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Essentials: Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance | Dr. Alia Crum

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Essentials: Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance | Dr. Alia Crum

Huberman Lab

2025/09/04
Huberman Lab

Huberman Lab

2025/09/04
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Alia Crum, PhD, professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Mind & Body Lab. Dr. Crum explains that our mindsets—for example, what we believe about stress, exercise and the food we eat—shape how we feel, behave and even how our bodies respond. We discuss studies showing simply believing a food is indulgent can shift satiety hormones and that viewing your daily activity as real exercise can improve weight loss and health markers. We also discuss how to reframe stress so it becomes a tool for growth and improved performance. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Carbon: https://joincarbon.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00) Alia Crum (00:20) Mindset, Core Beliefs; Examples of Mindset (04:56) Mindset Shapes Body's Response, Placebo Effects, Tool: Mindset for Weight Loss (10:18) Sponsor: Function (11:58) Different Diets & Mindset (13:32) Nocebo Effect (14:26) Exercise Mindsets, Weight Loss & Health Benefits (17:11) Stress, Tool: Stress is Enhancing Mindset, Mental & Physical Benefits (24:24) Mindset, Stress, Motivation & Physiology (26:18) Sponsors: AG1 & Carbon (29:21) Stress, Mindset & Hormones (30:53) Mindsets as Portals to Unconscious, Tool: Stress Mindset Awareness (32:28) Leverage Stress, Tool: Adopt a Stress is Enhancing Mindset (35:31) Mindsets Matter, Athletics (37:19) Resources, Toolkits & Acknowledgements Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode of Huberman Lab Essentials, Dr. Alia Crum, a psychology professor at Stanford University, explores how our mindsets—shaped by beliefs and expectations—can profoundly influence our physical and mental health. The conversation delves into how perceptions about food, exercise, and stress can alter physiological responses and behavior, often without us even realizing it.
00:10
Andrew Huberman emphasizes the importance of science-based tools from prior episodes.
00:20
Mindsets are powerful beliefs that shape how we interpret and respond to the world, influencing both motivation and physiology.
08:05
Thinking you're eating indulgently leads to a more adaptive ghrelin response.
10:18
Function helped detect elevated mercury levels and provided actionable health solutions.
13:32
Believing one is sick can raise body temperature, as shown in a study
14:30
Housekeepers experienced health benefits just from a mindset shift about their work as exercise.
21:10
Nine minutes of stress mindset videos over a week led to fewer stress-related symptoms and better work performance.
24:25
A 'Stress is Enhancing Mindset' leads to more positive affect and potentially beneficial physiological changes like higher DHEA levels.
26:21
AG1 is a supplement Andrew Huberman has taken for 13 years, now with new flavors
29:22
A stressful event like a first-time skydive can spike adrenaline and raise testosterone.
31:06
Reprogramming the stress mindset can change the body's physiological response.
33:00
Stress can enhance performance when acknowledged and utilized effectively.
35:34
Mindsets matter greatly in achieving physical and mental results.

Chapters

Alia Crum
00:00
Mindset, Core Beliefs; Examples of Mindset
00:20
Mindset Shapes Body's Response, Placebo Effects, Tool: Mindset for Weight Loss
04:56
Sponsor: Function
10:18
Different Diets & Mindset
11:58
Nocebo Effect
13:32
Exercise Mindsets, Weight Loss & Health Benefits
14:26
Stress, Tool: Stress is Enhancing Mindset, Mental & Physical Benefits
17:11
Mindset, Stress, Motivation & Physiology
24:24
Sponsors: AG1 & Carbon
26:18
Stress, Mindset & Hormones
29:21
Mindsets as Portals to Unconscious, Tool: Stress Mindset Awareness
30:53
Leverage Stress, Tool: Adopt a Stress is Enhancing Mindset
32:28
Mindsets Matter, Athletics
35:31
Resources, Toolkits & Acknowledgements
37:19

Transcript

Andrew Huberman: Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials, where we revisit past episodes for the most potent and actionable science-based tools for mental health, physical health, and performance. I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and oph...