Magnesium L-Threonate

This supplement has been genuinely recommended 6 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman, Jack Feldman, Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, anxiety & stress, brain health, depression & mood, exercise & strength. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jul 2021 and the most recent from Nov 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “When I've recommended it to my friends, academics who are not by nature skeptical, if not cynical, and I insist that they try it”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “When I've recommended it to my friends ... I insist that they try it”
  Jack Feldman · Huberman Lab · Nov 202500:43:21

  Said during "Essentials: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. Jack Feldman". The episode features Dr. Jack Feldman: A pioneering neurobiologist at UCLA who discovered the preBotzinger complex, the brainstem region that generates the breathing rhythm. He has studied respiration and brain-breathing interactions with modern tools for decades. Breathing pioneer Dr. Jack Feldman explains how the brain generates breath and how slow breathing reshapes fear, mood, and cognition.

• “And I'm taking the Mag 3 and8”

  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 202500:23:55

  Said during "Supplements I’m Taking, Training for Mental Performance, AI Tools, Recovering from Surgery, and More". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author, angel investor, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show; creator of the Coyote card game with Exploding Kittens and founder of the Saisei (SCI) Foundation funding mental-health science. Tim Ferriss answers listener Q&A solo on elbow surgery recovery, his current supplement stack, AI medical-research workflow, fasting, and creative projects.

• “still a big fan of things like magnesium 3 and8 um appenine which is a chemom mile derivative”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “still a big fan of”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Oct 202401:35:30

  Said during "Peptide & Hormone Therapies for Health, Performance & Longevity | Dr. Craig Koniver". The episode features Dr. Craig Koniver: A board-certified medical doctor (trained at Brown and Thomas Jefferson) who practices what he calls 'performance medicine,' using peptides, NAD, and other therapies to improve health and performance. He runs clinics in Charleston and London and has treated elite athletes, celebrities, and members of the royal family. A board-certified performance-medicine doctor walks Huberman through peptides, NAD, hormone therapies, and the FDA's recent crackdown on them.

• “I take um magnesium L3 and8 and ashwagandha for Sleep”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I take”
  Peter Attia · Huberman Lab · Jul 202402:16:28

  Said during "Supplements for Longevity & Their Efficacy | Dr. Peter Attia". The episode features Dr. Peter Attia: Stanford- and Johns Hopkins-trained physician and one of the most trusted voices on healthspan and lifespan, author of the bestseller 'Outlive.' He runs an active clinical practice and is known for rigorously reviewing the research literature. Huberman and Peter Attia dismantle the longevity hype around NAD, NR, NMN, and resveratrol, concluding none meaningfully extend lifespan.

• “I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate, spelled T-H-R-E-O-N-A-T-E, theanine, and apigenin”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I still use the same sleep stack. So it's magnesium threonate”
  Andrew Huberman · The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 202301:15:41

  Said during "Dr. Andrew Huberman, The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance". The episode features Dr. Andrew Huberman: Neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University's School of Medicine, and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Andrew Huberman walks Tim Ferriss through his weekly training split, supplement stack, and the five daily foundations of physical and mental performance.

• “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”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i take a cocktail of magnesium three and eight”
  Andrew Huberman · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202100:34:44

  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.