Best Supplements for Improving Sleep | Dr. Andrew Huberman

This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode "Developing a Rational Approach to Supplementation for Health & Performance." The full episode can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/tLS6t3FVOTI

I'm with a few others, what are the doses you recommend with the magnesium and apigenin? Thank you. Love your podcasts, great to get information from a real scientist.

Sometimes I can quickly zap an insomnia wakeup at 3-5am by doing 40+ deep breaths - slowing it more and more as they progress. Lots and lots of oxygen and focusing in-between my eyes in the pineal gland, visualizing calming waves of warmth like sunshine wiping away thoughts for the rest. Also slow gentle tapping hands on knees while sitting on the edge of the bed while doing the breaths and visualization of calm silent warmth like sunshine.

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Bought a cold plunge tub a week ago and seriously helped my sleep at night……sit in 9degrees C water in the morning soon after waking, for up to 2 minutes if I can take it, and has done wonders for my mood as well!

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in addition to life style modifications, such as regular exercise, light exposure, no caffein and healthy diet, I found that eating a small amount of brown rice before bed helps with night time awakenings and inability to fall asleep or very early morning rise . (I am not diabetic but believe dropping blood sugar and rising cortisol were the issue). Also take Magnesium . Apigenin and L thianine were effective initially but after regular use lost effectiveness. I listened to all Huberman podcasts concerning sleep and hos suggestions whave been implemented and changed my life.

I have sleep apnea and had an issue with haviing to urinate frequently. So, I just stopped drinking liquid after 6pm and this helped.

You might consider taking (30-60 min before bed): 145mg Magnesium Threonate or 200mg Magnesium Bisglycinate 50mg Apigenin 100-400mg Theanine (3-4 nights per week I also take 2g of Glycine and 100mg GABA.) *I would start with one supplement (or none!) and then add one at a time as needed. Some people do not need any supplements, and some people like theanine but not magnesium, etc. so you have to determine what is best for you. **Don’t take theanine if you have overly intense dreams, sleep-walk, or have night terrors. ***Also, some people (~5%), get an agitated stomach from magnesium supplementation, in which case, do not take it.

Apigenin worked wonders for relaxing me before bed. Like a wave a sleepiness just hits, it's amazing.

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Dr. Huberman is hands down the best source on the internet. I might be lost half of the time when he explains the science but he always breaks it down so people can understand.

4. Apigenin a. Acts as a lowering anxiety compound

I wish so much you would do a full episode on supplements that help and are safe when tapering benzos. And tips in general to make it easier. This is something Dr Anna Lempke is an expert on as well. Andrew we really need you in the tapering from benzo community. So much information and misinformation and it's already hard for us to deal with stress in this condition.

Thank you, great video.

Magnesium supplements and Sleep Restriction are the tools that I see the most results from a lot of people that suffer from mild to severe insomnia.

I'm using Apigenin with Quercetin along with NMN and Reservatrol and L-Tyrosine (mornings) for overall health/energy/youth.

Great info!!

I just discovered this and took my first one. We will see!! Im weaning off, trying, klonipin. and Restoril.