I see that it’s from half a decade ago, so I just wanted to ask if y’all are still doing what y’all did then right now, diet-and-exercise-routine-wise, and if you’ve noticed any longer term benefits to your memory over these last years in doing so?
Josh: I noticed that you cut out nightshades, and then brought them back in for a bit. How did that work out for you? Are nightshades really that bad for us? I have friends who’ve cut them out in favor of “alkaline” foods and they swear by it (truthfully, I think that’s just the Tom Brady endorsement talking through 'em), but they’re only speaking body-wise, not for memory.
Also, along the intermittent fasting/ketosis line; a couple years ago I was really interested in the mental benefits of ketosis, but my doctor strongly advised me against it, as she said that somebody with my body type (I’m 6’3" and 175 pounds, ectomorphic) would be pushed into malnutrition and ketoacidosis even through trying. Has anyone else with that body type tried the keto diet, and if so, do you feel like it’s helped you with mnemonics at all?
I juat read the heading from a science maganize I follow: there is no perfect diet. Probably the “benefits” from ketosis wouldn’t jave work in you or maybe they would have. I don’t have a diet currently, I’d like to do ketogenic diet but I have no recsources to do the change.
What I use for boosting my memory, it is avtually boosting my alertness and I drink rosemary (probably doesn’t do anything at all) with coffee, cacao (what chocolate is made from) and nutmeg. Though my aletness with coffee and chocolate it’s awaken. I don’t have any other aid.
I’d like for the decriminalization of psychoactive drugs as lsd and mushrooms to happen soon. These drugs do no harm, and takeing them with serious and controlled intents could help them do what they do without harmin oneself, I need to test if my imagination would increase (maybe not) but I don’t know a mnemonist who has done the test, mostly people who apparently don’t do mental experiments.
I don’t think nightshade vegetables are bad. I had eliminated them from my diet because I had read some anecdotes from people said it helped them with specific medical problems, but I’ve added them back recently and haven’t noticed a difference, except that a lot of my food tastes better with tomatoes and potatoes in it.
Before quarantine started, I wasn’t eating as well as before, but I’m back on a pretty healthy diet now. It isn’t perfect, because my food choices are limited, but I live on vegetables, whole grains, legumes, some fruit, nuts, seeds, good quality olive oil, and a little meat and salmon. I added some dairy back after many years just because I don’t have as much access to calcium at the moment and was worried about malnutrition during quarantine. I cook nearly everything from scratch.
I don’t do the longer 2- to 5-day water fasts any more, but I still do some shorter intermittent fasting.
I’ve heard mixed things about keto diets. I’m not personally convinced by the arguments for the Paleo Diet based on what I read about hunter gatherer cultures in the past. The arguments didn’t really make sense to me, because humans have probably been eating grains for at least 100,000 years. I am not a nutritionist or anthropologist though, so it’s just a random opinion.
I do stair stepping indoors for exercise during the quarantine.
For diets I stick to a variety diet more than any diet. Fish, white meat, red meat, vegetarian, vegan, every kind of meal passes. Of course there are thing for each day, like fruits and vegetables, but for actual meals I try to vary it as much as possible. Our bodies are seemingly made for it, so that will be the way I use it.
I dont think that a diet works by only eating specific foods. It works by making you more limited in the amount of bad stuff you eat. Unless you are on a heart attack diet, you will usually not see burgers, pizza and french fries appear on your meal plan. I sometimes still eat those, but I do make them myself, which is my way of controlling my intake.
I did cut out sodas. I will get an iced tea sometimes, but nothing carbonated. More focus on water. I also took coffee out of my daily drinks. I still drink tea though.
I often go swimming for an hour or so. I try to get 2-3 times a week in. During summer I will often go for casual walks too. Now in the quarantine time I build myself a Deck of Pain workout routine that I can do start to finish. My hubby started with it, so I decided to make one too.
I am wondering if this includes carbonated drinks that are not sugary.
For awhile, I was enjoying carbonated waters, like Perrier, etc, but then somebody asked me if they are bad for the bones, like sweet carbonated soft drinks are.
I never found the answer, but since you said you take nothing carbonated, I wonder if you include unsweetened carbonated beverages in that category.
I don’t. The fact is that I just don’t like it haha.
For what I know, some smaller studies have been done that it may actually be benefitial for digestion and cholesterol. It did appear to be slightly more damaging to your teeth, than normal water, but nothing too alarming as it was still many times less than carbonated soft drinks
Im going to experiment with the keto diet and intermittent fasting. This worked excellent for me a few years back before discovering memory sports as a great way to lose weight. Now I am hoping to lose weight, and keep my mind as sharp as possible through diet to compete with the much younger memory athletes.
My current (last 3 years) and pretty well working fitness and diet routine: I sprint 2 times each day. Walk after each sprint for 10-20 mins. 3 times high intensity weight training (20-30 mins) pr week. Fast 2 whole days pr week. Mostly eat only once pr day but do eat 1 pound of fat ox meat extra each strength training day. Eat as little carbs as possible within my social setting.
Did 2 months of the “carnivore diet” a couple of years back - never felt better physically or mentally, but sadly it didn’t work socially.
Edit: and yeah, keto definitely works irg to my mental clarity. 1 meal pr day does too.
