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Huberman Lab

Huberman Lab

The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our...

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We Who Wrestle with God

We Who Wrestle with God

by Jordan B. Peterson

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As Dr. Peterson emphasizes in his new book, "We Who Wrestle with God," he highlights the use of story, in this case, biblical stories, to understand oneself and to best guide one's actions toward the most positive and generative outcomes.

Episode: Dr. Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path

Maps of Meaning

Maps of Meaning

by Jordan B. Peterson

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In my class, 'Maps of Meaning,' I used to have students do this as a project, and one of the projects was to find something in your neighborhood or family that isn’t right and see if you can set it right—just write down what happens.

Episode: Dr. Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path

The Sacred and the Profane

The Sacred and the Profane

by Mircea Eliade

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I would start with 'The Sacred and the Profane' by Mircea Eliade and also Eric Neumann’s book 'The Origins and History of Consciousness.'

Episode: Dr. Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path

The Origins and History of Consciousness

The Origins and History of Consciousness

by Erich Neumann

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I would start with 'The Sacred and the Profane' by Mircea Eliade and also Eric Neumann’s book 'The Origins and History of Consciousness.'

Episode: Dr. Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path

The Discovery Of The Unconscious

The Discovery Of The Unconscious

by Henri F. Ellenberger

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If you like that book and you’re interested in all three of them, there’s a great book called 'Discovery of the Unconscious' by Henri Ellenberger, who was the foremost exponent of existential psychology in the 1950s—a brilliant scholar.

Episode: Dr. Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path

Protocols

Protocols

by Andrew D. Huberman

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For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out; it's my very first book; it's entitled 'Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body.'

Episode: Dr. Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path

Becoming a Supple Leopard

Becoming a Supple Leopard

by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza

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In today's episode, there's an immense amount of actionable information that I'm certain all of you will benefit from. Dr. Kelly Starrett has authored several best-selling books, some of which you may know, such as 'Supple Leopard.' He was actually one of the first people to become synonymous with the use of a lacrosse ball or foam roller.

Episode: Dr. Kelly Starrett: How to Improve Your Mobility, Posture & Flexibility

The Spinal Engine

The Spinal Engine

by Serge Gracovetsky

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Um, really a book that makes the rounds from time to time is a book called The Spinal Engine by Serge Gracovetsky, and he really talks about the trunk as a driver of power, not just as a chassis of which the big engine moves, and that really is a nice conceptual way of simplifying movement!

Episode: Dr. Kelly Starrett: How to Improve Your Mobility, Posture & Flexibility

Anatomy Trains

Anatomy Trains

by Thomas W. Myers

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One of the things that we want to look at is... and this is a Philip Beach muscles meridian idea — there are contractual fields, and this goes along with if we look at Thomas Meyer's Anatomy trains of seeing the system as a system of systems. So we start to look at your back and your erectors, and then we tie that into the glutes, and then we tie that into the hamstrings and tie the calf.

Episode: Dr. Kelly Starrett: How to Improve Your Mobility, Posture & Flexibility

Eat Smarter

Eat Smarter

by Shawn Stevenson

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Sean Stevenson wrote a beautiful book about creating a table culture and a culture around eating for your family. For me, the functional unit of change is the household; that's where I want to invest my energy. That's how we'll transform society—one household at a time.

Episode: Dr. Kelly Starrett: How to Improve Your Mobility, Posture & Flexibility

The Psychology of Money

The Psychology of Money

by Morgan Housel

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He is also the author of the spectacularly bestselling book, The Psychology of Money.

Episode: Morgan Housel: Understand & Apply the Psychology of Money to Gain Greater Happiness

The Psychology of Money

The Psychology of Money

by Morgan Housel

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I read Morgan's book, The Psychology of Money, and I loved it.

Episode: Morgan Housel: Understand & Apply the Psychology of Money to Gain Greater Happiness

The Psychology of Money

The Psychology of Money

by Morgan Housel

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To learn more about Morgan's work and to find links to his two superb books, The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever, please see the links in the show note captions.

Episode: Morgan Housel: Understand & Apply the Psychology of Money to Gain Greater Happiness

Same as Ever

Same as Ever

by Morgan Housel

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To learn more about Morgan's work and to find links to his two superb books, The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever, please see the links in the show note captions.

Episode: Morgan Housel: Understand & Apply the Psychology of Money to Gain Greater Happiness

Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

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This is based on some work that I will provide a reference for, which was published in the journal Science. Matt Walker also discusses studies done by others in his book Why We Sleep.

Episode: Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning & Metabolism | Huberman Lab Essentials

Count Down

Count Down

by Shanna H. Swan, Stacey Colino

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We can talk about that later, but let's just focus on the chemicals, as that's what led me to much of my research and to writing the book that I authored.

Episode: Dr. Shanna Swan: How to Safeguard Your Hormone Health & Fertility

The Obesogen Effect

The Obesogen Effect

by Bruce Blumberg, Kristin Loberg

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And you know, a lot of these chemicals, just to let you know, are obesogens; they increase obesity; there's a book out called Obesogens; you can read about them, and so you know it'll be very—there is some overlap so by reducing some of these chemicals that are in your food storage containers, you're also reducing obesogens, so it's not a clear, you know, yes, no, we gave them a box, each couple; I went to their house, six couples around the United States with a big box, and in this box were these alternative products.

Episode: Dr. Shanna Swan: How to Safeguard Your Hormone Health & Fertility

A Poison Like No Other

A Poison Like No Other

by Matt Simon

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In fact, there's a book that I read in preparation for this episode; gosh, it was so depressing but important for me to read; maybe you want to read it as well. It's quite good, although it will be a bit of a downer; the title of the book is 'A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies' by Matt Simon. I listened to this book, and gosh, it really convinces you that there are microplastics everywhere: both on land, in the air, and in the ocean, unfortunately.

Episode: The Effects of Microplastics on Your Health & How to Reduce Them

The Anxious Generation

The Anxious Generation

by Jonathan Haidt

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But I think between what you're saying and what Jonathan Haidt, who was on this podcast, the author of 'Anxious Generation,' 'Coddling of the American Mind,' professor at NYU, etc., has said, I'm starting to really believe that, yes, the human brain can focus on past, present, or future, or some combination, but that something about the architecture of our technologies and our human interactions, because those are so closely interwoven, that's taking place now has us really locked in the present, in stimulus and response.

Episode: Ari Wallach: Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols

The Coddling of the American Mind

The Coddling of the American Mind

by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt

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But I think between what you're saying and what Jonathan Haidt, who was on this podcast, the author of 'Anxious Generation,' 'Coddling of the American Mind,' professor at NYU, etc., has said, I'm starting to really believe that, yes, the human brain can focus on past, present, or future, or some combination, but that something about the architecture of our technologies and our human interactions, because those are so closely interwoven, that's taking place now has us really locked in the present, in stimulus and response.

