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: Benefits of Sauna & Deliberate Heat Exposure
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I discuss the mechanisms through which deliberate heat exposure enhances both physical and mental health.
I outline specific protocols for deliberate heat exposure, including recommended temperature ranges, frequency, timing, duration and sauna alternatives. In addition, I explain how to tailor your heat protocols to support your specific goals, such as increasing growth hormone, reducing cortisol or supporting cognitive health.
Read the show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Heat Exposure
(00:00:47) Shell vs Core Temperature; Heat Caution & Hyperthermia
(00:02:24) Body & Brain Circuit to Heat Up & Cool Down
(00:05:31) Sponsor: AG1
(00:06:55) Deliberate Heat Exposure & Health Benefits; Tool: Sauna Temperature Range, Duration, Frequency
(00:112:09) Sauna Types, Alternatives to Sauna
(00:13:50) Sauna Mechanism; Reduced Cortisol; Tool: Hot/Cold Contrast
(00:17:38) Sponsor: LMNT
(00:19:10) Heat Shock Protein Activation & Sauna
(00:20:50) DNA Repair, FOXO3 & Sauna, Cognition & Health Benefits
(00:24:21) Sauna & Increase Growth Hormone
(00:30:18) Sponsor: Eight Sleep
(00:31:36) Sauna Timing, Sleep & Growth Hormone, Tools: Fasting; Hydration
(00:34:56) Improve Mood, Endorphins & Sauna; Dynorphins
(00:40:04) Recap Sauna Protocols: Benefits, Frequency, Duration & Timing
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