The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Nutrition to Support Brain Health & Offset Brain Injuries
I'm honored to share Episode 10, the final episode of Season 1 of Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin.
Dr. Andy Galpin is a tenured full professor at California State University, Fullerton, where he co-directs the Center for Sport Performance and leads the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory.
Andy is both a friend and a colleague, and I'm delighted to have assisted in the creation of this podcast. I'm certain you'll both enjoy and learn from it.
Season 1 featured 10 episodes, where Dr. Galpin covered everything from building strength, the importance of strength for long-term health, the science of breathing, the benefits of sleep extension, genetic testing for personalized training, and nutrition for injury recovery.
While we have Episode 10 of Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin here, please be sure to follow Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin on your preferred platform to listen to all the episodes from Season 1 and to get notified when Season 2 is released.
Show notes for this episode can be found at performpodcast.com.
Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction from Dr. Andrew Huberman
00:01:08 Brain Health & Injury
00:05:06 Sponsors: LMNT & Continuum
00:08:16 Nutrition & Supplements for Brain Injury
00:12:44 Brain Injury Categories, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Concussion
00:17:09 Brain Injury Pathophysiology
00:22:16 Burst Capillaries, Initial TBI Response
00:30:03 Delayed TBI Response, Neuroinflammation
00:34:19 Sponsors: Momentous & Maui Nui
00:36:52 Creatine Monohydrate; Second Impact Syndrome
00:41:52 Strength of Evidence Scale, Creatine
00:47:15 Creatine Doses, Frequency, Adverse Issues; Food Sources
00:53:22 Sponsors: AG1 & David Protein
00:56:05 Fish Oil, DHA, EPA
01:00:38 EPA & DHA Dosage, Timing, Adverse Issues; Food Sources; Omega-3 Index
01:04:46 Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B
01:08:57 Riboflavin Dosages, Timing; Food Sources
01:11:25 Choline
01:18:37 Choline Supplements & Food Sources, Alpha GPC, Dosage
01:21:30 Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs), Sleep
01:25:04 BCAAs Dosage, Whole Food Sources
01:28:02 Magnesium
01:31:20 Magnesium Dosage, Timing, Supplements, Adverse Issue; Food Sources
01:33:09 Blueberry Anthocyanins
01:35:28 Anthocyanins Dosage; Food Sources
01:37:17 Caffeine & Brain Injury Recovery
01:38:50 Perform Episodes, Perform Newsletter, Acknowledgements
01:41:19 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Subscribe & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Social Media
01:42:56 Conclusion by Andrew Huberman