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In this episode
Overview
- Why Brain health is so essential, Brain as software and hardware.
- How to increase Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity
- Conscious and Subconscious mind
- Relation with psychedelics and the subconscious mind
- Best supplements for memory and cognition
In detail:
- What is Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis
- How to increase Neurogenesis: Increase Growth Factors ( Aerobic exercise, for example ), add building blocks ( Choline and Folate for example ), increase positive stress ( exercise, stress, cold thermogenesis and more ) and reduce negative stress ( sleep deprivation, excessive blue light exposure, particularly at night ).
- How Sleep can help to generate new positive neuropathways
- Senescence cells what they are and their potential advantage in neurogenesis if reduced. How having the right balance is essential.
- Neuroplasticity: The ability to re-shape your brain by creating new dominant neuropathways for physiological responses you want more of.
- How to hack Neuroplasticity: Sleep is a must. Having new experiences also stimulates Neuroplasticity ( given that there is repetition ).
- With Neuroplasticity, you can hack behaviours you are not proud of or you would like to change, including how to emotionally respond to public speaking, for example.
- Propensity to be anxious or angry are examples of "negative" pathways you can get rid of by creating new neuropathways through Neuroplasticity.
- Serotonin and Dopamine can be both critical when hacking Neuroplasticity. Gratitude can be a fantastic tool for it.
- Conscious and Sub-conscious mind
- Only 5% of the time you are in the Conscious mind
- Subconscious mind represent the remaining 95% of our behaviour throughout the day
- How can you reprogram your subconscious mind: a shift in perception, psychedelics and more
- Most of your sub-conscious behaviours were "programmed" in your early days
- Psilocybin and depression.
Interesting resources related to this episode:
- Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: https://maps.org/
- Oura Ring: https://ouraring.com/
- Choline and Folate, plus active vitamin B form: https://iherb.co/AxeWAhz
- Halo Sport: https://www.haloneuro.com/products/halo-sport-2
General Resources:
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