Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Nutrition to Support Brain Health & Offset Brain Injuries

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I'm honored to share Episode 10, the final episode of Season 1 of Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin.

Dr. Andy Galpin is a tenured full professor at California State University, Fullerton, where he co-directs the Center for Sport Performance and leads the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory.

Andy is both a friend and a colleague, and I'm delighted to have assisted in the creation of this podcast. I'm certain you'll both enjoy and learn from it.

Season 1 featured 10 episodes, where Dr. Galpin covered everything from building strength, the importance of strength for long-term health, the science of breathing, the benefits of sleep extension, genetic testing for personalized training, and nutrition for injury recovery.

While we have Episode 10 of Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin here, please be sure to follow Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin on your preferred platform to listen to all the episodes from Season 1 and to get notified when Season 2 is released.

Show notes for this episode can be found at performpodcast.com.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction from Dr. Andrew Huberman

00:01:08 Brain Health & Injury

00:05:06 Sponsors: LMNT & Continuum

00:08:16 Nutrition & Supplements for Brain Injury

00:12:44 Brain Injury Categories, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Concussion

00:17:09 Brain Injury Pathophysiology

00:22:16 Burst Capillaries, Initial TBI Response

00:30:03 Delayed TBI Response, Neuroinflammation

00:34:19 Sponsors: Momentous & Maui Nui

00:36:52 Creatine Monohydrate; Second Impact Syndrome

00:41:52 Strength of Evidence Scale, Creatine

00:47:15 Creatine Doses, Frequency, Adverse Issues; Food Sources

00:53:22 Sponsors: AG1 & David Protein

00:56:05 Fish Oil, DHA, EPA

01:00:38 EPA & DHA Dosage, Timing, Adverse Issues; Food Sources; Omega-3 Index

01:04:46 Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B

01:08:57 Riboflavin Dosages, Timing; Food Sources

01:11:25 Choline

01:18:37 Choline Supplements & Food Sources, Alpha GPC, Dosage

01:21:30 Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs), Sleep

01:25:04 BCAAs Dosage, Whole Food Sources

01:28:02 Magnesium

01:31:20 Magnesium Dosage, Timing, Supplements, Adverse Issue; Food Sources

01:33:09 Blueberry Anthocyanins

01:35:28 Anthocyanins Dosage; Food Sources

01:37:17 Caffeine & Brain Injury Recovery

01:38:50 Perform Episodes, Perform Newsletter, Acknowledgements

01:41:19 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Subscribe & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Social Media

01:42:56 Conclusion by Andrew Huberman

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