L-Theanine came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 5 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.
L-theanine has picked up 5 mentions split between Andrew Huberman and Tim Ferriss, two shows that spend real airtime on supplement stacks.
Each mention below is quoted from the transcript and linked to the timestamp where it was discussed. We didn't guess at dosages or claims, we just recorded what was said.
“100 to 400 millig of theanine taken again alone or in combination ... many people find allows them to ... fall asleep really deeply” — Andrew Huberman 00:26:58
Huberman's condensed sleep toolkit: how light, temperature, food, exercise, and a few supplements set your 24-hour clock for better sleep.
“the third is theanine which is known to have a a mild uh anti-anxiety uh component to it” — Andrew Huberman 02:20:21
Sleep scientist Matt Walker explains why we dream, how nightmares can be rewritten, and whether lucid dreaming is worth it.
“I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate... theanine, and apigenin” — Andrew Huberman 01:15:41
Andrew Huberman walks Tim Ferriss through his weekly training split, supplement stack, and the five daily foundations of physical and mental performance.
“So I'll take magnesium threonate, theanine, and apigenin as a so-called sleep stack about 30 to 60 minutes prior to sleep.” — Andrew Huberman 00:19:19
Andrew Huberman answers listener questions on boosting deep slow-wave sleep with exercise, supplements, and avoiding caffeine, alcohol, and cannabis.
“this is one reason why I supplement theanine for sleep. But if I'm feeling like I've been under a lot of stress... I might start taking a little bit of theanine” — Andrew Huberman 01:22:08
Huberman reframes stress as a generic, useful biological system and teaches real-time tools to dial it up or down on demand.
