What Do Nerves Need?

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Everything is physical and neural. Nerves require glucose and electrolytes, such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium, to fire and generate action potentials. Energy and pH levels are also crucial for nerve functioning. Carbohydrates are the primary fuel for neurons, but ketones can be utilized if in a fully keto-adapted state.

This episode I discuss endurance: our ability to perform effort over extended amounts of time. I describe the four kinds of endurance: muscular endurance, long duration (single-set) efforts, and the two kinds of high intensity interval training (HIIT). I discuss efficiency of effort and maximizing quality of effort, and a hydration formula. I review how our heart literally gets stronger when we oxygenate muscles properly. I also discuss motivation for long bouts of work and the visual physiological basis of the "extra gear" we all can leverage for effort. Finally, I review how accelerating as we fatigue can allow us to access untapped energetic resources.

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