What Doesn't Kill Us

How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength

By: Scott Carney

Narrated by: Scott Carney

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.

©2017 Scott Carney (P)2017 Scott Carney

Wow!

All I can say is wow book was amazing love the story I've already started doing some of the breathing techniques!

Great Book

extremely informative. packed full of scientific data to back up claims. good story. I am now obsessed with following the Wim Hof Method and taking freezing showers is my thing! this book opened my eyes to the science of what our bodies and immune systems need in order to be healthy. thank you Scott! and that k you Wim Hof!

very educational <br />

good shit.
very inspiring. related and now feel confident sharing experiences with others on doing what I already do.

Intriguing Listen

I appreciated how Mr. Carney entered this endeavor as a skeptic prepared for the letdown. But upon meeting Wim Hof and becoming a disciple of his method, they accomplish some pretty amazing feats. I won't spoil anything, but it is a real testament to the boundaries of human accomplishment. Oh, and I also started taking cold showers.

Take a deep breath and take in this book

The story of Scott Carney's encounter and adventures with Wim Hof are enticing. This book provides an a way for you to experience the absolute pleasure and feel as though you are a part of the race up mountain, enduring the cold as you freeze with the author, and finding moments throughout the read to take a deep breath with Scott as if you are breathing together. I want in.