Andrew Huberman

So is there any reason to think that in the time where somebody is trying to conceive that perhaps they should avoid the cold plunge?

A lot of people will be very happy to hear that because unlike the sauna, nobody likes the cold punch.

I always say if you like it, great.

If you think you benefit, great.

But otherwise, don't worry about it.

One thing that's commonly used is curcumin.

And it's a pretty potent anti-inflammatory.

Do you recommend people stay away from curcumin?

Let's not cooking with curcumin, but the high dose curcumin that comes in a lot of supplements.

NAD and NR are—I get asked about them thousands of times per week.

And I'm more or less a fan of NR or NMN if one is trying to—I don't know.

I don't think it will extend lifespan, but it does seem to, at least in my experience, increase energy, these kinds of things.

But it's NR in particular, there are data that it can be very anti-inflammatory.

So if a woman is trying to conceive, should she stay away from NMN, NAD, and NR?

Because I often see it listed in fertility protocols.

I'm glad you mentioned coenzyme Q10.

CoQ10 and L-carnitine are the two, at least I'm aware of, there's some decent data on supporting sperm and egg quality.

So do you encourage patients to start taking that, what, 60 days before trying to conceive and then continuing that through pregnancy?

I know you cover specifics in the book, so we'll leave it to people to find it there.

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