What are your resolutions for the New Year?
What nootropics are you planning to add/eliminate?
What goals have you set?
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, Dec 26 2004 12:00 AM
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Posted 26 December 2004 - 09:46 AM
What are your resolutions for the New Year?
What nootropics are you planning to add/eliminate?
What goals have you set?
Great question, Nootropi, I was thinking the same thing.
Cut the drinking down to 2-3 drinks 1-2x per week.
Weight down 25lbs to 195. Probably 7% body fat.
Get/take aricept for a trial.
Experiment with modafanil, Galantamine, CDP choline, fish oil, perhaps other stuff (maybe acetyl L-carnitine Arginate, if LifeMirage likes it. http://www.lef.org/m...p_acetyl_01.htm )**.
Lift weights. 5-6 days a week... increase strengh 25-50%
Travel to 3-4 countries
Write a financial journal
research more about Neurology
take a full load of masters classes.
Get rid of internet at home--I spend too much time on it, and it keeps me up late.
Get an appointment with this guy in NY in the summer. http://www.edgeeffec...r_braverman.htm
Ultimately increase IQ 15 points if it is possible. I took a break from all the nootropic supplementation and I noticed my cognition becoming worse. I am lookng forward to getting back on it again.
Take hormone, mineral tests (and saliva tests)...make necessary changes.
...The list goes on...
**Acetyl L-carnitine Arginine supposedly is as effective as neural growth factor (NGF) itself. I saw a program on GNGF, on UC Santa Barbara TV. The speaker, some head guy at Amgen said they are experimenting (phase 2?) with drilling holes in parkinsons patients and injecting NGF from a refillable pouch in the stomach. It has since been canceled. http://wwwext.amgen....R.jsp?id=585632 COMMENTS?
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Posted 26 December 2004 - 10:42 AM
Pinball,
How about making changes slowly and being gentle on yourself?
Lifting weights 5-6 days/week is unnecessary and excessive (unless you plan on taking steroids) and is a good way to experience overtraining and excess cortisol (unless you are really careful). Lifting weights 3-4 times/week for 45-60 min and cardio 4-5 days can be done if you are carefull.
Getting down to 7% bodyfat while possible for some/many people depending on your genetics and how important it is for you to get there, is silly (and almost impossible to maintain). Why do you want that? How about a healthy weight in which you feel comfortable at and can maintain?
Oh I had feedback from a second person who saw Braverman and was impressed. Please note that while I think Braverman capable of being helpful to you, I would not necessarily expect him to be aware of every cutting edge supp that is discussed in this forum. Nor do I think you necessarily need every cutting edge supp e.g. L-carnitine Arginate in this forum to address your main issues. Consider those desert which you can address/play with once you get the main issues under control.
Also If you see Braverman, or someone..."like that" please go to see them with no expectations aside from the expectation that they can help you. If you go in and say please help me...but I want to take x, y and z...it will not work.
How about making changes slowly and being gentle on yourself?
Lifting weights 5-6 days/week is unnecessary and excessive (unless you plan on taking steroids) and is a good way to experience overtraining and excess cortisol (unless you are really careful). Lifting weights 3-4 times/week for 45-60 min and cardio 4-5 days can be done if you are carefull.
Getting down to 7% bodyfat while possible for some/many people depending on your genetics and how important it is for you to get there, is silly (and almost impossible to maintain). Why do you want that? How about a healthy weight in which you feel comfortable at and can maintain?
Oh I had feedback from a second person who saw Braverman and was impressed. Please note that while I think Braverman capable of being helpful to you, I would not necessarily expect him to be aware of every cutting edge supp that is discussed in this forum. Nor do I think you necessarily need every cutting edge supp e.g. L-carnitine Arginate in this forum to address your main issues. Consider those desert which you can address/play with once you get the main issues under control.
Also If you see Braverman, or someone..."like that" please go to see them with no expectations aside from the expectation that they can help you. If you go in and say please help me...but I want to take x, y and z...it will not work.
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Posted 26 December 2004 - 10:48 AM
Pinballwizard, it's good to hear that you're taking initiative in finding various means to increase cognition.
While one cannot consistently correlate a 15 point increase in IQ with structural or chemical changes in the brain, a beneficial change in the latter may lead to an increase in the previous.
Don't make yourself too much of a guinea pig, balance your risks with possible benefits. I'm taking a break off my nootropics during this holiday season, to save my supply and ultimately safe money in the short term. From my experience there is a noticeable decline in verbal (both oral and written) fluency as well as a less significant decline in mathematical/logical proficiency.
While one cannot consistently correlate a 15 point increase in IQ with structural or chemical changes in the brain, a beneficial change in the latter may lead to an increase in the previous.
Don't make yourself too much of a guinea pig, balance your risks with possible benefits. I'm taking a break off my nootropics during this holiday season, to save my supply and ultimately safe money in the short term. From my experience there is a noticeable decline in verbal (both oral and written) fluency as well as a less significant decline in mathematical/logical proficiency.
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