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Dr. Layne Norton

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Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

So there are no solutions, only tradeoffs. Right. And when it comes to carbohydrate intake, you'll hear people say the data is all over the place. OK, in terms of like timing and how people feel. So I feel sleepy after I have carbs. Some people have I feel great after I have carbs. I'm ready to go left. I have a big carb meal before I go left. You know, it seems to be all over the map.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

So there are no solutions, only tradeoffs. Right. And when it comes to carbohydrate intake, you'll hear people say the data is all over the place. OK, in terms of like timing and how people feel. So I feel sleepy after I have carbs. Some people have I feel great after I have carbs. I'm ready to go left. I have a big carb meal before I go left. You know, it seems to be all over the map.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

So there are no solutions, only tradeoffs. Right. And when it comes to carbohydrate intake, you'll hear people say the data is all over the place. OK, in terms of like timing and how people feel. So I feel sleepy after I have carbs. Some people have I feel great after I have carbs. I'm ready to go left. I have a big carb meal before I go left. You know, it seems to be all over the map.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Now, here's the thing. What I'll tell people. Because when people ask me how I eat, people have wanted me to do a full day of eating video. And I've kind of put it off for a while because I'm like, so much of the stuff I do, I'm not going to give you guys a citation for. And I know you're going to want it. And some of the stuff I do, because I just like doing it that way.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Now, here's the thing. What I'll tell people. Because when people ask me how I eat, people have wanted me to do a full day of eating video. And I've kind of put it off for a while because I'm like, so much of the stuff I do, I'm not going to give you guys a citation for. And I know you're going to want it. And some of the stuff I do, because I just like doing it that way.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Now, here's the thing. What I'll tell people. Because when people ask me how I eat, people have wanted me to do a full day of eating video. And I've kind of put it off for a while because I'm like, so much of the stuff I do, I'm not going to give you guys a citation for. And I know you're going to want it. And some of the stuff I do, because I just like doing it that way.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

I grew up in the era of bodybuilding magazines where they said you've got to have a big carbohydrate intake and a big meal before you go train and a big meal after you train. So guess what I did? I got in the habit of eating like that and it still sticks to this day. I don't try to tell people it's better doing it that way.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

I grew up in the era of bodybuilding magazines where they said you've got to have a big carbohydrate intake and a big meal before you go train and a big meal after you train. So guess what I did? I got in the habit of eating like that and it still sticks to this day. I don't try to tell people it's better doing it that way.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

I grew up in the era of bodybuilding magazines where they said you've got to have a big carbohydrate intake and a big meal before you go train and a big meal after you train. So guess what I did? I got in the habit of eating like that and it still sticks to this day. I don't try to tell people it's better doing it that way.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Plenty of people have told me, hey, I don't feel good with a lot of my stomach when I go train. Or if I have a carb-heavy meal in the morning, I feel tired. The data doesn't really support that in terms of like on an average response. But if you know that you feel that way, then by all means avoid, right? Like there's – I remember one time I –

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Plenty of people have told me, hey, I don't feel good with a lot of my stomach when I go train. Or if I have a carb-heavy meal in the morning, I feel tired. The data doesn't really support that in terms of like on an average response. But if you know that you feel that way, then by all means avoid, right? Like there's – I remember one time I –

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Plenty of people have told me, hey, I don't feel good with a lot of my stomach when I go train. Or if I have a carb-heavy meal in the morning, I feel tired. The data doesn't really support that in terms of like on an average response. But if you know that you feel that way, then by all means avoid, right? Like there's – I remember one time I –

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

So I used to go to a massage therapist in Tampa who would do cupping. And there's really no data to back up the efficacy of cupping. Is that right? Yeah, not much. But she did it. I liked the way it felt. And I'm like, OK, whatever. So I posted a picture of me flexing one time, you know, and there's the cup marks all over. And everybody's like going crazy, like, how could you do this?

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

So I used to go to a massage therapist in Tampa who would do cupping. And there's really no data to back up the efficacy of cupping. Is that right? Yeah, not much. But she did it. I liked the way it felt. And I'm like, OK, whatever. So I posted a picture of me flexing one time, you know, and there's the cup marks all over. And everybody's like going crazy, like, how could you do this?

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

So I used to go to a massage therapist in Tampa who would do cupping. And there's really no data to back up the efficacy of cupping. Is that right? Yeah, not much. But she did it. I liked the way it felt. And I'm like, OK, whatever. So I posted a picture of me flexing one time, you know, and there's the cup marks all over. And everybody's like going crazy, like, how could you do this?

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

I'm like, hey, hey, hey, hey, wait a second. I never said this does this. And I never made any claims about it. She does it and I like the way it feels. I'm not saying it does anything. Actually, one of the things about being a scientist is like now I'm impossible to placebo, which is really annoying because I would love to be able to placebo myself a little bit more.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

I'm like, hey, hey, hey, hey, wait a second. I never said this does this. And I never made any claims about it. She does it and I like the way it feels. I'm not saying it does anything. Actually, one of the things about being a scientist is like now I'm impossible to placebo, which is really annoying because I would love to be able to placebo myself a little bit more.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

I'm like, hey, hey, hey, hey, wait a second. I never said this does this. And I never made any claims about it. She does it and I like the way it feels. I'm not saying it does anything. Actually, one of the things about being a scientist is like now I'm impossible to placebo, which is really annoying because I would love to be able to placebo myself a little bit more.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Because placebo effect is powerful. It's powerful and it's one of the – I was telling you earlier before we started filming. I'm like it's one of the reasons I just don't believe a lot of stuff because I know how powerful the power of belief is. I mean you had Sean Mackie on here. Your belief is about pain. Change your pain, like actually change how much pain you get.

Huberman Lab
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton

Because placebo effect is powerful. It's powerful and it's one of the – I was telling you earlier before we started filming. I'm like it's one of the reasons I just don't believe a lot of stuff because I know how powerful the power of belief is. I mean you had Sean Mackie on here. Your belief is about pain. Change your pain, like actually change how much pain you get.