How to Defeat Jet Lag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness

In this episode, I discuss a simple and reliable measurement called your "temperature minimum" that you can use to rapidly adjust to new time zones when traveling and to offset the bad effects of nocturnal shift work. I also discuss tools for adjusting sleep and waking rhythms in babies, teens, new parents and the elderly. For an updated list of our current sponsors, please visit our website as previous sponsors mentioned in this podcast episode may no longer be affiliated with us: https://www.hubermanlab.com/sponsors Social & Website Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://hubermanlab.com/neural-network Timestamps below. 00:00 - Introduction 04:15 - The bedrock of sleep-rest cycles 07:05 - Night owls and morning larks 08:22 - “The perfect schedule” 11:04 - The 100K Lux per morning goal 15:15 - Keeping your biological clock set 16:15 - Reset your cortisol 21:22 - Jet Lag, death and lifespan 23:00 - Going East versus West 28:45 - The key to clock control 31:01 - Your Temperature Minimum 36:30 - Temperature and Exercise 41:20 - Eating 42:50 - Go West 44:15 - Pineal myths and realities 51:13 - The Heat-Cold Paradox 53:45 - Staying on track 55:30 - Nightshades 57:00 - Emergency resets 57:30 - Psychosis by light 58:05 - Shift work 1:02:40 - The Temperature-Light Rule 1:04:20 - Up all night: watch the sunrise? 1:06:45 - Error correction is good 1:08:20 - NSDR protocols/implementation 1:10:44 - The frog skin in your eye (not a joke) 1:16:39 - Why stress turns your hair white 1:17:24 - Ovaries or testes? 1:18:25 - Babies and bright light 1:21:40 - Polyphasic sleep 1:25:25 - Ultradian cycles in children 1:27:38 - Teens and puberty 1:29:50 - Light before waking for better sleep 1:31:20 - Older people and cicadian rhythms 1:33:48 - Sleepy Supplements 1:42:00 - Red Pills & Acupuncture 1:43:50 - Highlights 1:48:30 - Feedback and Support #HubermanLab #Jetlag #Sleep Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

Andrew Hubermanhost

Jan 25, 20211h 50mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 25, 2021
Duration: 1h 50m
Channel: Huberman Lab
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this episode, I discuss a simple and reliable measurement called your "temperature minimum" that you can use to rapidly adjust to new time zones when traveling and to offset the bad effects of nocturnal shift work. I also discuss tools for adjusting sleep and waking rhythms in babies, teens, new parents and the elderly. For an updated list of our current sponsors, please visit our website as previous sponsors mentioned in this podcast episode may no longer be affiliated with us: https://www.hubermanlab.com/sponsors Social & Website Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://hubermanlab.com/neural-network Timestamps below. 00:00 - Introduction 04:15 - The bedrock of sleep-rest cycles 07:05 - Night owls and morning larks 08:22 - “The perfect schedule” 11:04 - The 100K Lux per morning goal 15:15 - Keeping your biological clock set 16:15 - Reset your cortisol 21:22 - Jet Lag, death and lifespan 23:00 - Going East versus West 28:45 - The key to clock control 31:01 - Your Temperature Minimum 36:30 - Temperature and Exercise 41:20 - Eating 42:50 - Go West 44:15 - Pineal myths and realities 51:13 - The Heat-Cold Paradox 53:45 - Staying on track 55:30 - Nightshades 57:00 - Emergency resets 57:30 - Psychosis by light 58:05 - Shift work 1:02:40 - The Temperature-Light Rule 1:04:20 - Up all night: watch the sunrise? 1:06:45 - Error correction is good 1:08:20 - NSDR protocols/implementation 1:10:44 - The frog skin in your eye (not a joke) 1:16:39 - Why stress turns your hair white 1:17:24 - Ovaries or testes? 1:18:25 - Babies and bright light 1:21:40 - Polyphasic sleep 1:25:25 - Ultradian cycles in children 1:27:38 - Teens and puberty 1:29:50 - Light before waking for better sleep 1:31:20 - Older people and cicadian rhythms 1:33:48 - Sleepy Supplements 1:42:00 - Red Pills & Acupuncture 1:43:50 - Highlights 1:48:30 - Feedback and Support #HubermanLab #Jetlag #Sleep Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

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Andrew Huberman
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Huberman Lab, featuring Andrew Huberman, How to Defeat Jet Lag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness explores master Your Body Clock: Beat Jet Lag, Shift Work, Sleepless Nights Andrew Huberman explains how circadian rhythms, light, temperature, and behavior interact to control sleep, wakefulness, and overall health. He focuses on a practical anchor called the “temperature minimum” (Tmin) to help people deliberately shift their internal clock for jet lag, shift work, parenting, and aging. The episode emphasizes using light exposure, exercise, temperature, and meal timing instead of relying on melatonin or sleeping pills, whose endocrine side-effects he details. Huberman also covers special considerations for babies, teens, and the elderly, and suggests non‑sleep deep rest (NSDR) tools to cope when you can’t get ideal sleep.

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