On this week’s episode we take an in-depth look at the science behind your circadian rhythm and how light exposure affects your body. WHOOP VP of Performance Kristen Holmes sits down with Dr. Samer Hattar, a world-renowned expert in the field of circadian health, who is credited with discovering neurons in the eye that set our circadian clocks and regulate m ... Show More
Jul 8
The Science of Human Performance: Your Guide To Better Sleep
Welcome Back to the WHOOP Podcast's Science of Human Performance Series! This week, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance and Principal Scientist Dr. Kristen Holmes sits down with WHOOP SVP of Research, Algorithms, and Data Emily Capodilupo for a deep dive into the science behin ... Show More
53m 46s
Jul 1
Gut Health Expert Dr. Amy Shah | How To Reduce Fatigue, Cravings, and Brain Fog
Welcome back to the WHOOP Podcast How To Series! This week, Global Head of Human Performance Principal Scientist Dr. Kristen Holmes sits down with double-board certified physician, nutritionist, and gut health expert Dr. Amy Shah to teach you how to fix your gut through nutrition ... Show More
1h 18m
Oct 2021
Timing Your Light, Food, & Exercise for Optimal Sleep, Energy & Mood | Dr. Samer Hattar
In this episode, I host Dr. Samer Hattar, Ph.D., Chief of the Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms at the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Hattar is a world-renowned expert on how viewing light at particular times adjusts our mood, ability to learn, stress and hormone l ... Show More
2h 12m
Aug 2025
Essentials: Timing Light for Better Sleep, Energy & Mood | Dr. Samer Hattar
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Samer Hattar, PhD, the Chief of the Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms at the National Institute of Mental Health. We discuss how light powerfully shapes mood, sleep, appetite, learning and overall mental health by alig ... Show More
35m 19s
Sep 2024
The New Science Of The Body Clock: How To Boost Your Immune System, Reclaim Your Energy & Improve Your Mental Health with Dr Kristen Holmes #479
In our hyper-connected modern world, where we have access to artificial light and food around-the-clock, we've drifted far from our body’s natural rhythms. But what if reconnecting with these internal clocks could be the key to unlocking better health, more energy and even a long ... Show More
2h 3m
Mar 2025
BITESIZE | Do This Every Morning to Boost Your Energy, Improve Your Sleep and Optimise Your Health | Dr Kristen Holmes #538
In our hyper-connected modern world, where we have access to artificial light around the clock, we’ve drifted far from our body’s natural rhythms. But what if reconnecting with these internal clocks could be the key to unlocking better health, more energy, and even a longer life? ... Show More
21m 11s
Jul 2021
#065 Dr. Satchin Panda on Circadian Insights into Exercise Timing, Melatonin Biology, and Peak Cognition
<p><strong>Dr. Satchin Panda</strong></p> <p>Dr. Satchidananda (Satchin) Panda is a professor in the Regulatory Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. </p> <p>Dr. Panda's work focuses on chronobiology, the study of the day-night cycles that drive the mul ... Show More
1h 28m
Sep 2022
How to make your body clock work for you
In today’s world, we increasingly live our lives late into the night. Whether it's work obligations, socializing, or being glued to a screen, we ignore the sun's rise and fall. But most of us are unaware that a clock is ticking away inside us. It uses light to keep time and tells ... Show More
38m 38s
Jan 2024
The Fitness Scientist: "Even A Little Alcohol Is Hurting Your Health!", "Late Night Screen Time Linked To Cancer!", "Working Shifts Kills You 15 Years Early!" - Kristen Holmes
If you enjoy hearing about the transformative power of sleep, I recommend you check out my conversation with Dr Matthew Walker, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us8n8VBQn_c
If you have ever wanted to understand what exactly Circadian Rhythm is, and its un ... Show More
1h 48m
Jun 2019
Sleep and The Power of Light Control. Learn how light affects sleep and way to reduce your exposure to bad light sources.
Take a journey with Dr. K as he dives deep into how light controls our bodies and our sleep. We may not consider light to be much more than something that allows us to see but the more we pay attention to where it is, how much of it we get, when we get it and what color it is, th ... Show More
24m 30s