Dr. Andrew Huberman
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Question is, is it going to be early day or is it going to be late day?
Late day cortisol
His peaks are associated with depression, anxiety.
This was done by my colleague David Spiegel and the great Robert Sapolsky at Stanford.
I study about that.
Robert, another great beard.
Amazing.
And I always thought it was to blend in with the species that he studies because he was like the baboon guy, you know.
I haven't quite figured out how to master that one, you know, like the cuttlefish look.
But the...
Working on it.
Working on it.
Maybe I just have to sit down.
Never mind.
There's a story about... Remember the earlier story?
Anyway, the cuttlefish... Anyway, never mind.
Again, this is why I don't like to speak too late in the day.
I get myself into trouble.
But...
The point here is that having that cortisol peak early in the day sets you up for mood focus and alertness, immune system function in a really great way.