Master Your Sleep & Be More Alert When Awake

Today’s episode provides a host of information on what makes us sleepy, sleep soundly, and feel awake and alert. It covers a broad range of tools for anyone wishing to improve their sleep and wakeful state. The science and logic for each tool is described. Please put your questions related to Episodes 1 & 2 in the comments section below so I can address them in Episode 3 “Office Hours“. Note: a special episode devoted to shift workers and jetlag is coming out soon. As always, thank you for your interest in science! For an updated list of our current sponsors, please visit our website as previous sponsors mentioned in this podcast episode may no longer be affiliated with us: Social & Website Instagram: Threads: @hubermanlab Twitter: Facebook: TikTok: @hubermanlab LinkedIn: Website: Newsletter: Timestamps can be found below: Introduction - 0:00 What Is Sleep Really For? - 3:30 Sleep Hunger - 6:15 Caffeine: Devil & Angel - 9:00 Timing Your Sleep Properly - 12:20 Release Your Hormones (At The Right Times) - 14:15 (Pineal) Melatonin Warning - 18:45 Strange Vision Is Good Vision - 24:30 Blue Light Is Great! - 32:50 The Real Problem With Smartphones - 37:00 Blind / Low Vision People - 38:30 Using Exercise & Food To Set Your Clock - 39:45 The Power of Sunset - 42:00 The Healthy Holes In Your Skull - 46:43 Bad Light - 48:15 Light Location - 51:11 Fire / Candlelight - 53:00 When To Eat - 54:00 How To Wake Up Earlier - 55:40 Using The Body To Control The Mind - 1:08:00 Drugs & Supplements - 1:10:00 Sleep Walking - 1:18:00 Office Hours - 1:20:00 Links to several of the tools mentioned in this episode are listed below: 10 Min Yoga Nidra Script (no cost): 35 Min Yoga Nidra Script (no cost): Research Supported Hypnosis Scripts: Independent Supplement Research Site: #HubermanLab #Science #Sleep Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac The Huberman Lab podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.