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.
Essentials: Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how the immune system defends against infection and describe the relationship between the immune and nervous systems.
I discuss the immune system's three primary layers of defense, emphasizing how each contributes to protection from infection. I share practical tools to enhance immune function and accelerate recovery from sickness, including specific breathing patterns, sleep positioning and targeted supplementation. I also explore the powerful mind-body connection, showing how mindset and nervous system activation can directly influence the body's ability to heal.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Immune System & Nervous System
(0:33) Immune System 101, Innate & Adaptive Immune Systems
(8:03) Mucus & Microbiome, Tools: Nasal Breathing; Avoid Eyes; Ingest Fermented Foods
(10:57) Sponsor: AG1
(12:04) Sickness Behavior & Vagus Nerve, Fever, Photophobia, Rest
(16:43) Humoral Factors, Inflammatory Cytokines
(18:14) Sleep & Enhancing Immune System, Glymphatic System, Tool: Elevate Feet
(21:12) Sponsor: LMNT
(22:44) Stress & Inflammation, Tool: Early Symptoms & Cyclic Hyperventilation
(31:09) Positive Mindset & Immune Function, Dopamine
(34:03) Electroacupuncture, Fascia, Catecholamines & Inflammation
(36:22) Accelerating Recovery, Medication, Tool: Spirulina & Rhinitis
(38:34) Recap & Key Takeaways
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