Boost Your Energy & Immune System with Cortisol & Adrenaline

This episode I describe the biology of two essential hormones we
all make: cortisol and adrenaline (also called epinephrine).
Cortisol and adrenaline powerfully regulate our levels of energy,
focus and immune system function. I describe various
science-supported tools and practices to increase or decrease
cortisol and/or adrenaline, depending on one's specific needs and
goals. I also describe the biology of nootropics, and how cortisol
and adrenaline can improve or degrade learning. Finally, I review
the scientific data and tools for timing the release of these
hormones to improve memory, energy and immune system function. Read
the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com. Thank you
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https://www.wakingup.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00
Introduction   00:00:31 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking
Up   00:05:41 Energy & Your Immune System, &
Learning Faster   00:08:34 Why & How Intermittent
Fasting Increases Growth Hormone   00:11:56 Why Your
Stomach Growls   00:13:09 Hot Baths &
Hormones   00:14:35 Energy, Adrenaline (Epinephrine),
& Cortisol   00:15:48 Cortisol & Cholesterol,
Competition With Testosterone & Estrogen   00:17:54
Adrenaline (Epinephrine) Is Your (Immune System’s) Best
Friend   00:18:48 Cortisol Basics In Two (Actually 1)
Minute/s   00:19:48 Adrenaline Basics In Two
Minutes   00:21:32 Tool: Time Your Cortisol Peak To
Waking Using Specific Light Intensities   00:27:20 Brief
Increases In Cortisol & Adrenaline Boost Energy, Focus &
Immunity   00:30:04 Ways To Increase Adrenaline,
Epinephrine & Cortisol & Why That Is Good  
00:35:00 Does Mindset During Stress Matter?   00:36:15
Protocols: Adrenaline Breathing Described   00:39:00
Practices To Increase Energy Without Increasing Stress  
00:45:00 Using Stressors to ENHANCE Our Immune System: Science
& Tools   00:55:11 Timing Thyroid Release For
Energy   00:57:02 Adrenaline/Stress Increase Performance
& Memory. IF They Are After Learning   01:02:45 An
Optimal Learning Protocol   01:03:20 Coffee Changes Your
Brain & Increases Connectivity Of “Anxiety
Circuits”   01:05:43 Nootropics: Two Kinds, & How
& Why They Work, “Neural Energy”   01:09:00 Biology
of Comfort Foods: From Negative to Positive Feedback
Loops   01:14:00 Bombesin: Energy Without
Eating   01:15:00 How Stress Makes Our Hair Gray, &
How To Prevent Stress-Induced Graying   01:18:05 Blunting
Chronic Cortisol, Including: Ashwagandha & Science
Of   01:25:50 Licorice Increases Cortisol & Blood
Pressure, & Reduces Testosterone (by Glycyrrhizin)  
01:28:50 Apigenin: Anti-Cortisol   01:29:53 Protocols For
Optimizing Energy & Immune System Function (&
Learning)   01:37:00 When Fasting, Exercise, Cold &
Intense Breathing Become Detrimental   01:39:00
Prescription Compounds   01:39:47 Tools For Accessing
Alert & Calm States of “Energy”: Separating The Brain &
Body   01:42:11 Ways To Apply Knowledge Presented
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