In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain strategies for managing stress, both in the short and long term, to enhance overall well-being.
I explain how the mind and body respond to stress and how acute stress has immune-boosting benefits. I discuss science-supported tools and supplements to better manage stress in real time and protocols for raising one’s stress threshold to build resilience to life’s inevitable challenges. I also describe practices to reduce chronic stress and maintain a balanced, healthy life.
Episode show notes:
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*Timestamps*
00:00:00 Huberman Lab Essentials; Emotions & Stress
00:02:37 What is Stress?
00:04:23 Short-Term Stress Response
00:06:49 Breathwork to Reduce Stress; Tool: Physiological Sigh
00:11:52 Physiologic Sigh, Carbon Dioxide & Rapid Stress Reduction
00:13:30 Short-Term Stress, Positive Benefits, Immune System
00:16:35 Tool: Deliberate Hyperventilation, Adrenaline & Infection
00:21:01 Raising Stress Threshold, Tool: Eye Dilation
00:25:00 Mitigating Long-Term Stress; Tool: Social Connection, Delight
00:28:58 Melatonin, Caution
00:30:06 L-theanine, Ashwagandha
00:31:19 Recap & Key Takeaways
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Breathing techniques are the most overhyped shit being regurgitated nowadays.
Solving the root cause of your stress will calm you down way more effectively and efficiently than fucking breathing slow which doesnt even do anything, just soothes 5% of it.
I don’t know what is happening, I feel stressed thinking about my failures that would happen to me in the next day or when I do reporting in school. Idkkkk
I followed breathing advice and I fell asleep by the half of the video
If your panic attacks go away without medication or without lasting hours… we appreciate your help but you have no idea wtf your talking about when you say youve experienced what were going through… and it only makes it harder when you compare severe panic attacks to mild ones. YOUD KNOW if it was severe because you litterally would have to pull over on the freeway type panic.