Huberman Lab

Control Stress for Healthy Eating, Metabolism & Aging | Dr. Elissa Epel

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Apr 3, 2023
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Elissa Epel
In this conversation with Dr. Elissa Epel, a professor and stress expert, listeners learn how stress influences eating behaviors, mental health, and aging. She shares effective interventions like mindfulness, breathwork, and environmental changes to combat stress and improve metabolism. Epel highlights how reframing stress can transform it from a threat into a challenge, ultimately enhancing resilience. Her insights into the links between stress, appetite, and obesity provide actionable strategies for healthier living.
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INSIGHT

Stress and Eating

  • Stress affects eating: some overeat, others undereat.
  • Andrew Huberman loses appetite during stress due to a high sympathetic nervous system response.
INSIGHT

Compulsive Eating

  • Obesity is not always linked to food addiction; some have a stress-eating tendency.
  • Mindful eating benefits those with compulsive eating, improving insulin resistance and weight loss.
ADVICE

Breaking Stress Eating

  • To break stress eating, practice mindful eating, label emotions and hunger levels, and create safe food environments.
  • Removing sugary drinks from the workplace can lead to weight loss and better metabolic health.
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