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Energy, focus, cognitive performance; potential dementia prevention

"I'll probably drink 800 milligrams of caffeine a day and I'm fine. The new data basically say up to about 400 milligrams per day, caffeine is great for the brain, for the body. It can offset dementia."

Andrew Huberman

Daily alertness and cognitive performance

"I consume caffeine every day. I love caffeine. Nicotine is sort of similar, although caffeine is safer — it can even improve health."

Andrew Huberman

Building mental toughness and resilience through voluntary exposure to uncomfortable cold in a safe environment

"There's other things that I also engage in — deliberate cold exposure, which I don't really like — but there's a mental toughness when you're doing this hard thing in a moderately safe environment. You're doing this thing you don't want to do, you're doing ..."

Rhonda Patrick

Potently and sustainably increasing dopamine and epinephrine for motivation, energy, and resilience

"Without question, the most potent behavioral tool for increasing dopamine in a very sustained way is going to be deliberate cold exposure. The use of cold water for increasing dopamine is a real tool — I would say a power tool. It also potently increases ep..."

Andrew Huberman