Episode: Ari Wallach: Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols

A Fighter's Heart

A Fighter's Heart

by Sam Sheridan

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I think there are two phrases that come to mind; there's a book called 'A Fighter's Heart' by Sam Sheridan, and it's a pretty interesting account of all the different forms of martial arts and fighting. There's an interesting part of the book where he says, 'You can't have your 20th birthday until you're 19,' which is a big giant duh; but it's actually a pretty profound statement.

Episode: Ari Wallach: Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson

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And the reason I say this is, um, you know, I remember when Steve Jobs was alive because I was a postdoc in Palo Alto then and would see him occasionally around Palo Alto, um, there; and then, you know, read the Walter Isaacson biography about him, and it seemed like he had a very clear sense that someday he would die, and he lived his life essentially according to that principle.

Episode: Ari Wallach: Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols

Living Your Dying

Living Your Dying

by Stanley Keleman

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In 1972, Ernest Becker wrote a book, which you'll know all about, the book based on the title called The Denial of Death; he won the Pulitzer Prize for it. And Becker's contention was that we are the only species that at a very early age recognizes that we are only here for a short period of time, but more than anything, at one point in time we will die; we will cease to exist.

Episode: Ari Wallach: Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols

Statistics for the Social Sciences

Statistics for the Social Sciences

by Russell T. Warne

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That's why I titled it for the book. And the question is what do you want to remember?

Episode: Dr. Charan Ranganath: How to Improve Memory & Focus Using Science Protocols

Why We Remember

Why We Remember

by Charan Ranganath, PhD

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Second of all, I want to thank you for writing your book, 'Why We Remember,' because it's a fantastic exploration of the modern understanding of memory.

Episode: Dr. Charan Ranganath: How to Improve Memory & Focus Using Science Protocols

Mating in Captivity

Mating in Captivity

by Esther Perel

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She's also the author of best-selling books such as "Mating in Captivity" and "The State of Affairs."

Episode: Esther Perel: How to Find, Build & Maintain Healthy Romantic Relationships

The State of Affairs

The State of Affairs

by Esther Perel

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She's also the author of best-selling books such as "Mating in Captivity" and "The State of Affairs."

Episode: Esther Perel: How to Find, Build & Maintain Healthy Romantic Relationships

Summary of Marc Brackett's Permission to Feel

Summary of Marc Brackett's Permission to Feel

by Swift Reads

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Thank you for joining me for today's discussion with Dr. Mark Brackett, to learn more about his work and to find links to his book, Permission to Feel, which by the way, I highly recommend, as well as other links to his laboratory and other resources please see the links in the show note captions.

Episode: Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence

Finding Your Way in a Wild New World

Finding Your Way in a Wild New World

by Martha Beck

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She is also considered one of the foremost experts in the personal development field, having authored many best-selling books, including her upcoming book, 'Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose.'

Episode: Dr. Martha Beck: Access Your Best Self With Mind-Body Practices, Belief Testing & Imagination

Beyond Anxiety

Beyond Anxiety

by Martha Beck

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Yeah, I know, and I call it what I—in the book that I just wrote called Beyond Anxiety.

Episode: Dr. Martha Beck: Access Your Best Self With Mind-Body Practices, Belief Testing & Imagination

Protocols

Protocols

by Andrew Huberman

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For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out; it's my very first book. It's entitled 'Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body.'

Episode: Dr. Martha Beck: Access Your Best Self With Mind-Body Practices, Belief Testing & Imagination

Life's Messy, Live Happy

Life's Messy, Live Happy

by Cy Wakeman

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Right now I'm working on some bonus chapters of my book. And while I'm a pretty motivated person, I'm excited to share that information with the world, I must say that setting aside time to do these bonus chapters has been challenging because I've got a lot else going on.

Episode: AMA #18: Cold Therapy Advice, Skin Health Tips, Motivation, Learning Strategies & More

Dopamine Nation

Dopamine Nation

by Dr. Anna Lembke

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Regarding Huberman Lab resources, if you search for addiction on hubermanlab.com, you’ll find specific timestamps, primarily from an episode with Dr. Anna Lembke, the director of the Dual Diagnosis Addiction Clinic at Stanford, who wrote Dopamine Nation and skillfully describes the underlying biological mechanisms related to dopamine and addiction treatment. You can overcome addiction; people achieve sobriety.

Episode: AMA #18: Cold Therapy Advice, Skin Health Tips, Motivation, Learning Strategies & More

Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

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I’m aware, and we can delve deeper into this, that there is evidence—from Matt Walker's six-episode series on sleep—that THC helps some individuals fall asleep but may significantly disrupt sleep architecture in undesirable ways.

Episode: Dr. Matthew Hill: How Cannabis Impacts Health & the Potential Risks

Forever Strong

Forever Strong

by Gabrielle Lyon

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To learn more about her work and find links to her book, Forever Strong, as well as links to her excellent podcast and website with additional resources, please see the show notes and captions.

Episode: How to Exercise & Eat for Optimal Health & Longevity | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

The New Menopause

The New Menopause

by Mary Claire Haver, MD

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Thank you for joining me for today's discussion with Dr. Mary Claire Haver. To learn more about her work, please see the link to her website in the show notes, as well as the link to her excellent book, 'The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts.'

Episode: Dr. Mary Claire Haver: How to Navigate Menopause & Perimenopause for Maximum Health & Vitality

The Galveston Diet

The Galveston Diet

by Dr Mary Claire Haver

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You know, when I first wrote the Galveston diet, to be honest and transparent, it was for weight loss. And, you know, I was frustrated with my weight gain and that was the pain point my patients had—and that was my pain point—but I didn't realize it represented something much more sinister than just the way I looked.

Episode: Dr. Mary Claire Haver: How to Navigate Menopause & Perimenopause for Maximum Health & Vitality

It's Not Hysteria

It's Not Hysteria

by Karen Tang

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Karen Tang just published a book titled 'It's Not Hysteria,' and she is a gynecologic surgeon who does a lot of work around PCOS, containing huge chapters on how to advocate for yourself and understand the disease process.

Episode: Dr. Mary Claire Haver: How to Navigate Menopause & Perimenopause for Maximum Health & Vitality

Rabid

Rabid

by Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy

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But what I find amazing about the rabies virus—and there's a great book by the way called 'Rabid,' which is essentially a history of the study of rabies—is that once it travels from the site of the bite up to the brain, what does it do?

Episode: Dr. Diego Bohórquez: The Science of Your Gut Sense & the Gut-Brain Axis

The Wisdom of the Body

The Wisdom of the Body

by Walter Bradford Cannon

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I once read a very elegant paper by Walter Cannon, a foundational figure in physiology. Cannon was the chair of physiology at Harvard in the 1920s and 1930s and authored 'The Wisdom of the Body.'

Episode: Dr. Diego Bohórquez: The Science of Your Gut Sense & the Gut-Brain Axis

Memoirs of a Stomach

Memoirs of a Stomach

by Minister of the Interior, Sydney Whiting

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In our research, we referenced some beautiful passages from the book 'Memoirs of My Stomach,' written by a French author in 1853, highlighting the gut-brain dialogue.

