Huberman Lab

Essentials: Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System


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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how the immune system defends against infection and describe the relationship between the immune and nervous systems.

I discuss the immune system's three primary layers of defense, emphasizing how each contributes to protection from infection. I share practical tools to enhance immune function and accelerate recovery from sickness, including specific breathing patterns, sleep positioning and targeted supplementation. I also explore the powerful mind-body connection, showing how mindset and nervous system activation can directly influence the body's ability to heal.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(0:00) Immune System & Nervous System

(0:33) Immune System 101, Innate & Adaptive Immune Systems

(8:03) Mucus & Microbiome, Tools: Nasal Breathing; Avoid Eyes; Ingest Fermented Foods

(10:57) Sponsor: AG1

(12:04) Sickness Behavior & Vagus Nerve, Fever, Photophobia, Rest

(16:43) Humoral Factors, Inflammatory Cytokines

(18:14) Sleep & Enhancing Immune System, Glymphatic System, Tool: Elevate Feet

(21:12) Sponsor: LMNT

(22:44) Stress & Inflammation, Tool: Early Symptoms & Cyclic Hyperventilation

(31:09) Positive Mindset & Immune Function, Dopamine

(34:03) Electroacupuncture, Fascia, Catecholamines & Inflammation

(36:22) Accelerating Recovery, Medication, Tool: Spirulina & Rhinitis

(38:34) Recap & Key Takeaways

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