Every Monday I have sincere intentions to listen to the new edition of the weekly Huberman podcast. Every week time somehow escapes me and another round of useful information floats off into the ether (technically it’s still there on YouTube)
There are at least a couple of Huberman listeners on the forum, so I was hoping to do a little crowd sourcing and ask you all to post some of your favourite, actionable Huberman tips for the benefit of the community
One of the earliest tips is still a favourite. Short sharp breath in, followed by a second shorter sharp breath in before releasing the first breath and finally a long slow breath out through the mouth. Keep cycling around this sequence until you feel nicely relaxed. Apparently this is one of the fastest, most consistent and repeatable ways to activate the parasympathetic nervous system after a stressful event. I use it all the time whether I am experiencing stress or not.
The episode with Justin Sonnenburg sticks in my mind. Essentially covering his study comparing eating high a prebiotic food diet vs. high probiotic food diet (6 servings a day of Kefirs, Kimchi, Krauts, Kombuchas etc). To his surprise, the latter group had the biggest improvement in biome diversity, which he used as a key marker of overall gut health. His next step will be to run a study with a group eat both pre and probiotic foods. Key takeaway for now is to stock up on the live fermented foods as long as you tolerate them.