Episode: Dr. Diego Bohórquez: The Science of Your Gut Sense & the Gut-Brain Axis

Creating a Life

Creating a Life

by James Hollis

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Some of the notable titles and topics of those books include 'Creating a Life,' 'Finding Your Individual Path,' as well as 'The Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other,' which, as the name suggests, is about relationships.

Episode: Dr. James Hollis: How to Find Your True Purpose & Create Your Best Life

The Eden Project

The Eden Project

by James Hollis

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Some of the notable titles and topics of those books include 'Creating a Life,' 'Finding Your Individual Path,' as well as 'The Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other,' which, as the name suggests, is about relationships.

Episode: Dr. James Hollis: How to Find Your True Purpose & Create Your Best Life

Living Between Worlds

Living Between Worlds

by James Hollis, Ph.D.

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He has also written about how to access our most resilient self in the book entitled 'Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times.'

Episode: Dr. James Hollis: How to Find Your True Purpose & Create Your Best Life

Under Saturn's Shadow

Under Saturn's Shadow

by James Hollis

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And so that's what led to the writing of the book 'Under Saturn's Shadow.' And I suggested a number of those secrets.

Episode: Dr. James Hollis: How to Find Your True Purpose & Create Your Best Life

Swamplands of the Soul

Swamplands of the Soul

by James Hollis

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I also wrote a book called 'Swamplands of the Soul' that deals with anxiety, depression, loss, betrayal, etc.

Episode: Dr. James Hollis: How to Find Your True Purpose & Create Your Best Life

The End of Craving

The End of Craving

by Mark Schatzker

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There’s a wonderful book called "The End of Cravings" by Mark Schatzker, who also wrote "The Dorito Effect."

Episode: Dr. Casey Means: Transform Your Health by Improving Metabolism, Hormone & Blood Sugar Regulation

The Dorito Effect

The Dorito Effect

by Mark Schatzker

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There’s a wonderful book called "The End of Cravings" by Mark Schatzker, who also wrote "The Dorito Effect."

Episode: Dr. Casey Means: Transform Your Health by Improving Metabolism, Hormone & Blood Sugar Regulation

Outlive

Outlive

by Peter Attia, MD

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Some of you may know Dr. Attia because he has appeared on this podcast; he wrote the incredible book 'Outlive,' in which he discusses how having a strong spine and the ability to break falls through training is essential to counteract the aging process.

Episode: Protocols to Strengthen & Pain Proof Your Back

10 to 25

10 to 25

by David Yeager

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Yeager is also the author of an important and extremely useful new book entitled '10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People.' The book is scheduled for release this summer, that is, the summer of 2024, and we provided a link to the book in the show notes.

Episode: Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to Improve Performance

Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

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It could be for art, for intellectual history; it’s a classic Viktor Frankl argument from 'Man’s Search for Meaning.' What helped him survive as he was leaving the concentration camps was the debt he owed to the future work he wanted to write to share with the world.

Episode: Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to Improve Performance

Cultures of Growth

Cultures of Growth

by Mary C. Murphy

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But um, what I find compelling is a beautiful new book by Mary Murphy called 'Cultures of Growth' who was trained at Stanford under Claude Steele. Uh, was also trained by Carol Dweck, just came out a week ago, and it's getting tons of great press.

Episode: Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to Improve Performance

The End of Poverty

The End of Poverty

by Jeffrey Sachs

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And we all went back to college and were there for a service, and I remember being in the airport and I picked up Jeffrey Sachs' 'End of Poverty,' which was a popular book at the time, and just thinking, 'Here's a guy who, like, I don’t know, was doing something pretty mundane, macroeconomics, but he was spending all his time talking world leaders in other countries out of, you know, crushing debt that was causing poverty.'

Episode: Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to Improve Performance

A Fighter's Heart

A Fighter's Heart

by Sam Sheridan

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I think it was Sam Sheridan who wrote 'A Fighter's Heart,' an excellent book, and for anyone, male or female, age—who's interested in the human spirit, I recommend 'A Fighter's Heart' because it's about the different fight sports, but it's really about the path of self-discovery that occurs in various martial arts.

Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges

Fearless

Fearless

by Eric Blehm

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This is perhaps a an opportunity to um put a call out there's a a wonderful book I think an important book that isn't so well known in the in the array of quote unquote military and seal books, um which is the book about Adam Brown.

Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

by Joseph Campbell

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One of the most important books in my life in the last 12 years has been Joseph Campbell's 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' for the back end of the hero's journey, and I haven't read it.

Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges

The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

by Sam Harris

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But also, I mean, I read Sam Harris's first book, 'The End of Faith' in 2006, and so I've followed him for 15 years, religiously read all of his books.

Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges

Waking Up

Waking Up

by Sam Harris

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I don't know him personally, so public stuff notwithstanding, that's not important to me, but 'Waking Up' and I took an online course with Robert Wright, who wrote 'Why Buddhism is True.'

Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges

Why Buddhism is True

Why Buddhism is True

by Robert Wright

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I don't know him personally, so public stuff notwithstanding, that's not important to me, but 'Waking Up' and I took an online course with Robert Wright, who wrote 'Why Buddhism is True.'

Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges

Range

Range

by David Epstein

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Like to use David Epstein's book title, right? It's range.

Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges

Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

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He is also the author of the bestselling book 'Why We Sleep.'

Episode: Dr. Matt Walker: The Biology of Sleep & Your Unique Sleep Needs | Huberman Lab Guest Series

Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

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And I'm going to interrupt intentionally, not to puff you up, just because I think it's fair to say, I know, it's fair to say that the cautionary notes you spoke about in those early TED talks and in your book, 'Why We Sleep,' while they may have stimulated some anxiety for some people, they absolutely had and have a net positive effect in the sense that they cued people to the importance of this thing called sleep.

Episode: Dr. Matt Walker: The Biology of Sleep & Your Unique Sleep Needs | Huberman Lab Guest Series

Slow Productivity

Slow Productivity

by Cal Newport

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Cal also has a new book out now which I'm currently reading entitled "Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout."

Episode: Dr. Cal Newport: How to Enhance Focus and Improve Productivity

Deep Work

Deep Work

by Cal Newport

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I'm a huge fan. I've been a huge fan ever since I read "Deep Work."

Episode: Dr. Cal Newport: How to Enhance Focus and Improve Productivity

Deep Work

Deep Work

by Cal Newport

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So I call this productive meditation in "Deep Work."

Episode: Dr. Cal Newport: How to Enhance Focus and Improve Productivity

Unashamedly Superhuman

Unashamedly Superhuman

by Jim Steele

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One of my favorite studies in this context is a paper from Ali's lab entitled "Mind Over Milkshakes: Mindsets, Not Just Nutrients, Determine the Ghrelin Response."

