, a multi-award winning journalist, explores the fascinating world of transformations the human body can unleash in extreme situations and attempts to answer the question: can we control our bodies and use the environment to stimulate our buried biology? When he first meets Wim Hof, he has no doubt that he will be able to expose the trickery of the man who has earned a solid reputation in the fitness world. But after a week of practicing his method, Scott Carney has no choice but to accept the obvious: he himself achieves the same feats as Wim Hof. An ambitious blend of investigative reporting and participatory journalism, Everything That Doesn't Kill Us explores the true connection between body and mind, and reveals the science that allows us to see beyond our apparent limitations.An exceptional document that reads like a novel!
