2025-09-11
36 分钟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.
Today we are talking all about food and the brain.
We are going to talk about foods that are good for your brain in terms of focus,
in terms of brain health generally and the longevity of your brain,
your ability to maintain cognition and clear thinking over time.
We are also going to talk about why and how you prefer certain foods to others.
And I'm going to talk about the three major signals that combine to drive your food choices.
One of those signals comes from your gut and is completely subconscious.
These are neurons in your gut that are sending signals to your brain that you are unaware of about the nutrient contents of the foods that you're eating.
The second signal is how metabolically accessible a given food is,
meaning how readily that food can be converted into energy that your brain,
not your body, but that your brain can use.
And the third signal is perhaps the most interesting one.
It's the signal of belief.
It's the signal of what you perceive and believe the food that you're eating to contain and what you think it can do for you health-wise and energy-wise.
What are the things that directly impact brain health and what are the foods that we can eat that will support brain health?
Generally, when we think about neuron function and brain function,
we default to a discussion about fuel.