The 4-Hour Body

This book by Tim Ferriss has been genuinely recommended 3 times on Andrew Huberman. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, brain health, consciousness, depression & mood, fasting. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jun 2022 and the most recent from Sep 2023. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

The 4-Hour Body is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to hack the human body. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation. From Olympic training centers to black-market laboratories, from Silicon Valley to South Africa, Tim Ferriss, the 1 New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, fixated on one life-changing question: For all things physical, what are the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results? Thousands of tests later, this book contains the answers for both men and women.

• “I still am a big fan of Tim ferriss's uh slow carbohydrate diet because I like to eat meat and vegetables and starches”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I still am a big fan of Tim ferriss's slow carbohydrate diet”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Sep 202301:18:03

  Said during "Journal Club with Dr. Peter Attia | Metformin for Longevity & The Power of Belief Effects". The episode features Peter Attia: Physician and longevity expert, author of the bestselling book Outlive and host of The Drive podcast. He focuses on healthspan, lifespan, and metabolic health. Huberman and Attia dissect two papers: metformin's contested longevity claims and a study showing belief about nicotine dose changes the brain.

• “I'm a big fan of Tim Ferris's 4-Hour Body, gleaned So much knowledge from that book.”

  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jul 202200:12:56

  Said during "The Science & Treatment of Bipolar Disorder". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, known for translating neuroscience into science-based tools for everyday life. Andrew Huberman breaks down the biology of bipolar disorder, the miraculous discovery of lithium, and which treatments actually work.

• “Other books that I've read before... are things like Tim Ferris's "The 4-Hour Body" or Tim Ferris's The 4-Hour Chef book, both of which are excellent”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “both of which are excellent”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jun 202200:06:14

  Said during "Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Dr. Paul Conti". The episode features Dr. Paul Conti: A psychiatrist trained at Stanford and chief resident at Harvard who runs the Pacific Premier Group treating complex trauma, addiction, and psychiatric disorders. He is the author of 'Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic.'. Psychiatrist Paul Conti explains how trauma silently rewires the brain through guilt and shame, and how therapy and even psychedelics can heal it.