Childhood TBI
Hi Dr Huberman thank you for everything do. There are other questions about TBI but I wanted to get advice on how to build neural plasticly and try repair or rebuild childhood brain damage as best I can. When I was 8 (now I am 48), I was hit by a car crossing the street and was in a coma for 2 days and comatose for 30 days. I still have tremors in my right hand and difficulty with fine tuning on thst side of my body. I have learned a second language and plan to learn another. I have heard Dominic D'Agostino talk about exogenous ketones and TBI, but may be too late for that help. I have heard of infrared saunas helping to heal the brain. Are there other therapies that may help? Could you recommend a dosage and frequency any treatments that may help with my condition? Thank you. --Chris
Pesticide Neutralization of Fresh Plants and Foods
Hi Dr. Huberman, I have always washed my fresh produce before consumption to wash off potential pesticide residuals. What does research say about consuming supermarket produce regularly? What is the best way to remove any unwanted chemicals? Are frozen fruits and veggies a safer option? Thank for the awesome pod. Sapere Aude, Jeep Miles
Supplements + Med Research on Underserved Disease
Posted this in the YouTube comments of your latest podcast, but wanted to drop here as well as it might be better fitted for your AMA: Thanks for the super concise framework. Just gotten back into decent resistance training after many years off. Laughed at the creatine loading comment circa the '90s. Remember those days well (as well as the supposed juiced Hot Stuff supplement). Fun times. In any event, back in the gym and would dearly love to get back on creatine, but in these intervening years have developed Meniere's Disease. Generally well managed for me, but everyone insists creatine is an absolute no-no. Debating going with the Tongkat Ali and maybe the Fadogia Agrestis (assuming no similar issues associated with the MD). Thoughts on this mix and whether there are any better combos to get a similar boost to what creatine provides. Also, speaking of the Menieres, wondering if you can do a piece (episode or the AMA Q&A) on some lesser known debilitating conditions and how all of these protocols can either help or be adapted to be useful in providing improved quality of life and a renewed sense of vigor in the face of often challenging circumstances. Obv not just MD, but things like Lyme Disease and some other autoimmune or neurodegenerative conditions. I realize this is a smaller scope issue than many of your topics and probably doesn't have enough of an audience for an episode, but it seems it could def fit in with a larger piece on how the pharm/med funding and research is leaning these days (what gets funded, how research works - thinking about Ferris and crew here vs places like your own lab and some of the other universities you mention regularly), how AI might impact the research re: treatments and how all of us can all work together to bring funding, research initiatives and attention to these areas in hopes of better outcomes and more robust health for all of our proactive and cross-pollenating tribes. Keep up the fantastic work !!!!
Breaking smoking habits
Do you know any persuasive tools and protocols to help someone stop smoking? My brother is 37 y/o and has been a smoker for more than 15 years. I am very concern about his health specially his mental health since he has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. I hope you get to answer these question and thank you much, Andrew for sharing your knowledge with us.