Andrew Huberman on Probiotics
15 episodes · 21 references · 2021–2025
- Huberman favors low-sugar fermented foods (1–4 servings/day) over pill probiotics for gut health, mood, and immunity - He personally shifted from capsule probiotics to fermented foods after reviewing Stanford research, now only uses pill probiotics when traveling - No specific brand recommendations or dosing numbers for pill probiotics; caution evidence focuses on brain fog risk from high-dose supplementation
Consumption
- Huberman takes probiotics and has stated "I do believe in probiotics" across multiple episodes - He occasionally uses pill probiotics when traveling for digestive support - He switched from daily capsule probiotics to low-sugar fermented foods as his primary probiotic source, also getting some from Athletic Greens
Benefits
- Supplementing with a quality probiotic can improve mood in people suffering from low mood via the gut-brain axis - Probiotics and prebiotics reduce negative markers within the inflammatome, supporting immune function - A healthy gut microbiome supported by fermented foods benefits mood, digestion, immune function, and may help prevent canker sores
Best Practices
- Consume 1–4 servings of low-sugar fermented foods daily (sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir) as the primary probiotic strategy - Use pill probiotics specifically when taking antibiotics to counter gut microbiome disruption - Fermented foods are the best low-cost, no-supplement approach to supporting gut microbiome diversity
Cautions
- High-dose pill probiotics (especially lactobacillus) can cause brain fog — more is not better - Huberman stopped taking capsule probiotics after years of use, calling them "ridiculously expensive for what they are" - Expensive refrigerated high-dose probiotics specifically linked to brain fog and other issues in scientific reports
“When I travel, I will occasionally take a probiotic.”
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“I do believe in probiotics, I take probiotics.”
How Foods and Nutrients Control Our Moods
“I do believe in probiotics, I take probiotics.”
How Foods & Nutrients Control Our Moods | Huberman Lab Essentials
“This study convinced me to eat low sugar fermented foods every single day and I have been ever since.”
How Different Diets Impact Your Health | Dr. Christopher Gardner
“So I take the probiotic. You guys have amazing probiotics here, and in a day, boom, it's done.”
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman at the ICC Sydney Theatre
“For many people who are suffering low mood, supplementing with a quality probiotic can actually improve mood.”
Control Your Vagus Nerve to Improve Mood, Alertness & Neuroplasticity
“One could also imagine taking probiotics or prebiotics. Certainly that would work as well because of the direct relationship that's been established between doing that and reducing negative markers within the inflammatome.”
What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health
“Supporting a healthy gut microbiome is good for mood, great for digestion, and great for immune system function.”
How Foods & Nutrients Control Our Moods | Huberman Lab Essentials
“The best way to support a healthy gut microbiome is to consume at least one to four servings of low sugar fermented foods per day. That would indirectly support the healing and prevention of canker sores.”
How to Improve Oral Health & Its Critical Role in Brain & Body Health
“Ingesting one to three servings of low sugar fermented foods each day, things like sauerkraut, kimchi.”
Transform Your Health by Improving Metabolism, Hormone & Blood Sugar Regulation | Dr. Casey Means
“The best low-cost, no-supplement way to do that is going to be to consume one to four servings of some fermented food, such as kimchi or sauerkraut or kefir.”
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman at the ICC Sydney Theatre
“If you're taking antibiotics, you want to do something to counter that through pill probiotics.”
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman at the ICC Sydney Theatre
“I started eating a lot of those fermented foods and taking no probiotics except in a few of the supplements that I was already taking.”
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Seattle, WA
“I took them for a few years just thinking that would be good for my gut microbiome, and then I switched to the fermented food thing.”
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“I get the probiotics from the Athletic Greens. I used to supplement with capsule probiotics, but I don't do that anymore because they are ridiculously expensive for what they are.”
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