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Andrew Huberman · 2021-11-01

Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System

Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System

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BookRecommendedISBN verified

Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic

Sandra Kahn and Paul Ehrlich

“there's a terrific book”
“And there's a terrific book called "Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic," which was written by my colleagues, Sandra Kahn and Paul Ehrlich at Stanford.”— Andrew Huberman
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Reverie self-hypnosis app

David Spiegel (inferred)

“I'm a big proponent of self-hypnosis because of the quality scientific literature on this”
“Reverie is a cost-free app for Apple and Android that was developed by my colleague, David Spiegel, and others at the Stanford University School of Medicine.”— Andrew Huberman
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Spirulina (Spirulina platensis)

“now there are some really nice studies and some data... spirulina can have potent effects in reducing what's called rhinitis”
“spirulina can have potent effects in reducing what's called rhinitis, which is a fancy word for congestion of the nose and an inflammation of the nose.”— Andrew Huberman
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Pilot V5 pen

Pilot

“my PILOT V5s, which I love so much”
“maybe, like my PILOT V5s, which I love so much, we could traumatize me to the PILOT V5 if I had some horrible experience happen.”— Andrew Huberman

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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5-HTP supplement

“it's 300 to 500 milligrams taken about 30 to 60 minutes before going to sleep for the night. That's the typical protocol.”— Andrew Huberman
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Prozac

Eli Lilly (inferred)

“This is the basis for things like SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, like Prozac and Zoloft, and so forth.”— Andrew Huberman
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Zoloft

Pfizer (inferred)

“selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, like Prozac and Zoloft, and so forth.”— Andrew Huberman
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L-Tyrosine supplement

“things like L-tyrosine, taking anywhere from 500 to 750 milligrams can increase dopamine because tyrosine is a dopamine precursor.”— Andrew Huberman
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Mucuna pruriens

“Things like Mucuna pruriens, which are L-dopa, the immediate precursor to dopamine.”— Andrew Huberman