Andrew Huberman· PhD
It turns out that your brain is going to work best when it's got glucose available, whether you like to fast or not, that's just the reality of things.
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It turns out that your brain is going to work best when it's got glucose available, whether you like to fast or not, that's just the reality of things.
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Translated into English, this means that when we are fasted or when our blood glucose is very low, we aren't able to perceive and think about things as clearly.
So you sort of have to pick your condition. What do you want for your bouts of focus and concentration? I actually do both.