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Tim Ferriss · 2021-07-14

Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show

Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show

Recommended on this episode

ProductRecommended

LED drawing pad / light trace table (930 lux)

“i bought an led drawing pad”
“i bought an led drawing pad it's like a trace table like the artist cheat mechanism it actually says on it 930 lux”— Andrew Huberman
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Magnesium L-Threonate

“i take a cocktail of magnesium three and eight”
“those three things are magnesium 3 and 8 t-h-r-e-o-n-a-t-e or by glycinate ... so 200 to 400 milligrams about 30 minutes before sleep”— Andrew Huberman
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Magnesium Bisglycinate

“i take a cocktail of magnesium three and eight”
“magnesium 3 and 8 or magnesium by glycinate ... 200 to 400 milligrams about 30 minutes before sleep is a powerful sleep aid”— Andrew Huberman
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Theanine (L-theanine)

“i take a cocktail of magnesium three and eight and then two other things ... theanine”
“200-400 milligrams of theanine can create a kind of a hypnotic state help you fall asleep”— Andrew Huberman
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Apigenin

“that cocktail of 50 milligrams of apogenin ... for me has been the best way to consistently fall asleep quickly”
“that cocktail of 50 milligrams of apogenin 300 to 400 milligrams of magnesium 3 and 8 ... has been the best way to consistently fall asleep quickly”— Andrew Huberman
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Phosphatidylserine (PS)

“i have used phosphatidylserine before sleep to help blunt cortisol release”
“i have used phosphatidylserine before sleep to help blunt cortisol release but i do cycle i use it as needed”— Tim Ferriss
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Ashwagandha

“i use ashwagandha from time to time ... i always have some on hand”
“i use ashwagandha from time to time if i'm in a particularly long bout of stress ... there's good evidence it can buffer cortisol”— Andrew Huberman
MediaRecommended

Kamini Desai yoga nidra recordings

Kamini Desai

“the zero cost ones that i use are any of the stuff by ... desai”
“the zero cost ones that i use are any of the stuff by comedy k-a-m-i-n-i desai d-e-s-a-i i like her voice very much”— Andrew Huberman
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Molecule of More

Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long (inferred)

“quite good book called the molecule of more ... i wish i had written this book”
“there's a book actually quite good book called the molecule of more ... i read the book and thought i wish i had written this book”— Andrew Huberman
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Alpha-GPC

“i think alpha gpc is a useful supplement and i use it from time to time”
“i think alpha gpc has real effects that are supported by quality peer-reviewed studies ... i use it from time to time”— Andrew Huberman
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Rancid (band, music)

Rancid

“rancid best band ever for me”
“i was allowed to listen to rancid best band ever for me on repeat and bob dylan that's all”— Andrew Huberman
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EPA (essential fatty acids / fish oil)

“did i do that ... yes (i'm going to do that now)”
“taking a thousand milligrams per day of epa essential fatty acids not just fish oil but getting above that threshold is as effective as antidepressants”— Andrew Huberman
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Tongkat Ali (Solaray)

Solaray

“two things that have worked very well for me ... tongat ali ... a solar ray makes a good version”
“tongat ali which at 400 milligrams per day is thought to reduce sex hormone binding globulin ... a solar ray makes a good version of this”— Andrew Huberman
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Fadogia Agrestis (Herbal Elixirs)

Herbal Elixirs

“two things that have worked very well for me ... the other supplement that is quite useful is phadoggia aggressis”
“the other supplement that is quite useful is phadoggia aggressis ... fedoja agrestus i think it's herbal elixirs makes a fedojo aggressive”— Andrew Huberman
BookRecommended

Projections

Karl Deisseroth (inferred)

“it's just can only be described as beautiful ... it's a beautiful read you'll learn a ton of neuroscience”
“there's a book that he just published that i'm listening to now ... it's called projections and it's a beautiful read you'll learn a ton of neuroscience”— Andrew Huberman
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Yerba Mate (Anna Park)

Anna Park

“my personal favorite vehicle for caffeine remains yerba mate ... i found one that i particularly like it's anna park”
“i found one that i particularly like it's has a weird name but it's anna park it's an organic ... it has the right amount of that tobacco flavor”— Tim Ferriss
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Longitude

Dava Sobel (inferred)

“the most beautiful book of all is longitude by dava sobel ... that's the one i gift most often”
“the book that i think is perhaps at least to me the most beautiful book of all is longitude by dava sobel about the history of the discovery of time keeping”— Andrew Huberman
BookRecommended

David Whyte poetry books

David Whyte

“i think david white's work is just beautiful ... i'll sometimes give wendell berry books as gifts (gifts most)”
“i think david white's work is just beautiful and is a wonderful kind of entry point to to poetry”— Andrew Huberman
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Wendell Berry books

Wendell Berry

“i'm also a big wendell berry fan ... i'll sometimes give wendell berry books as gifts”
“i'm also a big wendell berry fan has written a lot about farming and the natural world ... i'll sometimes give wendell berry books as gifts”— Andrew Huberman

The guest's own work

MediaBy the guest

Huberman Lab Podcast

Andrew Huberman

“andrew is the host of the hubermann lab podcast which he launched in january of this year”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

“when i read your your book the four-hour work week ... they really helped me they're a lot of useful tools in there”— Andrew Huberman
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

“the four-hour body which i read and loved and own ... they really helped me they're a lot of useful tools in there”— Andrew Huberman
MediaBy the guest

Five Bullet Friday

Tim Ferriss

“this is five bullet friday ... a very short email where i share the coolest things i've found or that i've been pondering over the week”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Reverie app

Reverie (David Spiegel)

“we both sit on the advisory board of a company called reverie ... reverie is a zero cost app beyond android and apple that has short hypnosis protocols”— Andrew Huberman
MediaReferenced

Liam Gillen yoga nidra recordings

Liam Gillen

“some people like my sister loves liam gillen's voice another zero cost yoga nidra tool liam gillen”— Andrew Huberman
BookReferencedISBN verified

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke (inferred)

“anna has a wonderful book coming out in august called dopamine nation she was in the social dilemma she's an addiction therapist”— Andrew Huberman
MediaReferenced

The Social Dilemma

Netflix (inferred)

“she was in the social dilemma she's an addiction therapist and psychiatrist and talks a lot about the dopamine system”— Andrew Huberman
BookReferencedISBN verified

Your Mind on Plants

Michael Pollan (inferred)

“michael pollan does a good job of describing this in his new book your mind on plants his entire section discussing the mescaline experience”— Andrew Huberman
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Wherever You Go, There You Are

Jon Kabat-Zinn (inferred)

“he gave me john kabat-zinn's book wherever you go there you are he saw how much physical energy i had”— Andrew Huberman
ProductReferenced

Theracurmin (turmeric/curcumin)

Theravalues (inferred)

“products like theracumin i believe it's called as the brand name might attenuate some risk related to say neurodegenerative disease or alzheimer's”— Tim Ferriss
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Creatine

“if you're somebody for instance that takes creatine and experiences hair loss very quickly you're probably dht sensitive that's because creatine increases dht”— Andrew Huberman
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GABA

“you can buy gabo and glycine in capsule form so a gram of gaba a gram of glycine in combination that's more of a heavy hit over the head”— Andrew Huberman
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Glycine

“a gram of gaba a gram of glycine in combination that's more of a heavy hit over the head but if you're having a hard time getting to sleep that can help”— Andrew Huberman