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The Comfort Crisis
Michael Easter
“an incredible book, really... an important book”
“We had a guest on this podcast, Michael Easter. He wrote the book "The Comfort Crisis." It was an incredible book... an important book”— Andrew Huberman
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Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body
Andrew Huberman
“It's entitled "Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body." This is a book that I've been working on for more than five years”— Andrew Huberman
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Sirolimus (Rapamycin)
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (inferred)
“Sirolimus had never been used before. Rapamycin's the other name for this drug... it's approved for organ transplant rejection”— David Fajgenbaum
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Tocilizumab
Kazu Yoshizaki (inferred)
“It's called tocilizumab, and it was made by a doctor named Kazu Yoshizaki... it was made for Castleman's in Japan”— David Fajgenbaum
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Lidocaine
generic (inferred)
“women who had localized breast cancer, if they had lidocaine injected around the tumor before surgery... there was a 29% reduction in mortality”— David Fajgenbaum
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Thalidomide
generic (inferred)
“the first one's thalidomide. You probably have heard about the horrible birth defects that thalidomide caused... it's FDA-approved for leprosy”— David Fajgenbaum
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Pembrolizumab
generic (inferred)
“one of my favorite examples is a drug called pembrolizumab, that is now used for dozens of cancers, but initially it was first developed for melanoma”— David Fajgenbaum
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Colchicine
generic (inferred)
“colchicine is typically utilized for gout... it has a very substantial reduction in heart disease risk if you had a prior heart attack”— David Fajgenbaum
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DFMO (eflornithine)
generic (inferred)
“no one should suffer from Bachmann-Bupp without being on DFMO... a drug that was made for African sleeping sickness”— David Fajgenbaum
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Ruxolitinib
generic (inferred)
“we recommended her doctor try ruxolitinib, first time ever for Castleman disease, and she responded incredibly well”— David Fajgenbaum
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Adalimumab (TNF inhibitor)
generic (inferred)
“we gave him adalimumab, and he responded incredibly well. He's been doing great now for two years. Published in "The New England Journal of Medicine"”— David Fajgenbaum
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Viagra (sildenafil)
Pfizer (inferred)
“Many folks have probably heard about how Viagra was repurposed from heart disease to its well-known use... also been repurposed for a rare pediatric lung disease.”— David Fajgenbaum
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Cialis (tadalafil)
Eli Lilly (inferred)
“isn't it that the cousin of Viagra, Cialis, was initially tadalafil, used to encourage prostate health, circulation to the prostate”— Andrew Huberman
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Aspirin
generic (inferred)
“aspirin also has been shown to reduce risk of recurrence of colon cancer. Particularly, individuals with colon cancer who have a mutation”— David Fajgenbaum
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Nicorette (nicotine gum)
Nicorette (inferred)
“I noticed he chewed six pieces of Nicorette inside of the 45 minutes we met... "Nicotine is protective against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's."”— Andrew Huberman
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Creatine
generic (inferred)
“I've been taking creatine since my teens because I heard back then that it would help make me stronger and it'll make you stronger.”— Andrew Huberman
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Mucuna pruriens
generic (inferred)
“Mucuna pruriens is this velvety bean that is 99% L-DOPA... You can buy this over the counter.”— Andrew Huberman
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