The Way of the Iceman: How the Wim Hof Method Creates Radiant Long-term Health—Using the Science and Secrets of Breath Control, Cold-Training and Commitment

by Wim Hof

Buteyko (1923-2003) was a Ukrainian doctor who studied medicine in Moscow. He discovered the effect of breathing exercises on health on October 7, 1952. He had to diagnose a patient who was breathing heavily and who sometimes gasped for breath.