Del coautor de Outlive, nero uno del New York Times, con m嫳 de 2 millones de ejemplares vendidos. Una exploraci鏮 innovadora sobre la capacidad de nuestro cuerpo para adaptarse a temperaturas extremas y aprovechar el calor para alcanzar una salud 鏕tima.«Fascinante . --
James Nestor, autor bestseller de Respira Y si la clave para prosperar en un mundo cada vez m嫳 c嫮ido no fuera evitar el calor, sino aprender a aprovecharlo a nuestro favor?
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Nacidos para sudar, el periodista cient璗ico Bill Gifford nos gu燰 en una exploraci鏮 fascinante del poder del sudor para mejorar nuestro rendimiento y nuestra salud. Combinando ciencia de vanguardia, experiencias personales y consejos pr塶ticos, revela que la adaptaci鏮 al calor y terapias t廨micas como la sauna activan los mecanismos naturales del cuerpo que favorecen la longevidad y la resiliencia.
Para ello, el autor:
- se adentra en el mundo vaporoso de las saunas finlandesas,
- se presta como sujeto de estudio en laboratorios de calor de tima generaci鏮,
- afronta una ruta en bicicleta de ciento sesenta kil鏔etros bajo el sol abrasador de Texas,
- explora c鏔o la terapia de infrarrojos podr燰 combatir la depresi鏮 con mayor eficacia que algunos medicamentos.
A trav廥 de investigaciones innovadoras en biolog燰 evolutiva, fisiolog燰 y termorregulaci鏮, este libro muestra que los seres humanos evolucionamos para prosperar en condiciones sofocantes, y que reactivar esta ventaja ancestral nos ayudar?a rendir mejor, a prolongar la vida de manera saludable y a adaptarnos a un planeta cada vez m嫳 c嫮ido.
A lo largo de estas p墔inas descubrir嫳 que el sudor es mucho m嫳 que un mecanismo de refrigeraci鏮: es clave para lograr el m嫞imo rendimiento.
Nacimos para sudar, y sudar nos hace m嫳 fuertes. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Outlive comes a radical exploration of the science of heat adaptation and sweat therapy to tap into the evolutionary superpowers that we've forgotten we possess. What if the key to thriving in a hotter world isn't avoiding the heat--but harnessing it?
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Hotwired, bestselling author and science journalist Bill Gifford takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the power of heat to improve our performance and our health. Combining cutting-edge science, personal discovery, and practical insights, Gifford reveals how heat adaptation and heat therapy such as sauna can make us healthier, stronger, and even happier, by unlocking the body's built-in tools to promote longevity and resilience.
Through innovative research in evolutionary biology, physiology, and thermoregulation, Gifford uncovers how humans evolved to excel in sweltering conditions--and how we've lost touch with this ancient advantage. He plunges into the steamy world of Finnish saunas, serves as a test subject in cutting-edge heat labs, and tackles a grueling 100-mile bike ride under the blazing Texas sun--to show how temperature extremes can expand our physical and mental limits. He even explores how infrared sauna therapy may fight depression more effectively than medication--and how many people are rediscovering the power of communal wellness through the use of social sauna.
Whether you're looking to perform better, extend your healthy lifespan, adapt to a warming planet, or tap into the human connection that forms when we sweat together, Gifford reveals the incredible benefits of reawakening your body's natural adaptability to heat and cold. You'll discover how sweat is more than a cooling mechanism; it's central to peak performance. We were born to sweat, and sweating makes us stronger.
Hotwired shows how short-term discomfort transforms into long-term power. It's a thrilling call to reimagine heat--not as a threat, but as a tool for survival and strength.