Episode: How Placebo Effects Work to Change Our Biology & Psychology

Deep Work

Deep Work

by Cal Newport

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We have a future guest on this podcast named Cal Newport; he wrote the book Deep Work, and he has another book called The World Without Email. He's a computer science professor at Georgetown where he talks extensively about the tremendous career, but also relationship and life value of doing essentially what you're describing.

Episode: Dr. Kay Tye: The Biology of Social Interactions and Emotions

A World Without Email

A World Without Email

by Cal Newport

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We have a future guest on this podcast named Cal Newport; he wrote the book Deep Work, and he has another book called The World Without Email. He's a computer science professor at Georgetown where he talks extensively about the tremendous career, but also relationship and life value of doing essentially what you're describing.

Episode: Dr. Kay Tye: The Biology of Social Interactions and Emotions

Advice for a Young Investigator

Advice for a Young Investigator

by Santiago Ramon Y Cajal

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As a graduate student, I had a little book titled 'Advice for Young Investigators' by Romonica Hall in my desk drawer. It offered whimsical anecdotes and pertinent insights but was also filled with misogynistic overtones that glamorously depicted workaholic tendencies.

Episode: Dr. Kay Tye: The Biology of Social Interactions and Emotions

The Creative Act

The Creative Act

by Rick Rubin

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This past year, Rick also authored his first book, which is a truly incredible exploration into the creative process. His book is entitled 'The Creative Act: A Way of Being.'

Episode: Rick Rubin: Protocols to Access Creative Energy and Process

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Wherever You Go, There You Are

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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But in addition to that book, what are some other books you recommend to stimulate thought or for health purposes—things you've found particularly beneficial in book form? My favorite book about meditation is called 'Wherever You Go, There You Are.'

Episode: Rick Rubin: Protocols to Access Creative Energy and Process

The 48 Laws of Power (Special Power Edition)

The 48 Laws of Power (Special Power Edition)

by Robert Greene

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Robert Greene is an author who has written more than five bestselling books, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Laws of Human Nature, and Mastery.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

The Laws of Human Nature

The Laws of Human Nature

by Robert Greene

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Robert Greene is an author who has written more than five bestselling books, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Laws of Human Nature, and Mastery.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Mastery

Mastery

by Robert Greene

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Robert Greene is an author who has written more than five bestselling books, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Laws of Human Nature, and Mastery.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Mastery

Mastery

by Robert Greene

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I first learned about Robert's work from reading the book Mastery, which to my mind is a brilliant exploration and a practical tool for how to think about and pursue one's purpose.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Mastery

Mastery

by Robert Greene

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Whenever I'm asked for book suggestions, I always include Mastery in my top three recommendations.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Longitude

Longitude

by Dava Sobel

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I taught it for four years, and one of the books was 'Longitude,' which is a wonderful story about the discovery of timekeeping devices.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition

Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition

by Eric R. Kandel

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One book I’ll leave as a mystery, not to be mysterious, but because it's a science book; I'll just tell you that it’s 'Principles of Neuroscience.'

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Mastery

Mastery

by Robert Greene

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The reason I recommended 'Mastery' is because these students were soon going to enter the great jungle of post-undergraduate education.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Mastery

Mastery

by Robert Greene

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For me, I found 'Mastery' to be an absolutely transformative book in that it taught me so much about how to learn from others and how to expect certain types of interactions when one kind of assigns themselves to a mentor and vice versa.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Mastery

Mastery

by Robert Greene

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I usually end with a great debt of gratitude, and I'll probably do that again at the end, but I want to start with a great debt of gratitude; 'Mastery' transformed my entire life, and in many ways this podcast probably wouldn't exist were it not for 'Mastery.'

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

Five Minds for the Future

Five Minds for the Future

by Howard Gardner

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When you're very young, they direct you towards intellectual and mental pursuits as well, and there's a book I recommend for everybody—it's Howard Gardner's 'Five Frames of Mind.'

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

The 33 Strategies of War

The 33 Strategies of War

by Robert Greene, Joost Elffers

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This notion you referred to, 'death ground,' is an important tactic from my book, '33 Strategies of War,' which is about strategic thinking inspired by Sun Tzu.

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Your Unique Purpose

How Emotions Are Made

How Emotions Are Made

by Lisa Feldman Barrett

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The first one is entitled 'How Emotions Are Made,' and the second book, which includes information about emotions but extends beyond that, is entitled 'Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.'

Episode: Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How to Understand Emotions | Huberman Lab Podcast

Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain

Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain

by Lisa Feldman Barrett

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The first one is entitled 'How Emotions Are Made,' and the second book, which includes information about emotions but extends beyond that, is entitled 'Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.'

Episode: Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How to Understand Emotions | Huberman Lab Podcast

The Body Keeps the Score

The Body Keeps the Score

by Bessel A. Van der Kolk

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There’s a catchy book title, but with all due respect to, I think, the important work of Vander, that oversimplification led folks to believe their back pain was trauma and not all trauma is somaticized.

Episode: Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How to Understand Emotions | Huberman Lab Podcast

How Emotions Are Made

How Emotions Are Made

by Lisa Feldman Barrett

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The book, "How Emotions Are Made," was written for her and for myself because it encapsulated the knowledge I wanted her, and others, to understand about emotions.

Episode: Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How to Understand Emotions | Huberman Lab Podcast

Emotion in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Emotion in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

by Matthew Tull, Nathan Kimbrel

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The one that I’m particularly excited about, the one that I’ve spent now an immense amount of time with, is entitled 'The Tenacious Brain: How the Anterior Midcingulate Cortex Contributes to Achieving Goals.' So if you have a background in biology, even if you don’t, I think you'll find that review to be very interesting, and it further substantiates a lot of the points that I made a few moments ago about the different scenarios and types of individuals that seem to be able to engage their anterior midcingulate cortex under different conditions and to a greater or lesser extent than others.

Episode: How to Increase Your Willpower & Tenacity | Huberman Lab Podcast

Never Split the Difference

Never Split the Difference

by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz

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Chris is also the author of a phenomenal best-selling book entitled 'Never Split the Difference.' In addition, he has taught courses in negotiation at Harvard, at Georgetown, and at the University of Southern California.

Episode: Chris Voss: How to Succeed at Hard Conversations

Man Without a Gun

Man Without a Gun

by Giandomenico Picco

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Gianni Domenico got all the Western hostages out of Beirut in the mid '80s, wrote a book called 'Man Without a Gun,' negotiated in person, face-to-face with Hezbollah. The only guy that ever did that, got everybody out.

Episode: Chris Voss: How to Succeed at Hard Conversations

Fool's Paradise

Fool's Paradise

by Stewart Justman

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And then perhaps if people will have a bit more of a psychological understanding, or they’re reading some pop psychology books these days, some of which are pretty good, they might understand something about themselves or the other person being a bit more anxious or a bit more relaxed.

Episode: Dr. Paul Conti: How to Build and Maintain Healthy Relationships | Huberman Lab Guest Series

Touch

Touch

by David J. Linden

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The book 'Unique' is one that we'll provide a link to in the show notes.

