How to Increase Brain Power?

[Raphael]

@Michael569

Looks like a big breakfast is working for me, with an average meal at 1 PM and something light in the evening. I also added a bit more calories. My thoughts are clearer and I feel that I have more willpower.

Btw, what do you think about eating a handful of nuts everything. I currently eat a mix of cashew nuts, pistachios, and almonds during breakfast.

Edited June 9, 2021 by Raphael

[Striving for more]

@Michael569 You advice a range of complex carbs and whole grains for morning as for specifics ..

Is wheat OK? Leo advised against gluten & dairy as a priority in his food video.. 

I eat wholegrain wheat bran cereal sometimes & tbh I have no idea if it makes me feel better or worse. 

I am also avoiding lentils due to it being "High thiol", as I am experimenting with low thiol diet, again I have no clue if this low thiol helps or harms me as I don't have great awareness over how food affects me, unless it's ice cream or something blatantly bad. 

although I always feel drained after eating lentils and beans I think & I cant tell if rice is good or worthwhile, 

I eat some oats & sometimes wheat cereal as well as fruit, nuts, seeds, avacado & lettuce/cucumber

Is that enough complex carbs ? 

Sorry for long message 

Edited June 10, 2021 by Striving for more

[mivafofa]

@Raphael Are you into superfoods? For brain performance & power, I like to have Lion's Mane (a mushroom) and Rhodiola (flower plant). You can also supplement those in capsules. Check it up

[BlackMaze]

You could learn to memorize a deck of cards and do it as a daily concentration practice. I am currently working on it slowly. It's not so hard to learn it just takes some effort. I don't know how powerful this will be once i learn it but it makes sense that it could increase your brain power and concentration tremendously. 

Also sleep early enough to wake up without an alarm. Try to let your body decide how much you sleep. 

Cardio done regularly makes you smarter. 

Ginkgo biloba worked great for me but maybe it doesn't work the same for everyone. 

Also cold showers of course.. The best habit i ever had. Everytime you have brain fog or something like that just jump on the coldest setting for a minute or two. 

 

[Raphael]

@mivafofa No, at least not for the moment.

@BlackMaze Thanks for your advice. Yeah, cold showers are awesome. Also, this is a weird thing that I discovered recently but screaming in a pillow when having thoughts storms clears the mind very quickly.

[StarStruck]

Eat grass fed meat and greens. Drink lots of water. Eat fish and fish eggs. Eat different kind of fruits. And healthy carbs. You can't really go wrong if you do this. 

[Raphael]

@Michael569

Yes, this is still the case. I'm also working on clearing my traumas and I feel like each time I release some stuff my thoughts gets a bit clearer. So it is a combination of different things: proper nutrition, trauma release work, and more.

[Raphael]

@Michael569

Do you have ideas of large breakfasts on a Low-FODMAP diet? I recently realized that my gut is quite sensitive so I cut peanuts and cashew nuts in the morning and also cut grains like lentils, chickpeas, and peas during the day.

[Goldzilla]

Brain power? Cholesterol and saturated fat. 

[Raphael]

@Michael569

I think I can keep the oats but maybe not in a too big quantity. Eliminating other things almost completely fixed my issue. I added an egg in the morning to get the nutrients that I lost by cutting High-FODMAP foods.