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Totally agree with you. Lipton's work is groundbreaking to say the least. Monumental breakthroughs in science getting synthesized with spirituality. His Spontaneous Evolution is as good! Check it out.

The reason why you're losing weight is that you're in a caloric deficit. Burning more than you consume. You're not losing weight out of thin air. This is an easy problem to solve. Start eating more nutrient dense foods. It might be that you're too sensitive to carbs. Try eating more fat and protein. Eggs, meat, nuts, fish are great sources to begin with. Also, start adding extra fats and oils to your meals. Butter, olive oil have very high nutrient density. Start slowly adding thém and see what effect you'll have.

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I've been following a ketogenic diet for over a year now. To be honest, I feel like my IQ has increased by a lot. High amounts of healthy fats, foods that promote neurogenesis, eggs, oily fish, red meat full of creatine, dark leafy green vegetables... By reducing inflammation and consuming a lot of DHA/EPA/omega-3 rich foods you're making your brain run better on fat. Having a healthy gut flora is probably the greatest determining factor of overall health and bodily inflammation. If you're body is spending too much energy fighting cancer and tumor cells, then you're going to get brain fog. I've researched modafinil as well. ATM there are no significant evidence for it exceeding a person's normal cognitive capabilities. It's just like coffee on power mode. You can teach yourself to focus and enter flow without it as well. For me, a keto diet is the best natural way of empowering your cognition and brain. It probably won't do it directly. You'll just be able to satisfy your brain for longer and can therefore concentrate on your work.

I've heard that using cold teabags or cucumber slices can work. Might be just folk medicine. I would first get some sleep and eat more nutrient dense foods. Caloric restriction or excessive fasting may cause this as well. On top of that, get some sunshine.

Coffee's great for health, if taken in moderation. I use caffeine only on workout days to give me the extra kick. At other times I stick to decaf. Tastes as great. I'm also a fast oxidizer and will crash too fast or build a resistance to it. This cycling has been working great. You can't even tell the difference. However, this recent Ben Greenfield podcast talked about how Voltaire, the famous French philosopher drank like 60 cups a day. That's crazy. The guest on the show also talked about how we can actually benefit a lot more from drinking more coffee. A great episode, I recommend listening to it.

Blueberries, Chaga mushroom powder and raw cacao nibs daily. Great stuff.

That depends on your age, health condition and fitness. Also, training more won't necessarily guarantee health. A lot of professional athletes are diabetic and suffer from adrenal fatigue. More importantly, you can't outexercise a bad diet. A solid whole foods nutritional plan is a lot more important and sustainable. When it comes to exercise, then doing too much cardio isn't good for you. There is this dangerous "black hole" - not aerobic but not over 80% intensity either. I would imagine that's where you're being in for the most time. You're getting tired but aren't pushing yourself completely to the end. This is not a good place to be in. I would structure a cardiovascular fitness running as such: 80% of your training should be aerobic and at quite low intensity. A good rule of thumb is to look at your breathing. If you can breathe through your nose, then it's just enough 20% should be anaerobic, like high intensity interval training. Either 5-10 minutes of Tabata intervals with 30 seconds of sprinting and 30 seconds walking or jogging. HIIT training shouldn't exceed 20-30 minutes. It's a lot more time-efficient way of burning fat and also yields more benefit than black hole running. However, because of the intensity, you should do HIIT only 2-3 times a week. But when you do, max out completely. At other times focus on building up your aerobic base. Hopefully, it helps. You can Google some HIIT training examples and look more into Mark Sisson's Primal Endurance.

In my opinion, it has to do with consciousness and self-mastery. If you've decided to change yourself as a person, pick up certain habits and self-actualize. Then by definition you're operating from the perspective of your true self. The choice comes from you conscious self. Getting distracted, sticking to bad habits and procrastinating is the EGO intervening with the process on a subconscious level. Once you break that cycle and manage to become conscious again, you'll be able to stick to your goals and stay focused enough on what you're trying to accomplish? How to achieve such self-mastery? Well, it's difficult and simply the result of habit. The more mindful you become as a person, the more often you'll be able to see yourself from an outside perspective and step in. Hopefully, it will help. Meditate and practice intervening your habitual activities.