Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Again, the lactate's key. So going back to your question, I do want to sort of caveat what I originally said with, yes, it is going to improve brain function doing it before as well. But if you're wanting that like... immediate blood flow effect where you just, you feel it, like really doing it right before is- Is better. Yeah, kind of better.

Right, yeah. See what I'm saying?

Right, yeah. See what I'm saying?

No, I don't, not for the brain. For the glucose stuff, it lasts.

No, I don't, not for the brain. For the glucose stuff, it lasts.

The body, but not the brain.

The body, but not the brain.

Not the brain. No. Yeah. It does. You do need at least like you're going to start to feel tired.

Not the brain. No. Yeah. It does. You do need at least like you're going to start to feel tired.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Right. And you might actually need like a little nap or something. A little nap.

Right. And you might actually need like a little nap or something. A little nap.

So I talked to Dr. Sachin Panda about, he's talked about naps a lot and he's a circadian biologist and really an expert. And he really does think that naps are useful, particularly when you are sleep deprived. And so if you can nap, Great. I'm not really a napper. Like it's hard for me to nap. Like even when I'm tired, I'm not sure why, but it's just who I am.

So I talked to Dr. Sachin Panda about, he's talked about naps a lot and he's a circadian biologist and really an expert. And he really does think that naps are useful, particularly when you are sleep deprived. And so if you can nap, Great. I'm not really a napper. Like it's hard for me to nap. Like even when I'm tired, I'm not sure why, but it's just who I am.

And so I'm not saying I never do nap, but it is kind of, I think, especially if I'm like amped up on, I know I have to do something like, you know, then I'm like, it's hard to shut down.

And so I'm not saying I never do nap, but it is kind of, I think, especially if I'm like amped up on, I know I have to do something like, you know, then I'm like, it's hard to shut down.

So I always go to the exercise. Like I'll, I will just go to the gym, even though I'm tired. I go to the gym, not for long. Sometimes it's like 15 minutes. You know, and it does, it helps me. It really helps a lot.

So I always go to the exercise. Like I'll, I will just go to the gym, even though I'm tired. I go to the gym, not for long. Sometimes it's like 15 minutes. You know, and it does, it helps me. It really helps a lot.

Try to go to bed earlier, exactly. That's exactly what I, if you can't, like if you're like a conference thing where it's like multiple nights where you're staying up late, you go, you know, leave as early as you can. But again, that's where the exercise comes in. Like it really does. Like even just doing it in your hotel, like I have this go-to routine I'll do in my hotel room.