Jen Gunter Instagram – Interesting piece in @nymag on Huberman, the King of Science-ish optimization and supplements. If anyone personifies profiting from the quantified self, it’s him. So many supplements, so little good science to support them. For example, his expert collection at momentous includes Fadogia Agrestis for hormone support, but hormone support is a medically meaningless term. There are no studies on the page supporting its use, but a claim is made that it can raise levels of LH and increase testosterone. I found one study in PubMed from 2005 showing Fadogia agrestis increased testosterone levels over one week…in male rats. There are a few rat studies, but no clinical trials in humans that I could find. And no studies on female mice. The product seems marketed to both men and women to build muscle and optimize whatever. Obviously, this means it is safe and effective for humans to take for 4 weeks at a time, with a one week break before starting again (heavy sarcasm). Swipe to see the quote from his people that left my jaw on the floor. I’ll put the link in my stories. Since it was unclear to some people, the jaw on the floor is Sarah said they wanted to have children together and his spokesperson qualified that they were making embryos. I was thinking how Sarah must have felt reading that. I don’t think embryos are children. (I’ve edited this for clarity).