📚 1 Books mentioned in "Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #63" of Huberman Lab
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Episode: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #63
Published on March 14, 2022
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
The Salt Fix
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The resource is a book authored by Dr. James DiNicolantonio, who is a scientist in cardiovascular physiology and a doctor of pharmacy. The title of the book is "The Salt Fix."
The podcast host, Andrew Huberman, introduces a book by Dr. James DiNicolantonio titled 'The Salt Fix'. This resource discusses the history of salt, its impact on health, and questions the accuracy of current salt intake recommendations.
That's when things really do seem to get hazardous, and it makes sense to avoid very high salt intake, so "The Salt Fix" describes the rationale behind those recommendations.
In this segment, Andrew Huberman mentions 'The Salt Fix' again, highlighting how the book explains the reasoning behind recommendations for salt intake.
"The Salt Fix" also describes, in detailed terms, the relationship between salt intake, potassium intake, and the relationship to sugar consumption.
In this segment, Andrew Huberman discusses 'The Salt Fix,' emphasizing its detailed exploration of how salt intake relates to potassium and sugar consumption.
Several reviews and studies, including those discussed in "The Salt Fix," indicate that when people increase their sodium intake against a backdrop of minimally processed foods, their cravings for sugar can indeed be significantly diminished, which syncs with how the neural pathways for salty and sweet interact.
Andrew Huberman refers to the research in "The Salt Fix" once again, explaining that the reviews and studies discussed describe the relationship between minimally processed foods and decreased cravings for sugar when increasing sodium intake.
I mentioned 'The Salt Fix,' which I believe is an interesting read, noting that much of the information runs counter to conventional narratives about salt.
Andrew Huberman brings up "The Salt Fix" again, praising the book for its insights that often contradict the common beliefs about salt.