Many of you sent me mails requesting me to talk about cognitive enhancement. Some of you asked if it is really possible. The good news is that it is possible, of course it is, humans can increase their physical as well as their cognitive performance but it is not easy, this is where the bad news come. For example, to increase physical performance, let's say strength, you need to workout and to eat well because it's all about the muscles, stress the muscles and damage them by working them hard and intensely and then eat well and rest, the body does the rest by repairing them and building them to be stronger, even bigger, it is not easy though. Well, to make the brain function better is also not an easy task, it can involve physical exercise because physical exercise promotes better brain function, and it also involves eating well and exercising the brain itself. Just like there are exercises for your muscles, there are also exercises for your brain.
How do you exercise a muscle? There is a complicated answer and a simple, short answer. I could start by telling you that you need to do this exercise and that one and that form is important and so on, but the simple and short answer is that you exercise a muscle by using it, that is basically what you do, you target specific muscles with specific movements and repetition, you keep repeating a specific move until it starts to burn, until you can no longer do it or until you meet your set number of reps. Well the brain is similar, you exercise it by using it. You use your brain when you read, when you solve problems, when you think, when you are being creative, when you are socializing or debating, etc. Few people read nowadays and it does help, few people experiment with new things, such as learning a new language or learning to play a new instrument, these things can stimulate brain plasticity and learning skills and can improve performance, based on research.
Physical activity just in case anyone doubts this, is also proven by research to help with mood and memory and to elevate levels of BDNF (Brain-derived neurotrophic factor) in the brain. Supplements? Unfortunately there is no easy way to boost brain performance, no magical pill to make you smarter. Supplements you find online, such as InteliGEN, receive many complaints about not working and they lack clinical evidence as well as information when it comes to things like ingredient amounts. Some of the ingredients have some research behind them and sometimes they offer results but many online nootropics use low amounts to scam you because many individuals don't pay attention to the small details. The science when it comes to nootropics and brain enhancement is really foggy and drugs that have decent studies on their side and that are really proven to work, are controlled and require prescription. It's best to be active, eat well, maybe drink some coffee because it is in fact a brain stimulant, and stay away from online nootropics, at least those like Inteligen which don't have any evidence to back up their claims.
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