Episode: Dr. David Linden: Life, Death & the Neuroscience of Your Unique Experience

The Language Instinct

The Language Instinct

by Steven Pinker

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So I started looking at their bookshelf and came across a pop science book called 'The Language Instinct' by Stephen Pinker. That was a turning point for me.

Episode: Dr. Maya Shankar: How to Shape Your Identity & Goals

The Black Poets

The Black Poets

by Dudley Randall

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So one day he gets a book called The Black Poets. And in the book, he read a poem by Etheridge Knight, who had also spent time in prison and had written this incredibly stirring poem about the criminal justice system.

Episode: Dr. Maya Shankar: How to Shape Your Identity & Goals

The 4-Hour Work Week

The 4-Hour Work Week

by Timothy Ferriss

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His books, The 4-Hour Chef, The 4-Hour Body, and The 4-Hour Work Week not only explain his own exploration of how to optimize and prioritize his time and learn particular skills but also teach you those skills as well.

Episode: Tim Ferriss: How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future | Huberman Lab Podcast

Built to Move

Built to Move

by Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett

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I also had developed a friendship with Kelly Starrett, so San Francisco CrossFit, who I have tremendous respect for on multiple levels. His new book, 'Built to Move,' is a great book.

Episode: Tim Ferriss: How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future | Huberman Lab Podcast

Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans

by Timothy Ferriss

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That were I to rewrite it today, I would include a section, and there was a bit in Tools of Titans to address that on more extended fasts, let's just call it three to seven day fasts.

Episode: Tim Ferriss: How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future | Huberman Lab Podcast

Don't Shoot the Dog

Don't Shoot the Dog

by Karen Pryor

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There is a quote also from a book called 'Don't Shoot the Dog,' which is a terrible title but an excellent book written by Karen Pryor, who was an aquatic mammal trainer.

Episode: Tim Ferriss: How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future | Huberman Lab Podcast

Pihkal

Pihkal

by Alexander Theodore Shulgin, Ann Shulgin

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And by the way, if you're interested in the story of Alexander Shulgin and the drugs he synthesized, as well as the group he built to take these drugs and try them—who had several members using these drugs in therapy with their patients for a long time, both before and after MDMA became illegal—there's a wonderful book called Pihkal, which stands for P-I-H-K-A-L. Pihkal is the title of the book that Shulgin wrote, which describes his discovery of MDMA; I confess it also describes the synthesis of MDMA, and for that reason, it was a book that for a long time was not available but is now available in audiobook and printed format.

Episode: The Science of MDMA & Its Therapeutic Uses: Benefits & Risks | Huberman Lab Podcast

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

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When I describe the book 'Where the Red Fern Grows,' I can almost feel that sensation reemerging.

Episode: Dr. Immordino-Yang: How Emotions & Social Factors Impact Learning | Huberman Lab Podcast

Emotions, Learning, and the Brain

Emotions, Learning, and the Brain

by Mary Helen Immordino-yang

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Additionally, Dr. Immordino-Yang authored an excellent book titled 'Emotions, Learning, and the Brain,' which is designed for the general public. It’s highly informative and filled with practical tools; we've provided a link to that book in the show notes too.

Episode: Dr. Immordino-Yang: How Emotions & Social Factors Impact Learning | Huberman Lab Podcast

Winter Swimming

Winter Swimming

by Susanna Søberg

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In fact, she is the author of a recent book entitled 'Winter Swimming,' which I must say is a terrific book because it breaks down chapter by chapter the different aspects of deliberate heat and cold into its various constituent parts, including cold acclimation, the cold shock response, the dangers and safety of cold water, the impact of cold, and the impact of heat on various aspects of human health, as well as specifics relating to sauna versus ice versus cold swimming showers, etc.

Episode: Dr. Susanna Søberg: How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Huberman Lab Podcast

Winter Swimming

Winter Swimming

by Susanna Søberg

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By doing this, I also measured the temperature every time they went in, resulting in a graph shown in the winter swimming book.

Episode: Dr. Susanna Søberg: How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Huberman Lab Podcast

Winter Swimming

Winter Swimming

by Susanna Søberg

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Although in your book, you dedicated some pages to naked winter swimming, or I should say naked cold water exposure as opposed to wearing a bathing suit.

Episode: Dr. Susanna Søberg: How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Huberman Lab Podcast

Winter Swimming

Winter Swimming

by Susanna Søberg

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I included it in my book because people want to know if they have to swim with their bathing suit on or if they can take it off; what's the difference?

Episode: Dr. Susanna Søberg: How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Huberman Lab Podcast

Winter Swimming

Winter Swimming

by Susanna Søberg

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Thank you for your significant public education efforts on social media and through your book.

Episode: Dr. Susanna Søberg: How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Huberman Lab Podcast

Winter Swimming

Winter Swimming

by Susanna Søberg

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You will also find a link to Dr. Søberg's excellent book, Winter Swimming.

Episode: Dr. Susanna Søberg: How to Use Cold & Heat Exposure to Improve Your Health | Huberman Lab Podcast

Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience

Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience

by Michael S. Gazzaniga

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Our lab has written over the years a few review chapters, and we were repeatedly writing the olfaction chapter for a very large textbook, the Gazzan Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience, I think it's called.

Episode: Dr. Noam Sobel: How Smells Influence Our Hormones, Health & Behavior | Huberman Lab Podcast

Jaws

Jaws

by Sandra Kahn, Paul R. Ehrlich

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I'm a big fan of a book called 'Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic' written by colleagues of mine at Stanford; are you familiar with it?

Episode: Dr. Noam Sobel: How Smells Influence Our Hormones, Health & Behavior | Huberman Lab Podcast

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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I took advice, so I'm not that, that, uh, I'm friends with him, but that time I was communicating a bit because we were on some board with with uh Daniel Kahneman, who's’s Nobel 'Fast and Slow.'

Episode: Dr. Noam Sobel: How Smells Influence Our Hormones, Health & Behavior | Huberman Lab Podcast

The Telomere Effect

The Telomere Effect

by Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Dr. Elissa Epel

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To learn more about the work from Dr. Epel's laboratory, as well as her books entitled 'The Telomere Effect' and, now more recently, 'The Stress Prescription,' you can find links to those in the show note captions.

Episode: Dr. Elissa Epel: Control Stress for Healthy Eating, Metabolism & Aging | Huberman Lab Podcast

The Stress Prescription

The Stress Prescription

by Elissa Epel, PhD

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To learn more about the work from Dr. Epel's laboratory, as well as her books entitled 'The Telomere Effect' and, now more recently, 'The Stress Prescription,' you can find links to those in the show note captions.

Episode: Dr. Elissa Epel: Control Stress for Healthy Eating, Metabolism & Aging | Huberman Lab Podcast

Mindset

Mindset

by Carol S. Dweck

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Growth mindset is the incredible discovery and research papers from my colleague Dr. Carol Dweck in the psychology department at Stanford. And there are others, such as David Yeager at the University of Texas Austin, who have leveraged the so-called growth mindset as a tool that young people and adults alike can use in order to get better at anything.

