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by hirvi74 1433 days ago
As much as I love the Huberman podcast, I do feel he spoke outside of his domain a bit too much on that episode in certain sections.

Sure, he is far more credentialed than I am, but it's not like he conducted any of the research himself. He is merely spouting off what one could find on PubMed, APA, etc..

While I think mindfulness can be beneficial, the research he cited about just 17 minutes (or whatever arbitrary number) can have permeant changes in the brains of individuals both with and without ADHD to be ridiculous.

I also find any research relating to ADHD and fish oil supplementation to be extremely dubious. It appears research is starting to back-track on that one too.

That being said, I do really enjoy his podcast, but just because he repeats something does not mean it's true/untrue. I would have preferred him to have an interview with an expert in the field of neuropsychiatry or of equal qualification.

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There are studies about magnesium supplementation helping with adhd
Star Slate Codex (Scott Alexander) wrote that the evidence for such is basically non-existent. Thus such claims remain dubious at best. Though this was many moons ago, and things change. Do you happen to know of any research that supports this?
SSC also wrote a long article mildly trashing "The Body Keeps The Score" (which is truly excellent and important), with some very poor logic. He's not infallible.