
Magnesium threonate came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 9 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.
Magnesium threonate, listed separately from its L-threonate naming in our data, has 9 mentions across Andrew Huberman and Tim Ferriss. The repeated attention suggests guests keep circling back to this specific form for a reason.
Every entry below is a direct quote linked to the moment it was said. Each link takes you to the exact YouTube timestamp, no digging required.
“I've been taking magnesium threonate for, gosh, well over a decade because I learned that it was the form that most readily crosses the blood-brain barrier” — Andrew Huberman 00:42:37
A Stanford ear surgeon explains how hearing works, why hearing loss drives dementia, and the concrete steps to protect it.
“the other supplements that I take and recommend for sleep, such as magnesium 3 and 8, apigenin, and theanine.” — Andrew Huberman 03:56:27
Huberman's deep dive into the biology of male and female fertility, plus behavioral, supplement, and clinical tools to optimize it.
“The supplements that I've suggested and that I personally take in order to improve my sleep are magnesium threonate, spelled T-H-R-E-O-N-A-T-E.” — Andrew Huberman 00:18:18
Andrew Huberman answers listener questions on boosting deep slow-wave sleep with exercise, supplements, and avoiding caffeine, alcohol, and cannabis.
“in combination with the magnesium threonate, apigenin, theanine sleep kit that I've talked about” — Andrew Huberman 01:56:27
Huberman explains how four neuromodulators run your brain, and the food, light, cold, and supplements that let you tune them.
“my existing toolkit for sleep, which I've talked about many times on this podcast and other podcasts, consists of magnesium threonate, apigenin, and theanine.” — Andrew Huberman 02:06:50
Andrew Huberman breaks down what OCD actually is, the brain loop behind it, and which treatments work in what order.
“okay to take every night or nearly every night are things like magnesium 3 and 8, apigenin, if that's not true, correct me. I certainly take them every night” — Andrew Huberman 01:14:51
A hormone-optimization physician walks through testosterone, estrogen, prolactin, DHT, peptides and the lifestyle pillars that govern them for men and women.
“Before sleep, I'm taking magnesium threonate, which selectively targets brain tissue or at least is well absorbed by brain tissue” — Tim Ferriss 00:05:02
Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.
“magnesium threonate seems among the magnesiums to be one of the more bioavailable and useful for sleep” — Andrew Huberman 01:00:47
Huberman answers listener questions on light, exercise, supplements, temperature, and learning to optimize sleep, mood, and metabolism.
“I personally take 3 or 400 milligrams of magnesium threonate about 30 to 60 minutes before sleep, and it helps me fall asleep” — Andrew Huberman 01:15:26
Huberman explains how light, adenosine, and the circadian clock govern sleep and alertness, with tools to fix both.