Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show

Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Enhancing Performance, Reducing Anxiety, Increasing Testosterone, and Using the Body to Control the Mind | Brought to you by Athletic Greens (http://athleticgreens.com/tim), Theragun (http://theragun.com/tim), Helix Sleep (http://helixsleep.com/tim). Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/07/06/andrew-huberman/#more-56369 Andrew Huberman, PhD (@hubermanlab), is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He has made numerous important contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity. Andrew is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation fellow and recipient of the 2017 Cogan Award for his discoveries in the study of vision. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford Medicine has been consistently published in top journals including Nature, Science, and Cell. Andrew is host of the Huberman Lab podcast, which he launched in January of this year. The show aims to help viewers and listeners improve their health with science and science-based tools. New episodes air every Monday on YouTube and all podcast platforms. Please enjoy! 00:00 Start 05:41 Secret of survival 15:11 Optimizing sleep quality 18:25 Timing circadian biology 23:55 Morning light exposure + body temp 31:03 Melatonin? Or this? 37:15 Phosphatidylserine — Gesundheit 42:26 Non-Sleep Deep Rest through yoga + a free hypnosis app 47:43 Physiological sighs to reduce stress 52:26 An explanation of hypnosis 01:07:58 Early years and the day that changed Andrew’s life 01:28:44 The Hoffman Process 01:37:46 On pets and mortality 0 1:39:11 Trauma from sharks + recovery 01:50:15 Turmeric’s effect on DHT 02:00:05 Optimizing testosterone 02:09:44 Hormone balance and aging 02:12:27 Cognitive enhancement 02:16:43 Wait ~90 minutes to ingest your first cup of caffeine 02:21:57 The fascinating vagus nerve 02:28:43 Favorite books 02:31:20 Andrew’s billboards SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

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Jul 14, 20212h 41mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: July 14, 2021
Duration: 2h 41m
Channel: Tim Ferriss
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Enhancing Performance, Reducing Anxiety, Increasing Testosterone, and Using the Body to Control the Mind | Brought to you by Athletic Greens (http://athleticgreens.com/tim), Theragun (http://theragun.com/tim), Helix Sleep (http://helixsleep.com/tim). Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/07/06/andrew-huberman/#more-56369 Andrew Huberman, PhD (@hubermanlab), is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He has made numerous important contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity. Andrew is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation fellow and recipient of the 2017 Cogan Award for his discoveries in the study of vision. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford Medicine has been consistently published in top journals including Nature, Science, and Cell. Andrew is host of the Huberman Lab podcast, which he launched in January of this year. The show aims to help viewers and listeners improve their health with science and science-based tools. New episodes air every Monday on YouTube and all podcast platforms. Please enjoy! 00:00 Start 05:41 Secret of survival 15:11 Optimizing sleep quality 18:25 Timing circadian biology 23:55 Morning light exposure + body temp 31:03 Melatonin? Or this? 37:15 Phosphatidylserine — Gesundheit 42:26 Non-Sleep Deep Rest through yoga + a free hypnosis app 47:43 Physiological sighs to reduce stress 52:26 An explanation of hypnosis 01:07:58 Early years and the day that changed Andrew’s life 01:28:44 The Hoffman Process 01:37:46 On pets and mortality 0 1:39:11 Trauma from sharks + recovery 01:50:15 Turmeric’s effect on DHT 02:00:05 Optimizing testosterone 02:09:44 Hormone balance and aging 02:12:27 Cognitive enhancement 02:16:43 Wait ~90 minutes to ingest your first cup of caffeine 02:21:57 The fascinating vagus nerve 02:28:43 Favorite books 02:31:20 Andrew’s billboards SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

SPEAKERS

Tim Ferriss
host
Host of The Tim Ferriss Show and author/investor who interviews world-class performers.
Dr. Andrew Huberman
guest
Neurobiologist and neuroscience professor/lab leader known for work on sleep, stress, and performance.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Dr. Andrew Huberman, Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show explores vision, light, breathing, and NSDR tools for sleep and stress Andrew Huberman argues that vision and breathing are fast, bidirectional levers for shifting stress, alertness, and perspective, with panoramic vision and certain breath patterns promoting calm.

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