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Brought to you by AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement http://drinkag1.com/tim and Helix Sleep premium mattresses http://helixsleep.com/tim Show notes: https://tim.blog/2021/07/06/andrew-huberman/ Andrew's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewHubermanLab/about “Use the body to control the mind.” — Dr. Andrew Huberman Andrew Huberman, PhD 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. 00:00 Start 02:10 Secret of survival 10:58 Optimizing sleep quality 14:13 Timing circadian biology 19:42 Morning light exposure + body temp 26:51 Melatonin? Or this? 33:20 Phosphatidylserine to blunt cortisol release 36:28 Non-Sleep Deep Rest through yoga + a free hypnosis app 41:56 Physiological sighs to reduce stress 46:28 An explanation of hypnosis 01:01:47 Early years and the day that changed Andrew’s life 01:22:46 The Hoffman Process 01:31:45 On pets and mortality 01:33:12 Trauma from sharks + recovery 01:44:29 Turmeric’s effect on DHT 01:54:06 Optimizing testosterone 02:04:02 Hormone balance and aging 02:06:59 Cognitive enhancements 02:09:10 Wait ~90 minutes to ingest your first cup of caffeine 02:15:58 The fascinating vagus nerve 02:22:44 Favorite books 02:25:21 Andrew’s billboard 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/

Tim FerrisshostDr. Andrew Hubermanguest
Oct 22, 20212h 31mWatch on YouTube ↗

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October 22, 2021
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2h 31m
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Tim Ferriss
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Brought to you by AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement http://drinkag1.com/tim and Helix Sleep premium mattresses http://helixsleep.com/tim Show notes: https://tim.blog/2021/07/06/andrew-huberman/ Andrew's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewHubermanLab/about “Use the body to control the mind.”

• Dr. Andrew Huberman Andrew Huberman, PhD 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. 00:00 Start 02:10 Secret of survival 10:58 Optimizing sleep quality 14:13 Timing circadian biology 19:42 Morning light exposure + body temp 26:51 Melatonin? Or this? 33:20 Phosphatidylserine to blunt cortisol release 36:28 Non-Sleep Deep Rest through yoga + a free hypnosis app 41:56 Physiological sighs to reduce stress 46:28 An explanation of hypnosis 01:01:47 Early years and the day that changed Andrew’s life 01:22:46 The Hoffman Process 01:31:45 On pets and mortality 01:33:12 Trauma from sharks + recovery 01:44:29 Turmeric’s effect on DHT 01:54:06 Optimizing testosterone 02:04:02 Hormone balance and aging 02:06:59 Cognitive enhancements 02:09:10 Wait ~90 minutes to ingest your first cup of caffeine 02:15:58 The fascinating vagus nerve 02:22:44 Favorite books 02:25:21 Andrew’s billboard 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

    Author, investor, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show.

  • Dr. Andrew Huberman

    guest

    Neuroscientist and professor known for research on brain function and for teaching neuroscience via Huberman Lab.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Dr. Andrew Huberman, Optimize Sleep, Enhance Performance, and More | Dr. Andrew Huberman explores huberman on using light, vision, and breath to control state Andrew Huberman argues that vision and breathing are powerful, rapid “entry points” to shift stress, alertness, and perspective, emphasizing their bidirectional relationship with internal state.

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