Andrew Huberman

In other words, what are the sorts of things that people can do to improve the sirtuin pathway?

And I realize that they're caveats.

We can't go directly from a behavior to sirtuins, but in the general theme, what can people do?

What about estrogen?

Because women are different in the sense that the number of eggs and the ovaries change over time.

Do you think that they can maintain estrogen levels over longer periods of time using some of these same protocols?

I realize I took us...

down deep into the guts of of mechanism and and as well talking about global protocols everything from what one can do and take if they choose that's right for them um to how to think about this whole process that that we uh talk about when we talk about lifespan as um as always in incredibly illuminating thank you david thanks andrew

Welcome to the Huberman Lab Podcast, where we discuss science and science-based tools for everyday life.

I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine.

Today, we are discussing the lymphatic system.

For many of you, the lymphatic system probably sounds a little bit esoteric.

And for many of you, the lymphatic system may even drop notions of people talking about lymphatic clearance or doing bizarre seeming types of very light massage or jade rollers or bouncing on trampolines.

And I must say in researching this episode, I came to three general conclusions that I think are important to point out right now.

First of all, your lymphatic system is absolutely essential to your immediate and long-term health.

It's an incredible system that is serving you right now as you listen to this, and it's a system that you need to support.

The second conclusion is that the lymphatic system is somewhat cryptic.

and it doesn't get as much attention as say the cardiovascular system or your brain and nervous system or even the gut microbiome.

And then the third conclusion is that the lymphatic system and what is sometimes just generally referred to as lymphatics often get kind of a bad rap.

And the reason is that a lot of the practices that are out there in the wellness space and health space that relate to lymphatics