The Ice Man

I have just finished reading this very interesting book by investigative journalist, Scott Carney. He had heard about a Dutchman called Wim Hof who was making some quite extra-ordinary health claims about using a combination of cold exposure, breathing techniques and meditation to improve health and fitness. Scott Carney visited Wim Hof and participated in […]

Cold showers in the North

Did I tell you that my youngest son is in his last year at Leeds university? We went to visit him there a couple of weeks ago. On the Saturday he took us to visit Harrogate, which used to be a spa town. The sick from all around the country used come to Harrogate to […]