Podcast HackDefeat Jet Lag, Shift Work, and SleeplessnessBy Huberman Lab, Dr. Andrew Huberman
In a Nutshell
This January 2021 episode of the Huberman Lab podcast looks at the issue of sleep and how our habits and schedules contribute to the quality of our rest, in turn impacting our health and wellbeing.
Favorite Quote
Our cells and the circuits of our body were constructed to be awake during the daytime and asleep at night … Studies have shown that when we deviate too far from a diurnal schedule … we can pull it off, but serious health effects, both mental and physical, start to arise.
Andrew Huberman
Introduction
Sleep is essential to a healthy lifestyle, but our modern schedules and habits often leave us vulnerable to sleep disruptions.
Things like long-distance travel, working night shifts, and even late-night smartphone use wreak havoc on the natural systems our bodies depend on to rest and recharge.
Andrew Huberman is a professor of neurobiology at the Stanford School of Medicine. He is also the host of the Huberman Lab, a podcast that unpacks neuroscience topics.
In this January 2021 episode, Huberman looks at the issue of sleep and why it is so important to develop a healthy sleep routine.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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