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Tim Ferriss · 2023-03-09

Dr. Andrew Huberman — The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance

Dr. Andrew Huberman — The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance

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Eight Sleep

Eight Sleep (inferred)

“I sleep on an Eight Sleep. And that has good sleep tracking ability... seems to really capture slow wave sleep”
“I sleep on an Eight Sleep. And that has good sleep tracking ability... the Eight Sleep seems to really capture slow wave sleep, rapid eye movement”— Andrew Huberman
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Oura Ring

Oura

“I use both Eight Sleep and Oura at the moment”
“Yeah, I use both Eight Sleep and Oura at the moment.”— Tim Ferriss
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Magnesium L-Threonate

“I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate”
“I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate, spelled T-H-R-E-O-N-A-T-E, theanine, and apigenin”— Andrew Huberman
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L-Theanine

“I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate, spelled T-H-R-E-O-N-A-T-E, theanine, and apigenin”
“I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate... theanine, and apigenin”— Andrew Huberman
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Apigenin

“I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate, spelled T-H-R-E-O-N-A-T-E, theanine, and apigenin”
“I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate... theanine, and apigenin”— Andrew Huberman
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Myo-Inositol

“I've added every once in a while, I'll take 900 milligrams of myo-inositol... it helps me fall back asleep”
“I'll take 900 milligrams of myo-inositol... it helps me fall back asleep after that”— Andrew Huberman
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Carlson's Fish Oil

Carlson Labs (inferred)

“the Carlson's brands... the most cost-effective way to get fish oil... I do take a tablespoon of the Carlson's oil”
“For liquid, the Carlson's brands, the ones that are lemon-flavored to make them less fishy, it's going to be the most cost-effective way to get fish oil”— Andrew Huberman
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EPA (Omega-3 fatty acids)

“Minimum one gram per day of EPA... It ends up being three capsules with my big meal of the day”
“Minimum one gram per day of EPA... Mood. Antidepressant effects. Absolutely clear. And there are so many clinical trials supporting that”— Andrew Huberman
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Rhodiola Rosea

“Rhodiola rosea is probably the best addition to my kind of physical performance stack... 200 milligrams is what I'll take. And I found that to be really striking”
“Rhodiola rosea is probably the best addition to my kind of physical performance stack that I've added in a long time, and it's really striking”— Andrew Huberman
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Tongkat Ali

“it would be omegas and tongkat ali... anything that moves the hormone system toward the green zone, which is going to be tongkat ali”
“it would be omegas and tongkat ali... anything that moves the hormone system toward the green zone, which is going to be tongkat ali”— Andrew Huberman
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Fadogia Agrestis

“I don't cycle them and never have... 400 milligrams of tongkat ali, 300 to 600 milligrams of Fadogia taken daily should be fine”
“Fadogia agrestis is typically taken in dosages of 300 to 600 milligrams per day... I don't cycle them and never have”— Andrew Huberman
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AG1

AG1 (Athletic Greens) (inferred)

“that's why I think the AG1 checks off a number of boxes there”
“that's why I think the AG1 checks off a number of boxes there... I actually think AG one has low dose of Ashwagandha in it”— Andrew Huberman
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Four-way neck machine

“I bought a four-way neck machine on Amazon for 350 bucks... Works great. Nothing fancy, but it works”
“I bought a four-way neck machine on Amazon for 350 bucks... Works great. Nothing fancy, but it works”— Tim Ferriss
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AssaultBike

Assault Fitness (inferred)

“My favorite way to do this is I'll get on the AssaultBike”
“I'll get on the AssaultBike, so the ones with the handles with the fan... do 20 second on sprint, 10 second rest”— Andrew Huberman
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Play It Away

Charlie Hoehn

“big fan of the book Play It Away”
“I'll do an hour of play type stuff, non-competitive, low stake stuff, big fan of the book Play It Away”— Andrew Huberman
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How to Change Your Mind (Netflix miniseries)

