11 steps to a better brain
We all need better brains, and here is the short version that massacres the english language.
1. Smart Drugs
2. Food for though
3. The Mozart effect
4. Gainful employment
5. Memory marvels
6. Sleep on it
7. Body and Mind
8. Nuns of the run
9. Attention seeking
10. Positive feedback
11 steps to a better brain
1. Smart Drugs
Modafinil - for narcolepsy, makes it easy to sleep more than 40 hours easy
Ritalin, Dexadrine - for ADHD
Ampakines - work is being done to figure out how they improve memory
2. Food for though
Breakfast with Protein and Fiber nix sugar(Eggs and whole wheat bread)
Antioxidants
Mid afternoon snack still nix junk food
Omega 3 fatty acids
Strawberries and blueberries
3. The Mozart effect
Listen to Mozart piano sonata's
4. Gainful employment
Increase short term memory and working memory
Do memory training like memorizing the positions of a series of dots on a grid
Working memory training.
5. Memory marvels
They uses memory tricks like representing things as people on a route.
Actors attach emotions or action to lines.
Pair actions with memory tasks
Uses memory strategies
6. Sleep on it
Extra sleep always helps.
Sometime sleep can give insight into problems. Eureka
7. Body and Mind
Walking half an hour 3 times a week can help.
Exercise provides extra oxygen and new brain cells.
8. Nuns of the run
Eat health and moderation, don't drink or smoke.
Keep active doing mental activities.
Stay positive.
Vitamin folate
9. Attention seeking
ADHD drug methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin.
Best strategy is to sleep well, eat foods packed with slow-release sugars, and take lots of exercise.
Workplace that avoids distractions.
10. Positive feedback
neurofeedback, brain scanners in place of EEGs
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