Magnesium threonate

This supplement has been genuinely recommended 10 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, anxiety & stress, brain health, consciousness, depression & mood. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jan 2021 and the most recent from Jun 2026. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “For many people, however, taking 145 milligrams of magnesium 3en8ate can be very beneficial.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “can be very beneficial”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jun 202600:26:27

  Said during "Essentials: Sleep Toolkit for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing". Huberman's condensed sleep toolkit: how light, temperature, food, exercise, and a few supplements set your 24-hour clock for better sleep.

• “I've been taking magnesium threonate for, gosh, well over a decade because I learned that it was the form that most readily crosses the blood-brain barrier”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I've been taking magnesium threonate for, gosh, well over a decade”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Oct 202500:42:37

  Said during "Protect & Improve Your Hearing & Brain Health | Dr. Konstantina Stankovic". The episode features Dr. Konstantina Stankovic: Medical doctor, researcher, and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford School of Medicine. A leading expert on the inner ear, hearing loss, and tinnitus. A Stanford ear surgeon explains how hearing works, why hearing loss drives dementia, and the concrete steps to protect it.

• “the other supplements that I take and recommend for sleep, such as magnesium 3 and 8, apigenin, and theanine.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the other supplements that I take and recommend for sleep, such as magnesium 3 and 8”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jan 202303:56:27

  Said during "How to Optimize Fertility in Males & Females". 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 episode. Huberman's deep dive into the biology of male and female fertility, plus behavioral, supplement, and clinical tools to optimize it.

• “The supplements that I've suggested and that I personally take in order to improve my sleep are magnesium threonate, spelled T-H-R-E-O-N-A-T-E.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “The supplements that I've suggested and that I personally take in order to improve my sleep”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Dec 202200:18:18

  Said during "AMA #2: Improve Sleep, Reduce Sugar Cravings, Optimal Protein Intake, Stretching Frequency & More". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, where he shares science-based tools for everyday life. Andrew Huberman answers listener questions on boosting deep slow-wave sleep with exercise, supplements, and avoiding caffeine, alcohol, and cannabis.

• “in combination with the magnesium threonate, apigenin, theanine sleep kit that I've talked about”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “sleep kit that I've talked about”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jul 202201:56:27

  Said during "Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry to Improve Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #80". 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 episode with no outside guest. Huberman explains how four neuromodulators run your brain, and the food, light, cold, and supplements that let you tune them.

• “my existing toolkit for sleep, which I've talked about many times on this podcast and other podcasts, consists of magnesium threonate, apigenin, and theanine.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “my existing toolkit for sleep”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jun 202202:06:50

  Said during "The Science & Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)". 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 episode with no outside guest. Andrew Huberman breaks down what OCD actually is, the brain loop behind it, and which treatments work in what order.

• “okay to take every night or nearly every night are things like magnesium 3 and 8, apigenin, if that's not true, correct me. I certainly take them every night”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I certainly take them every night unless I forget them back home when I'm traveling”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Apr 202201:14:51

  Said during "How to Optimize Your Hormones for Health & Vitality | Dr. Kyle Gillett". The episode features Dr. Kyle Gillett: A physician dual board-certified in family medicine and obesity medicine who practices full-spectrum care, including hormone health, in Kansas and via telemedicine. He runs Gillett Health and is a popular hormone educator on social media. A hormone-optimization physician walks through testosterone, estrogen, prolactin, DHT, peptides and the lifestyle pillars that govern them for men and women.

• “Before sleep, I'm taking magnesium threonate, which selectively targets brain tissue or at least is well absorbed by brain tissue”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I followed a bunch of his recommendations and it has dramatically improved my sleep”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202100:05:02

  Said during "Q&A with Tim, Tools for Better Sleep, Parenting, Fear, How to Boost Your Mood, and More". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and Tools of Titans, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. This is a solo Q&A episode where he both asks and answers, fielding live-chat and pre-submitted listener questions. Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.

• “magnesium threonate seems among the magnesiums to be one of the more bioavailable and useful for sleep”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “magnesium threonate, most people I recommend it to have benefit from it tremendously”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jan 202101:00:47

  Said during "Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning & Metabolism". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, known for translating science into practical health tools. Huberman answers listener questions on light, exercise, supplements, temperature, and learning to optimize sleep, mood, and metabolism.

• “I personally take 3 or 400 milligrams of magnesium threonate about 30 to 60 minutes before sleep, and it helps me fall asleep”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I personally take ... and it helps me fall asleep”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jan 202101:15:26

  Said during "Master Your Sleep & Be More Alert When Awake". 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 actionable health tools. Huberman explains how light, adenosine, and the circadian clock govern sleep and alertness, with tools to fix both.