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AMA #16: Sleep, Vertigo, TBI, OCD, Tips for Travelers, Gut-Brain Axis & More

Feb 29, 2024

This lively AMA tackles key health topics like sleep management and brain recovery strategies. Discover how neuroplasticity plays a role in overcoming health challenges. The discussion also covers the importance of sleep in recovering from traumatic brain injuries and introduces insights on using creatine for OCD treatment. Learn practical tips for adjusting your circadian rhythms while traveling and the significance of balancing workout intensity with recovery for optimal well-being. Plus, find out about the fascinating gut-brain axis!

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Prioritize sunlight exposure, exercise, and stress management while traveling for optimal health.

Regular tongue cleaning and hormone level monitoring are key for oral and overall health maintenance.

Optimizing gut-brain axis through fiber-rich diet, sleep, and avoiding antiseptics is crucial for wellbeing.

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Optimizing Health Pillars While Traveling

Maintaining health pillars while traveling involves prioritizing morning sunlight exposure, red light therapy in the evening to aid sleep, regimented exercise, alignment with local mealtimes, and stress control techniques such as non-sleep deep rest practices.

Importance of Timing for Better Sleep and NSDR Strategies

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Potential Risks of Overdoing Anti-Inflammation Supplements

00:47

Omega 3: 1-3g of EPA daily for anti-depressant effect

01:50

Probiotics and Fermented Foods

01:16

Intro

24min

Optimizing Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury

2min

Understanding Creatine and the Neuroscience of OCD

2min

Understanding OCD Treatment and CirCADian Rhythm Adjustment for Travelers

18min

Balancing Intensity and Recovery

11min

Welcome to a special edition of the 16th Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode, part of Huberman Lab Premium, recorded in Sydney, Australia. This episode is a recording of a live stream AMA, originally exclusive to our Premium members. We've decided to make the full-length version available to everyone, including non-members of Huberman Lab Premium.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:34) Achieving Key Health Pillars While Traveling

(00:07:11) Improving Sleep Quality

(00:13:11) Understanding and Managing Vertigo

(00:20:44) Enhancing Brain Function Post-TBI

(00:26:58) Getting Closer to Unraveling OCD

(00:30:44) Adjusting Circadian Rhythms for Travel

(00:34:58) Optimal Dosage for Fish Oil Supplements

(00:40:17) Monitoring Hormone Levels

(00:46:09) Optimizing the Gut-Brain Axis

(00:52:04) Best Practices for Tongue Cleaning

(00:56:36) Conclusion & Thank You

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Huberman Lab

AMA #16: Sleep, Vertigo, TBI, OCD, Tips for Travelers, Gut-Brain Axis & More

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Optimizing Health Pillars While Traveling

Importance of Sleep and Tongue Cleaning

Monitoring Hormone Levels and Gut-Brain Axis Optimization

Exercise Recovery and Non-Sleep Deep Rest

Hormone Levels Monitoring and Cleaning the Tongue

Importance of Timing for Better Sleep and NSDR Strategies

Potential Risks of Overdoing Anti-Inflammation Supplements

Omega 3: 1-3g of EPA daily for anti-depressant effect

Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Timestamps

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts