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Why Magnesium threonate keeps getting recommended on podcasts

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.

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Magnesium threonate

9 on-air endorsements2 shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss9 episodes
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Andrew Huberman · 2025-10-13
“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

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Andrew Huberman · 2023-01-23
“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.

Andrew Huberman · 2022-12-08
“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.

Andrew Huberman · 2022-07-11
“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.

Andrew Huberman · 2022-06-27
“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.

Andrew Huberman · 2022-04-11
“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

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Tim Ferriss · 2021-12-22
“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.

Andrew Huberman · 2021-01-18
“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.

Andrew Huberman · 2021-01-11
“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.

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