This product by various supplement brands has come up 5 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. 4 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Vitalik Buterin. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-03-08 and the most recent from 2025-01-16. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety | Huberman Lab Essentials
“I do take it when I'm in these times when things are particularly stressful. So, social connection and some supplementation”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. This is a solo Essentials episode with no guest. Huberman breaks down the biology of stress and gives physiology-based tools to calm down or build resilience in real time.
Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show
“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
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, known for work on brain development, vision, and neural plasticity. He hosts the Huberman Lab podcast and shares science-based health tools. Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman on using light, breathing, and the body to control sleep, stress, and performance.
How to Increase Motivation & Drive
“the potential benefits for some people, not all, of ashwagandha and its role in blunting cortisol... It's a supplement that I've benefited from”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, where he translates neuroscience into practical, science-based tools. Andrew Huberman explains the neuroscience of dopamine, the hidden pleasure-pain balance, and how to schedule rewards to stay motivated long-term.
Vitalik Buterin — Creator of Ethereum feat. Naval Ravikant
“metformin is the one that i take um ashwagandha is another that i take”— Vitalik Buterin
The guest here is Vitalik Buterin: Creator of Ethereum, who discovered blockchain through Bitcoin in 2011, co-founded Bitcoin Magazine, and wrote the Ethereum white paper in 2013. He leads Ethereum's research team and was a 2014 Thiel Fellow; co-guest Naval Ravikant acts as interviewer. Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, interviewed by Naval Ravikant, explains Ethereum, scaling, DeFi, tokens, public goods, and life extension.
Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety
“The other supplement that can be very useful is ashwagandha. Ashwagandha is known to lower anxiety and cortisol.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, where he translates neuroscience into practical, science-based tools. Huberman reframes stress as a generic, useful biological system and teaches real-time tools to dial it up or down on demand.
