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Huberman Lab · Mar 23, 2025 · 12 min read
Dr Peter Attia Exercise Nutrition Hormones For Vitality Longevity

Peter Attia on backcasting from your last decade: blood work, bone density, VO2 max, strength, hormone therapy and apoB for a longer, better life.

Huberman Lab · Mar 23, 2025 · 10 min read
The Science & Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Andrew Huberman explains bipolar I and II, the story of lithium, how treatments act on brain circuits, and the link between mood and creativity.

Huberman Lab · Mar 22, 2025 · 13 min read
Improve Flexibility with Research-Supported Stretching Protocols

Huberman explains the reflexes and brain circuits behind flexibility and the study-backed way to stretch: 30-second holds, five days a week, gently.

Huberman Lab · Mar 22, 2025 · 10 min read
Dr Wendy Suzuki Boost Attention Memory With Science Based Tools

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains how memories form and how exercise, meditation, sleep and affirmations improve memory, focus and mood.

Huberman Lab · Mar 22, 2025 · 9 min read
The Science & Process of Healing from Grief

Andrew Huberman explains grief as a state of yearning, how the brain maps loved ones in space, time and closeness, and tools for grieving adaptively.

Huberman Lab · Mar 22, 2025 · 10 min read
Ido Portal: The Science & Practice of Movement | Huberman Lab Podcast #77

Movement teacher Ido Portal and Andrew Huberman explore movement as a way of living: play, variety, the squat, vision, touch and endless exploration.

Huberman Lab · Mar 21, 2025 · 12 min read
Using Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance

Huberman explains how deliberate cold boosts dopamine and resilience, builds brown fat, aids recovery, and how to cool your palms for better performance.

Huberman Lab · Mar 21, 2025 · 11 min read
Using Light (Sunlight, Blue Light & Red Light) to Optimize Health

Huberman explains how specific wavelengths and timing of light affect hormones, pain, mood, immunity, skin, vision and brain health, with protocols.

Huberman Lab · Mar 21, 2025 · 11 min read
The Science & Health Benefits of Deliberate Heat Exposure

How sauna and other deliberate heat exposure improve heart health, cortisol, growth hormone, mood and metabolism, with specific protocols.

Huberman Lab · Mar 21, 2025 · 10 min read
Dr Rhonda Patrick Micronutrients For Health Longevity

Rhonda Patrick explains sulforaphane, omega-3s, vitamin D and magnesium, plus how cold, intervals and sauna build resilience and longevity.

Huberman Lab · Mar 20, 2025 · 12 min read
Dr. Justin Sonnenburg: How to Build, Maintain & Repair Gut Health

Stanford microbiologist Justin Sonnenburg explains the gut microbiome, why fermented foods cut inflammation, and what fiber, probiotics and cleanses really do.

Huberman Lab · Mar 20, 2025 · 10 min read
Controlling Sugar Cravings & Metabolism with Science-Based Tools

Huberman explains the three brain pathways that drive sugar cravings and tools to blunt them, from fiber and lemon juice to omega-3s, glutamine and sleep.

Huberman Lab · Mar 20, 2025 · 12 min read
Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Health & Performance

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel explains what clinical hypnosis does in the brain and how it helps with pain, stress, sleep, phobias and trauma.

Huberman Lab · Mar 20, 2025 · 14 min read
Dr. Andy Galpin: How to Build Strength, Muscle Size & Endurance

Exercise scientist Dr. Andy Galpin gives clear protocols for strength, hypertrophy and endurance, plus breathing, hydration, cold, heat and supplements.

Huberman Lab · Mar 19, 2025 · 10 min read
Dr. David Sinclair: The Biology of Slowing & Reversing Aging

Harvard geneticist David Sinclair explains aging as lost epigenetic information and shares his fasting, supplement and measurement habits.

Huberman Lab · Mar 19, 2025 · 12 min read
Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

Why low-stakes play is a lifelong portal to neuroplasticity, how it works in the brain, and how adults can use an hour of play a week.

Huberman Lab · Mar 19, 2025 · 12 min read
Dr. Jack Feldman: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance

Breathing pioneer Jack Feldman explains how the brain makes each breath, why we sigh, and how breath practice can change fear and mood.

Huberman Lab · Mar 19, 2025 · 12 min read
Optimizing Workspace for Productivity, Focus, & Creativity

Andrew Huberman's science-based checklist for a better workspace: lighting by time of day, screen height, ceiling height, 40 Hz binaural beats and standing.

Huberman Lab · Mar 18, 2025 · 12 min read
Time Perception & Entrainment by Dopamine, Serotonin & Hormones

Andrew Huberman explains how dopamine, serotonin and light-driven hormones shape how fast time feels, with ten tools for work and life.

Huberman Lab · Mar 18, 2025 · 11 min read
Dr. David Berson: Your Brain’s Logic & Function

Neuroscientist David Berson tours the nervous system: circadian light cells, color vision, balance, motion sickness, reflexes, plasticity and connectomes.

Huberman Lab · Mar 17, 2025 · 12 min read
Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System

Andrew Huberman explains how the immune and nervous systems interact, and shares tools from breathing and sleep to sauna and spirulina to fight infection.

Huberman Lab · Mar 17, 2025 · 10 min read
Effects Of Fasting Time Restricted Eating On Fat Loss Health

Andrew Huberman explains how time-restricted eating works and how to set an eating window that supports fat loss, liver health and muscle.

Huberman Lab · Mar 17, 2025 · 15 min read
Dr Samer Hattar Timing Light Food Exercise For Better Sleep Energy Mood

Circadian scientist Samer Hattar explains how timing light, meals and exercise shapes sleep, mood, appetite and jet lag.

Huberman Lab · Mar 17, 2025 · 12 min read
Dr. Craig Heller: Using Temperature for Performance, Brain & Body Health

Stanford's Craig Heller explains why the palms, soles and face are the body's radiators, and how cooling them can triple workout volume.

Huberman Lab · Mar 17, 2025 · 12 min read
Nutrients For Brain Health & Performance

Huberman on omega-3s, choline, creatine and other brain nutrients, and how taste, gut signals and belief shape which foods we crave.

Huberman Lab · Mar 15, 2025 · 14 min read
Maximizing Productivity, Physical & Mental Health with Daily Tools

Huberman walks through his 24-hour day, with science-based tools for waking, light, caffeine, fasting, deep work, exercise, food, hypnosis and sleep.

Huberman Lab · Mar 15, 2025 · 14 min read
Dr. Matt Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep

Matt Walker explains sleep stages and how light, caffeine, alcohol, cannabis, supplements, naps and sex shape the sleep you get.

Huberman Lab · Mar 14, 2025 · 8 min read
Using Cortisol & Adrenaline to Boost Our Energy & Immune System Function

Andrew Huberman explains how well-timed cortisol and brief adrenaline spikes raise energy and immunity, and how to keep stress from turning chronic.

Huberman Lab · Mar 14, 2025 · 14 min read
The Science of Vision, Eye Health & Seeing Better

Andrew Huberman explains how vision works and shares simple protocols, from sunlight to eye exercises, to protect and improve eyesight.

Huberman Lab · Mar 14, 2025 · 13 min read
How to Build Endurance in Your Brain & Body

Andrew Huberman explains the four kinds of endurance, how to train each, why quitting is neural, and a simple formula for hydrating during exercise.