Episode: Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort | Huberman Lab Podcast

The Circadian Code

The Circadian Code

by Satchin Panda, PhD

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Those books include 'The Circadian Code' and a more recent book, 'The Circadian Diabetes Code,' both of which we've provided links to in the show note captions.

Episode: Dr. Satchin Panda: Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity | Huberman Lab

The Circadian Diabetes Code

The Circadian Diabetes Code

by Satchin Panda, PhD

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Those books include 'The Circadian Code' and a more recent book, 'The Circadian Diabetes Code,' both of which we've provided links to in the show note captions.

Episode: Dr. Satchin Panda: Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity | Huberman Lab

Zoological Philosophy

Zoological Philosophy

by Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck

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So Lamarck worked, he published his book a little more than 200 years ago. And he believed in the inheritance of acquired traits.

Episode: Dr. Oded Rechavi: Genes & the Inheritance of Memories Across Generations | Huberman Lab Podcast

Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon

by Arthur Koestler

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There's a beautiful book about him by Koestler that tells the story of what happened. There are several types of toads; some live underwater, while others live on land.

Episode: Dr. Oded Rechavi: Genes & the Inheritance of Memories Across Generations | Huberman Lab Podcast

What is Life?

What is Life?

by Erwin Schrödinger

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Even Schrodinger, the famous physicist, wrote a very important book in '44, before the double helix, called What is Life? This is actually a book that drove many physicists to establish molecular biology.

Episode: Dr. Oded Rechavi: Genes & the Inheritance of Memories Across Generations | Huberman Lab Podcast

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

by Robert M. Sapolsky

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This is work by my colleague David Spiegel at Stanford Psychiatry and the great Robert Sapolsky, author of 'Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers.' He has a lot of popular books out there.

Episode: Dr. Andy Galpin: Maximize Recovery to Achieve Fitness & Performance Goals | Huberman Lab

Women, Food, And Hormones

Women, Food, And Hormones

by Sara Gottfried

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The two books I'd like to highlight, for which we have provided links in the show notes, are 'Women, Food, and Hormones' and 'The Hormone Cure.'

Episode: Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity | Huberman Lab

The Hormone Cure

The Hormone Cure

by Sara Gottfried

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The two books I'd like to highlight, for which we have provided links in the show notes, are 'Women, Food, and Hormones' and 'The Hormone Cure.'

Episode: Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity | Huberman Lab

The Hormone Cure

The Hormone Cure

by Sara Gottfried

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I read 'The Hormone Cure' and found it to be tremendously interesting and informative.

Episode: Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity | Huberman Lab

The Hormone Cure

The Hormone Cure

by Sara Gottfried

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I highly recommend 'The Hormone Cure' for anyone interested in hormones and hormone health, and 'Women, Food, and Hormones' in particular for women.

Episode: Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity | Huberman Lab

The Hormone Cure

The Hormone Cure

by Sara Gottfried

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We've linked two of them, notably 'Women, Food, and Hormones' and her book 'The Hormone Cure,' in the show notes.

Episode: Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity | Huberman Lab

Extreme Ownership

Extreme Ownership

by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

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This took the form of several important books, the first of which was published in 2015 and is entitled 'Extreme Ownership: How US Navy Seals Lead and Win.'

Episode: Jocko Willink: How to Become Resilient, Forge Your Identity & Lead Others | Huberman Lab Podcast 104

Way of the Warrior Kid

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink

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I've read both 'Extreme Ownership' and 'The Way of the Warrior Kid,' and I found them to be immensely useful in terms of actionable information and understanding oneself and different kinds of relationships, both in and out of the workplace.

Episode: Jocko Willink: How to Become Resilient, Forge Your Identity & Lead Others | Huberman Lab Podcast 104

On the Psychology of Military Incompetence

On the Psychology of Military Incompetence

by Norman F Dixon

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There's a compelling book called 'The Psychology of Military Incompetence' that I ended up discussing in about four podcasts.

Episode: Jocko Willink: How to Become Resilient, Forge Your Identity & Lead Others | Huberman Lab Podcast 104

Mastery

Mastery

by Robert Greene

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Actually, the first time I heard about it was from Robert Greene, who wrote the book Mastery and some important writings; what was it? I think it was the— I forget how many laws of power, but those books, Robert Greene's Mastery is actually a book that I highly recommend people read because it talks about mentorship and finding mentors and the fact that we're supposed to break up and move on from mentors, and that mentors aren't always people that we know or that know us, etc. Amazing book, really.

Episode: Jocko Willink: How to Become Resilient, Forge Your Identity & Lead Others | Huberman Lab Podcast 104

Leadership Strategy and Tactics

Leadership Strategy and Tactics

by Jocko Willink

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JOCKO WILLINK: Yeah, I wrote a book called Leadership Strategy and Tactics. And one of the things that I wrote about in that book is understanding what's important and what's not.

Episode: Jocko Willink: How to Become Resilient, Forge Your Identity & Lead Others | Huberman Lab Podcast 104

Dry

Dry

by Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman

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I've read books by alcoholics, like the book 'Dry,' and others.

Episode: Jocko Willink: How to Become Resilient, Forge Your Identity & Lead Others | Huberman Lab Podcast 104

This Is Your Mind On Plants

This Is Your Mind On Plants

by Michael Pollan

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This concept was explored thoroughly in a book by Michael Pollan about caffeine, which I found enjoyable. Nevertheless, when he returned to caffeine after a long break, the effects on his mood, alertness, and overall well-being felt almost remarkable; this reinforced for him how much caffeine contributed to his normal functioning.

Episode: Using Caffeine to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast 101

Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf

by Hermann Hesse

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Not all of it, but when he is just silly, I found that silliness-- I think Hermann Hesse said something paraphrased, one of my favorite writers-- ANDREW HUBERMAN: Yeah, same. LEX FRIDMAN: I think in Steppenwolf he said, learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.

Episode: Dr Lex Fridman: Navigating Conflict, Finding Purpose & Maintaining Drive | Huberman Lab Podcast #100

Brain Energy

Brain Energy

by Christopher M. Palmer

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Additionally, Dr. Palmer is the author of a terrific new book titled Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More. I have read the book, and it is an excellent read.

Episode: Dr. Chris Palmer: Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Wherever You Go, There You Are

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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I was first introduced to meditation through a book during high school, as I was a bit of a rebel in my early years and, as part of a program, received a book on the subject. The book is titled 'Wherever You Go, There You Are' by Jon Kabat-Zinn. He was one of the first individuals to popularize meditation and mindfulness practices in the United States during the late 1980s.

Episode: How Meditation Works & Science-Based Effective Meditations | Huberman Lab Podcast #96

Altered Traits

Altered Traits

by Daniel Goleman, Richard J. Davidson

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This concept is elaborated in the remarkable book 'Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body' by Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson. They have conducted excellent work and produced many writings and TED Talks on meditation. In fact, around 2016 or 2017, this book effectively captured the core elements of the science and history of meditation.

