Huberman takes this ancient herb, “to help me reduce my cortisol so that I don’t get some of the long-term effects of stress,” he said on his podcast.While he doesn’t take ashwagandha every day, “I would only do this if I was feeling like I wasn’t managing my short and medium-term stress well,” he said.

Huberman isn’t on the creatine train for gym gains, but instead for how it supports his brain function and, “the networks that generate focus and concentration,” he said on his podcast. He takes five grams of creatine monohydrate in the morning or post-workout.

Huberman’s taken glutamine for the potential immune-enhancing effects (which he acknowledges has some data) since college, he said on his podcast.

Found in foods like chocolate, PEA is a stimulant that may increase dopamine and for Huberman, acts as a, “focus and work aid in order to do intense bouts of work,” he said on his podcast.

To stay focused on a deadline, Huberman relies on 500 mg of L-tyrosine, an amino acid that may enhance focus and attention, he said on The Kevin Rose Show.

To offset increases in TMAO and for general cardiovascular function, Huberman takes 600 mg of garlic any time he eats.

While Huberman believes the best quality cognitive enhancer is sleep, he said on The Tim Ferriss Show he does take Alpha-GPC four days a week.He found that 300 mg of Alpha-GPC taken “10 to 20 minutes prior to any time I want to focus or concentrate very deeply,” to be the sweet spot, he said on his podcast.

Huberman takes two capsules of Thorne Super EPA, and will put a tablespoon of the lemon flavored Carlson Labs Fish Oil on his oatmeal—with salt.“To me, it tastes delicious,” he said. We’ll take his word for it.

Huberman takes two capsules of Thorne Super EPA, and will put a tablespoon of the lemon flavored Carlson Labs Fish Oil on his oatmeal—with salt.“To me, it tastes delicious,” he said. We’ll take his word for it.