Ashwagandha

This supplement has been genuinely recommended 4 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, anxiety & stress, brain health, depression & mood, focus & dopamine. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Mar 2021 and the most recent from Jan 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “I do take it when I'm in these times when things are particularly stressful. So, social connection and some supplementation”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I do take it when I'm in these times when things are particularly stressful”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jan 202500:30:58

  Said during "Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety | Huberman Lab Essentials". The episode features 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.

• “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”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i use ashwagandha from time to time ... i always have some on hand”
  Andrew Huberman · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202100:38:27

  Said during "Dr. Andrew Huberman, A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features 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.

• “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”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “It's a supplement that I've benefited from”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Mar 202101:21:27

  Said during "How to Increase Motivation & Drive". The episode features 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.

• “The other supplement that can be very useful is ashwagandha. Ashwagandha is known to lower anxiety and cortisol.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “The other supplement that can be very useful is ashwagandha”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Mar 202101:23:11

  Said during "Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety". The episode features 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.