Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials,
where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and actionable science-based tools for mental health,
physical health, and performance.
I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.
This podcast is separate from my teaching and research roles at Stanford.
It is, however,
part of my desire and effort to bring zero cost to consumer information about science and science-related tools to the general public.
Today, we're going to talk about the science of tools for fat loss.
Today's episode is mainly going to be focused on how the nervous system,
neurons, and some of the cells they collaborate with,
like glia and macrophages, how those encourage or can encourage accelerated fat loss, because it turns out they can.
Remember, your nervous system, which includes your brain and your spinal cord,
and all the connections that they make with the organs of the body governs everything.
The nervous system and the role of the brain and other neurons has been vastly overlooked in the discussion about losing fat.
Now,
I would be remiss and I'd probably come under a pretty considerable attack
if I didn't just acknowledge upfront a core truth of metabolic science and also of neuroscience,
frankly,
which is that calories in versus calories out,
meaning how many calories you ingest versus how many calories you burn is the fundamental and most important formula in this business of fat loss and weight management in general.