Episode: How Meditation Works & Science-Based Effective Meditations | Huberman Lab Podcast #96

Einstein in Love

Einstein in Love

by Dennis Overbye

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Years ago, I encountered a book called 'Einstein in Love,' which mentions that friends claimed Einstein would zone out for two to five minutes at a time; this led to speculation he had absence seizures.

Episode: Dr. Eddie Chang: The Science of Learning & Speaking Languages | Huberman Lab Podcast #95

Relax Into Stretch

Relax Into Stretch

by Pavel Tsatsouline

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Now, relaxing into the stretch is something that has been talked about in martial arts circles, and Pavel Tsatsouline has an excellent book on stretching. We can provide a link to that, which talks about this and has a lot to do with relaxation of the nervous system and the way that the nerves innervate muscles and allow for stretch, if you will.

Episode: Fitness Toolkit: Protocol & Tools to Optimize Physical Health | Huberman Lab Podcast #94

Breaking Open the Head

Breaking Open the Head

by Daniel Pinchbeck

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If you're interested, there's a book called 'Breaking Open the Head' by Daniel Pinchbeck that discusses this whole process. Essentially, the Gabonese have been using this for a long time, and it's kind of an atypical psychedelic.

Episode: Dr. Nolan Williams: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring | Huberman Lab Podcast #93

Dopamine Nation

Dopamine Nation

by Dr. Anna Lembke

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It’s noteworthy that cold showers can elevate dopamine levels, a concept discussed in Dr. Anna Lembke's book, "Dopamine Nation."

Episode: Nicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping | Huberman Lab Podcast #90

ALTERED STATES (English Edition)

ALTERED STATES (English Edition)

by Paddy Chayefsky

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Remarkably, the book 'Altered States' describes various meditation practices, some longer than the one I'm recommending like 17 or 30 minutes, with some devotees practicing for as much as 60 minutes a day, though I feel that is quite extensive.

Episode: Focus Toolkit: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration | Huberman Lab Podcast #88

Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

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And I don't mean to be overly negative, but this was discussed in a previous Huberman Lab Podcast episode with Dr. Matthew Walker from UC Berkeley. Walker is a leading expert on sleep and has authored the remarkable book, 'Why We Sleep.'

Episode: What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health

Breath

Breath

by James Nestor

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James Nestor's book, 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art,' touches on this, alongside various podcasts, including those discussed here.

Episode: Sleep Toolkit: Tools for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing | Huberman Lab Podcast #84

Clearer, Closer, Better

Clearer, Closer, Better

by Emily Balcetis

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In 2020, I learned of Dr. Balcetis's book, which was written for the general public and is entitled 'Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World.'

Episode: Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Huberman Lab Podcast #83

The Secret

The Secret

by Rhonda Byrne

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So that was a pretty monumental finding for motivation scientists, to understand that creating these dream boards, these vision boards, or to-do lists, might actually backfire, because it in and of itself is the creation of a goal and the satisfaction of the goal, and then people understandably give themselves some time to just enjoy that positive experience. So much for 'The Secret.'

Episode: Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Huberman Lab Podcast #83

The Molecule of More

The Molecule of More

by Daniel Z. Lieberman, Michael E. Long

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Certainly, I would suggest neurochemicals like dopamine related to craving and desire, as seen in literature; there’s even a book called The Molecule of More, for example. Dopamine is a complex molecule and can elicit feelings of pleasure alongside a powerful craving for more—this interaction is well-recognized, and it’s understandable how sugar can create an overwhelming desire for even more.

Episode: Dr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving | Huberman Lab Podcast #81

Dopamine Nation

Dopamine Nation

by Dr. Anna Lembke

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One previous guest on the Huberman Lab Podcast, Dr. Anna Lembke, our director at the Dual Diagnosis Addiction Clinic at Stanford, authored the book 'Dopamine Nation,' discussing dopamine's uses and dangers in addiction. She illustrates the case of a patient who used deliberate cold exposure to maintain dopamine levels while withdrawing from drugs that were heavily increasing his dopamine, leading him toward addiction.

Episode: Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry to Improve Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #80

High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way

High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way

by Mike Mentzer, John R. Little

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I just read his book; I didn't get a chance to meet him, so I'm jealous, right?

Episode: Jeff Cavaliere: Optimize Your Exercise Program with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #79

The Spinal Engine

The Spinal Engine

by Serge Gracovetsky

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For example, the work of Gracovetsky on the spine in 'The Spinal Engine' illustrates how ancient movement patterns, perhaps stemming even from exoskeletons, persist within us.

Episode: Ido Portal: The Science & Practice of Movement | Huberman Lab Podcast #77

Yoga Body

Yoga Body

by Mark Singleton

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For example, there's a good book called 'Yoga Body' that will challenge people's notions of yoga.

Episode: Ido Portal: The Science & Practice of Movement | Huberman Lab Podcast #77

Stretching: Pocket Book Edition

Stretching: Pocket Book Edition

by Bob Anderson

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Some of you may know the Anderson method, which has existed for a long time; I regret that I don't know whether Anderson is still alive. One significant aspect of the Anderson method, relevant to the peer-reviewed research we’ll discuss shortly, is the idea of stretching through pain and the balance between active and passive static stretching.

Episode: Improve Flexibility with Research-Supported Stretching Protocols

Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic

Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic

by Paul Conti, MD

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Conti is the author of an exceptional book entitled 'Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic, How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal from It.' That book describes trauma and its many features, as well as numerous tools, some of which we discuss on the podcast today.

Episode: Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Huberman Lab Podcast #75

The Black Swan: Second Edition

The Black Swan: Second Edition

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Other books I've previously read and own, but listen to the Blinkist version of occasionally, include Tim Ferris's 'The 4-Hour Body,' Tim Ferris's 'The 4-Hour Chef,' Nassim Taleb's 'The Black Swan,' and many other titles.

Episode: Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Huberman Lab Podcast #75

Listening to Prozac

Listening to Prozac

by Peter D. Kramer

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I remember the book 'Listening to Prozac' from when Prozac and similar drugs first emerged, and the excitement that surrounded them. Nowadays, I hear more about the problems associated with these drugs, and perhaps it's because I engage in both scientific and wellness communities where the focus is on behavioral change.

Episode: Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Huberman Lab Podcast #75

Dry

Dry

by Augusten Burroughs

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It's analogous to what Augusten Burroughs wrote in 'Dry': his initial drink felt like a magic elixir that melded seamlessly with his physiology. As I read that, I thought, first of all, that may be the most alien experience to me regarding alcohol, and secondly, what a challenging situation for those individuals.

Episode: Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Huberman Lab Podcast #75

On Death and Dying

On Death and Dying

by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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Some of these arise from the pioneering work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a psychologist who authored the famous book on death and dying.

