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The Potential Impact of Fasting and Low-Carb Diets on Brain Health
2:21:29 - 2:31:42 (10:13)
Researchers are exploring the potential impacts of fasting and low-carbohydrate diets on brain health, as evidence suggests a link between the gut-brain axis and the microbiome. While true ketogenic diets are difficult to maintain, periodic fasting or low-calorie diets may have benefits for brain health, including potentially treating conditions like treatment-resistant depression.
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A neurosurgeon at Neuralink has a habit of skipping one meal per day within a feeding window, where he would have his last meal 1 or 2 hours before going to bed to avoid feeling groggy during the post-parendial dip in energy.
2:21:29 - 2:23:14 (01:44)
Summary
A neurosurgeon at Neuralink has a habit of skipping one meal per day within a feeding window, where he would have his last meal 1 or 2 hours before going to bed to avoid feeling groggy during the post-parendial dip in energy.
ChapterThe Potential Impact of Fasting and Low-Carb Diets on Brain Health
EpisodeDr. Satchin Panda: Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity
PodcastHuberman Lab
The gut-brain axis is evidence that the presence of food or changes in the microbiome can affect the brain, making long-term fasting potentially interesting for studying its impacts on brain health, such as treating resistant depression.
2:23:14 - 2:29:29 (06:15)
Summary
The gut-brain axis is evidence that the presence of food or changes in the microbiome can affect the brain, making long-term fasting potentially interesting for studying its impacts on brain health, such as treating resistant depression. There are fasting clinics in Germany where people check in under strict supervision and only consume a small bowl of soup for the entire day.
ChapterThe Potential Impact of Fasting and Low-Carb Diets on Brain Health
EpisodeDr. Satchin Panda: Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity
PodcastHuberman Lab
As the true ketogenic diet is consuming less than 10% of calories from carbohydrates, researchers have found it difficult to stay on this diet long term.
2:29:29 - 2:31:42 (02:13)
Summary
As the true ketogenic diet is consuming less than 10% of calories from carbohydrates, researchers have found it difficult to stay on this diet long term. It is unknown what the long-term impact of engaging in such a low carbohydrate diet will have on the islet cells in the body.