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#46 - Was Extrembedingungen mit deinem Körper machen | Prof. Dr. Hanns-Christian Gunga bei Männergesundheit
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#46 - What extreme conditions do to your body | Prof. Dr. Hanns-Christian Gunga at Men's Health

Dr. Jonathan Apasu

Testosteron Experte von Adon Health

How does our body react to weightlessness, extreme cold, or heat? Prof. Dr. Hanns-Christian Gunga is one of the world's leading experts in space medicine and extreme environmental conditions. In this fascinating episode, he talks with Dr. Jonathan Apasu about his decades of research at Charité, missions in the Arctic, the jungle, and on space stations – and why the greatest challenges for the body often begin in the mind. Topics in this episode:

  • How people survive in extreme cold, heat and altitude
  • The difference between voluntary and involuntary stress
  • What the “Self-Transcendence Race” reveals about mental strength
  • Cold exposure & ice bathing: Benefits and risks
  • How research in extreme situations leads to medical breakthroughs

If you want to find out what extreme conditions reveal about people and what that means for your health – listen now! 🎧

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