Episode: The Science & Process of Healing from Grief | Huberman Lab Podcast #74

Good Anxiety

Good Anxiety

by Wendy Suzuki

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Her most recent book is entitled 'Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion,' and she has a previous book entitled 'Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better.'

Episode: Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #73

Healthy Brain, Happy Life

Healthy Brain, Happy Life

by Wendy Suzuki, Billie Fitzpatrick

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Her most recent book is entitled 'Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion,' and she has a previous book entitled 'Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better.'

Episode: Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #73

Chatter

Chatter

by Ethan Kross

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Interestingly, there's a book I confess I haven't read, but I had a discussion with a psychologist from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Ethan Kross, who wrote 'Chatter.' It focuses on how so much of our inner dialogue is, indeed, negative.

Episode: Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #73

Good Anxiety

Good Anxiety

by Wendy Suzuki

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And don't forget YouTube, which has millions of freely accessible exercise videos. If you don't want to do your jumping jacks by yourself, there are countless options available; I always mention breath meditation in my book, 'Good Anxiety.'

Episode: Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #73

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

by James Clear

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BJ Fogg has done great work, and then James Clear wrote a book about habits and has a popular newsletter regarding them.

Episode: Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #73

The Nature of the Beast

The Nature of the Beast

by David J. Anderson

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In the meantime, I want to direct your attention to his recently released book titled 'The Nature of the Beast: How Emotions Guide Us.'

Episode: Understanding & Controlling Aggression | Huberman Lab Podcast #71

An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology

An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology

by Richard E. Brown

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We covered basically an endocrinology textbook, a neuroendocrinology textbook's worth of information, and a ton of practical tips in there.

Episode: Dr. Kyle Gillett: How to Optimize Your Hormones for Health & Vitality

Dopamine Nation

Dopamine Nation

by Dr. Anna Lembke

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There, I'm paraphrasing what Dr. Anna Lembke has said and has written about in her beautiful book, 'Dopamine Nation.' If you haven't read that book, I highly recommend it.

Episode: Controlling Sugar Cravings & Metabolism with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #64

The 4-Hour Body

The 4-Hour Body

by Timothy Ferriss

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Tim Ferris, the great Tim Ferris, deserves recognition for being about ten years ahead of many trends in nutrition and skill learning; many of the things he predicted in his books, 'The Four Hour Body' and 'The Four Hour Chef,' have been supported by scientific data, some of which comes from studies on animal models, and some of which have also been validated in humans.

Episode: Controlling Sugar Cravings & Metabolism with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #64

The 4-hour Chef

The 4-hour Chef

by Timothy Ferriss

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Tim Ferris, the great Tim Ferris, deserves recognition for being about ten years ahead of many trends in nutrition and skill learning; many of the things he predicted in his books, 'The Four Hour Body' and 'The Four Hour Chef,' have been supported by scientific data, some of which comes from studies on animal models, and some of which have also been validated in humans.

Episode: Controlling Sugar Cravings & Metabolism with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast #64

The Salt Fix

The Salt Fix

by Dr. James DiNicolantonio

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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."

Episode: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #63

The Salt Fix

The Salt Fix

by Dr. James DiNicolantonio

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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.

Episode: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #63

The Salt Fix

The Salt Fix

by Dr. James DiNicolantonio

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"The Salt Fix" also describes, in detailed terms, the relationship between salt intake, potassium intake, and the relationship to sugar consumption.

Episode: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #63

The Salt Fix

The Salt Fix

by Dr. James DiNicolantonio

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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.

Episode: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #63

The Salt Fix

The Salt Fix

by Dr. James DiNicolantonio

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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.

Episode: Using Salt to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #63

The Good Gut

The Good Gut

by Justin Sonnenburg, Erica Sonnenburg

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Sonnenburg co-runs his laboratory with his spouse, Dr. Erica Sonnenburg, and together they've also authored a highly informative book titled "The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-Term Health."

Episode: Dr. Justin Sonnenburg: How to Build, Maintain & Repair Gut Health | Huberman Lab Podcast #62

Dissociation

Dissociation

by David Spiegel

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He has published over 480 journal articles and 170 book chapters on hypnosis, as well as topics like psychosocial oncology, which is the interaction of mind and body in the treatment of cancer and cancer outcomes, stress physiology, trauma, and other aspects of psychotherapy. He's published 13 books, making him truly the world expert in hypnosis and its clinical applications for mind and body.

Episode: Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Health & Performance

Attached

Attached

by Amir Levine, Rachel Heller

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Fortunately, psychologists and biologists have begun to utilize this information to promote healthier, more secure adult romantic relationships. Authors Amir Levine and Rachel Heller are accomplished academics and researchers who have thoughtfully related Ainsworth's findings to adult attachment styles, providing strategies for improving attachment styles through their clinical research.

Episode: The Science of Love, Desire and Attachment

The Development of the Unconscious Mind (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

The Development of the Unconscious Mind (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

by Allan N. Schore

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I'm looking down briefly at the floor here because I'll just reach for the book. He has a wonderful book called 'Right Brain Psychotherapy.'

Episode: The Science of Love, Desire and Attachment

Spark

Spark

by John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman

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To improve this, broaden your visual window: print things out or read from a book. One notable book is 'Spark,' authored by my friend and colleague John Ratey, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School.

Episode: Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

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Many accounts of his life, including 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' and 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?' depict his playful spirit, from pranking colleagues to engaging in artistic endeavors.

Episode: Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

What Do You Care What Other People Think: Further Adventures of a Curious Character

What Do You Care What Other People Think: Further Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

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Many accounts of his life, including 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' and 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?' depict his playful spirit, from pranking colleagues to engaging in artistic endeavors.

Episode: Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

Play It Away

Play It Away

by Charlie Hoehn

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For those who want more guidance on how to play, there's a book I learned about through Tim Ferriss' blog called 'Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure for Anxiety.' This book is focused on anxiety, written by Charlie Hoehn, spelled H-O-E-H-N, and I’ll provide a link to it in the show notes.

Episode: Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

by Jean-Dominique Bauby

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There's a remarkable book titled 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' about a young man who experiences this, and he describes his life through it; it's truly a testament to the human condition. It's a short book, and I highly recommend it.

Episode: Dr. Jack Feldman: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance

Lifespan

Lifespan

by David A. Sinclair, Matthew D. LaPlante

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Additionally, he has written a popular book that became a New York Times bestseller, titled 'Lifespan: Why We Age And Why We Don't Have To.' He is also very active in public efforts to educate people about the biology of aging and strategies for slowing the aging process.

Episode: Dr. David Sinclair: The Biology of Slowing & Reversing Aging

The Warrior Diet

The Warrior Diet

by Ori Hofmekler

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He wrote a book called 'The Warrior Diet', which received very little attention at the time. In that book, he described that during his time in Israeli special forces, they rarely ate more than once a day and sometimes went one to two days without eating.

Episode: Dr. David Sinclair: The Biology of Slowing & Reversing Aging