Michael Pollan (inferred)

“I do recommend the Netflix, How to Change Your Mind miniseries... the MDMA episode I thought was spectacularly well-done”
“I do recommend the Netflix, How to Change Your Mind miniseries that Pollan was involved with... the MDMA episode I thought was spectacularly well-done”— Tim Ferriss
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How to Change Your Mind

Michael Pollan

“I think How to Change Your Mind is a great place to start”
“If you want a good overview, I think How to Change Your Mind is a great place to start”— Tim Ferriss
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Trip of Compassion

“there's also a documentary that I helped bring to... Trip of Compassion... contains session footage”
“there's also a documentary that I helped bring to, well, outside of Israel called Trip of Compassion... which contains session footage as well”— Tim Ferriss
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The Healing Journey

Claudio Naranjo

“an oldie but a goodie, The Healing Journey by Claudio Naranjo, I think is excellent”
“an oldie but a goodie, The Healing Journey by Claudio Naranjo, I think is excellent. Even if you just buy it for the introduction”— Tim Ferriss
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The Microdose

UC Berkeley

“I would recommend... The Microdose from UC Berkeley is fantastic”
“I would recommend if people want to keep up to speed with these things, The Microdose from UC Berkeley is fantastic”— Tim Ferriss
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DanceSafe drug testing kits

DanceSafe

“DanceSafe... which I encourage people to check out, which provides kits... There are kits you can purchase which will help you to detect some of these contaminants”
“There is an organization called DanceSafe, which I encourage people to check out, which provides kits... to help you to detect some of these contaminants”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

“so much of how I ran my laboratory when I first became a professor was based on principles from The 4-Hour Workweek”— Andrew Huberman
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The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

“I was following The 4-Hour Body slow carb diet. I was training. I had my cheat days and on and on”— Andrew Huberman
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Huberman Lab

Andrew Huberman

“Andrew's the host of the podcast Huberman Lab, which is often ranked as one of the top five podcasts in the world”— Tim Ferriss

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Whoop

Whoop (inferred)

“a lot of the wristbands and rings for tracking sleep, while they can be quite good and are quite good, WHOOPs and Ouras being the two most popular ones”— Andrew Huberman
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Ashwagandha

“Ashwagandha is a very potent suppressor of cortisol. There's some evidence it can indirectly increase testosterone”— Andrew Huberman
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Shilajit (Fulvic Acid)

“Shilajit, right? Fulvic acid, which is Shilajit, is a mineral pitch. It's used in Ayurvedic medicine... It stimulates the release of FSH”— Andrew Huberman
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L-Glutamine

“people who increase their intake of omega-3s... or who take small amounts of L-glutamine, reduce their sugar cravings”— Andrew Huberman
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L-Carnitine

“egg health and sperm health greatly enhanced by L-carnitine. Pretty remarkable results there. Injectable L-carnitine of about one mil”— Andrew Huberman
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Alpha-GPC

“whether or not taking three or 600 milligrams of Alpha GPC and how often to do that and does it work, and yes, it works”— Andrew Huberman
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hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin)

“I've done experiments with hCG. I think you have too... it definitely will increase sperm volume”— Andrew Huberman
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Garlic (allicin) supplement

“you can offset that by taking 600 milligrams of garlic, because of the allicin in garlic”— Andrew Huberman
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Maca

“taking copious amounts of L-carnitine, adding in a few other things like maca and a handful of other basics, my sperm quality is actually better”— Tim Ferriss
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INDO BOARD

INDO BOARD (inferred)

“he can do a full barbell snatch, ass-to-heels while on top of an INDO BOARD, which are those balance boards on top of a cylinder”— Tim Ferriss
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Charlotte's Web CBD

Charlotte's Web (inferred)

“So-called Charlotte's Web, I think is what it's called, mainly available in Colorado... is a powerful anti-epileptic”— Andrew Huberman