It's Not A Miracle. It's Natural.
Science continues to discover fascinating details of our body's functions. Some of the stuff that's coming out is mind-boggling.
Nature Nurtures
By Les Mottosky
Science continues to discover fascinating details about our body's functions. Some of the stuff that's coming out is mind-boggling. And at the same time – if we look at life through the immutable law of balance – it's not surprising at all. It's obvious. (Or close to it.)
Thomas Seager PhD, is an associate professor at Arizona State University. Over several months he transformed his life with a consistent cold-plunging practice; the activity of submerging the body in near-freezing water for 2-5 minutes at a time. Seager made it a daily habit and within months his obesity, low testosterone count and mental/emotional challenges all went down the drain. It was so transformative, he co-founded Morozko Forge; a startup that builds and sells cold plunge units.
He continues to study, learn and report fascinating new findings about the benefits of cold exposure. One of his more mind-blowing revelations is a theory that it stimulates the body to produce vitamin D. Without the aid of sunlight!
We won't go too deep into the biological weeds, but here are the basics:
Our mitochondria emit ultraweak biophotons (light photons) during cellular respiration and oxidation.
In cold thermogenesis (cold exposure that activates brown fat), mitochondria shift from ATP production to releasing energy as heat and light, including some Ultraviolet B (UVB) wavelengths.
This internal UVB converts the cholesterol present in cells to pre-vitamin D internally, without the aid of external sunlight, and providing the immune boost.
While this theory is still speculative; biophoton emission is observed, but internal UVB-driven vitamin D synthesis lacks mainstream scientific confirmation. So far.
This theory comes from Dr. Jack Kruse, a neurosurgeon who abandoned modern medicine and brain surgeries to pursue decentralized medicine. Kruse believes the theory helps explain sustained vitamin D/immune function in high-latitude populations during dark winters.
Besides being a potential reason bleak, northern communities don't die-off en masse during bitter winters, there is some emerging anecdotal evidence that supports this theory.
A middle aged man named Dean Hall from Portland Oregon was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. Four years later, after losing his wife to brain cancer, he added lymphoma to his diagnoses. By 2013 his conditioned had worsened and his health had taken a grisly turn.
Hall's treatment approach was to not treat it.
After watching his wife's ordeal, he refused both chemo and radiation, and instead, set his sights on a meaningful goal. One that might inspire others to continue pursuing their own dreams long after he was gone. So in June of 2014, at the age of 54, he swam the entire 187-mile Willamette River. The water averaged around 40°F/4.44°C and the trek took him about three weeks, spending 6-8 hours a day in the river.
Then stuff got freaky.
Six months after completing his big swim, Hall went for his scheduled round of tests and, while lymphoma was still present, the leukemia was no longer detectable.
His eyes had been opened to the power of nature, so he leaned in. Although in a different manner. Less intense daily wild water swimming remained a staple of his health routine, and he added to it what the Japanese call Shinrin-yoku. A phrase that roughly translates to 'forest bathing'. Simply put, it's hiking or low intensity nature immersion. A few years later the lymphoma also disappeared.
Dean Hall continues to enjoy his career as a therapist and coach. He's also added 'Wild Cure Speaker' to his resume. Details of this incredible story can be found on Instagram @DeanHallOfficial where you might notice Dr. Thomas Seager (@seagertp) is one of his followers.
While many in the allopathic medical system consider Hall's journey a spontaneous healing miracle, it might more practically be considered a demonstration of balance and the power of re-aligning with our wild essence.
It's not supernatural, it's nature. Human nature.
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Les Mottosky
Adaptation Strategist & Advisor // Revealing competitive advantage. I help leaders build aligned creative cultures that can measure their vitality and adapt to rapid change. It's not easy. But it's simple.
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