Andrew Huberman on Curcumin

“Curcumin is known to be a potent inhibitor of 5-alpha reductase and DHT in some people.”

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“Turmeric does have anti-inflammatory properties. There's no question about that, but as we've just described, inflammation can be a very good thing, at least in the short term.”

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“DHT is strongly inhibited by certain things like turmeric. So a lot of people who are taking high doses of turmeric can experience drops in libido.”

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“I am very sensitive to curcumin because it can potently reduce DHT, which flatlines my libido and takes away my drive. Those who are DHT-sensitive should be cautious as it can clamp testosterone-associated positive effects.”

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“A lot of turmeric is heavily contaminated with lead. The lead is used to get that really rich, dense, orange coloring to it.”

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“For men in particular, turmeric can be very antagonistic to dihydrotestosterone. Many people that I've talked to who have taken turmeric get a severe blunting of affect and libido.”

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“I wouldn't do that in fact there's some negative effects of things like curcumin turmeric if you take it in high doses like limiting the amount of dehydrotestosterone production which is not good you don't want that.”

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“I took some turmeric and I noticed that I just didn't feel right. It flatlined my DHT. I came off it and was immediately fine.”

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“I once took curcumin or turmeric in high dosage, and I felt absolutely terrible. I'm never going near that stuff again.”

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“I certainly avoid turmeric. I don't like turmeric for that reason.”

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