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Using Cortisol & Adrenaline to Boost Our Energy & Immune System
- Short-term stress and the release of epinephrine are important for combatting infection through inflammation. It also brings certain aspects of your brain alive to narrow your focus to do intentionally actions. Epinephrine releases the killer cells in the immune system that clean the system. Super-oxygenation breathing (Wim Hoff) liberates epinephr... See more
from Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety by Andrew Huberman
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The group trained by Hof were able to control their heart rate, temperature, and immune response, and stimulate the sympathetic system. This practice of heavy breathing along with regular cold exposure was later discovered to release the stress hormones adrenaline, cortisol, and norepinephrine on command. The burst of adrenaline gave heavy breather
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