Andrew Huberman· PhD
If that were the case, that would say that growth hormone is just released in a so-called circadian dependent way. Every 24 hours is the pulse of it, but no, it's always relating to slow-wave deep sleep and delta waves.
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If that were the case, that would say that growth hormone is just released in a so-called circadian dependent way. Every 24 hours is the pulse of it, but no, it's always relating to slow-wave deep sleep and delta waves.
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try and have blood glucose not too high. So if you do need to eat close to bed, you wouldn't want to eat anything that would increase blood glucose too much. Try not to eat too close to bedtime. Get into deep sleep early in the night. Get the growth hormone release. And understand that it's the delta waves of activity, the sweeping big waves of activity in the neurons that stimulate the brain to stimulate the pituitary.
So the two conditions that have to be met in order for growth hormone to be secreted regularly for tissue repair, et cetera, are you need to get into slow-wave sleep that so-called deep sleep and you need blood insulin and glucose to be relatively low.
everyone should strive to get uh sleep ideally at night um of sufficient quality and quantity which you already discussed and getting sufficient amounts of deep sleep is going to be especially important for sake of growth hormone release
it's the delta waves of activity these sweeping big waves of activity in the neurons that stimulate the brain to stimulate the pituitary because once you understand that then you have something to Anchor to in terms of thinking what are the things I can in waking that will allow me to release more growth hormone
With growth hormone, it's all about eating at the right time and sleeping.