Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity | Dr. Satchin Panda

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Dr. Satchin Panda, a professor at the Salk Institute, joins Huberman to discuss circadian rhythms and time-restricted feeding, also called intermittent fasting. Dr. Panda explains how the timing of waking, light viewing, eating, socialising and avoiding light shapes biology, psychology and health, from liver and gut function to mood and cognitive performance. Huberman notes Dr. Panda’s laboratory pioneered work on the eye and brain neurons that regulate circadian rhythms and on how eating patterns over time affect health. They review basic science and clinical trials in varied groups, including people with diabetes and otherwise healthy people, and address current debate about fasting. Later excerpts explore evening behaviour, including field research on communities without electricity who, Dr. Panda describes, stay awake for hours after sunset.

Key takeaways

• Dr. Panda explains circadian rhythms govern gene expression, mood, alertness, sleep and appetite.
• Dr. Panda describes time-restricted feeding as restricting eating to specific periods in each 24-hour cycle.
• Huberman credits Dr. Panda’s laboratory with pioneering discoveries on circadian neurons and feeding patterns.
• Dr. Panda discusses research on people without electricity going to bed hours after sunset, not at sunset.
• Huberman frames light, food and social timing as linked circadian behaviours.

Episode details: published March 13, 2023 · 1.1M views · 2:49:07 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The science and protocols described are Andrew Huberman’s, presented for education — not medical advice. Consult a qualified professional before changing your own health practices.

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