Thread by @mylesbyrne

If you're somewhere with lots of maskless people about at this critical juncture, here is an immune-boosting idea from this 2014 paper:

Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

1/

This Dutch research team showed that using the Wim Hof technique -

meditation, exposure to cold, and breathing techniques, in combination ..

2/

.. leads to profound increases in the release of epinephrine, which in turn leads to increased production of anti-inflammatory mediators and subsequent dampening of proinflammatory cytokine response.

3/

I may be wrong - comments @trvrb , @__ice9 , @yaneerbaryam ? - but this sounds like exactly what we want when facing low COVID-19 exposure.

All you need is a cold-as-possible shower, without putting your head under, which is not recommended (but i do anyway).

4/