July Biohacking Q&A
| Ⓒ By Jonathan Roseland |
I'm not a doctor, medical professional, or trained therapist. I'm a researcher and pragmatic biohacking practitioner exercising free speech to share evidence as I find it. I make no claims. Please practice skepticism and rational critical thinking. You should consult a professional about any serious decisions that you might make about your health. Affiliate links in this article support Limitless Mindset - spend over $150 and you'll be eligible to join the Limitless Mindset Secret Society.
I'll be answering some of the July Biohacking and lifehacking questions in the Q&A podcast below.
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Disclaimer
What you find on this website is NOT medical advice. I'm not a doctor. I'm just an experienced unlicensed self-experimenter practicing free speech in talking about my own extensive experiences and my interpretations of published science. Please see my guide on How to Biohack Smart and Safe. You should consult a doctor about any biohacking you're doing and ideally also get a second opinion.
#14 Questions
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Hi Jonathan, what products are great for increasing the brains processing speed. Thank you. I hope you are keeping in good health.
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Brain Training for working memory
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I've read your "ultra human protocol". I'm a student and I will have an exam in november that will be very important to me.
My question, I have a limited budget, and I leave in europe. I have easy access to modafinil but I don't use it that much because It's not good enough for memorizing - most of the exam is memorizing.
What would you recommend and where can I get them in Europe?
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Recommendations
Piracetam (RUPharma.com in Europe)
NO-BS Guide to Lifehacking Studying for High Leverage Skill Set Acquisition
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One thing that I woke up with on my mind is creating problems, say Xanax is to treat anxiety and one that has never experienced anxiety in life can take Xanax and have a great time but soon there after will need it to be at a level that was once normal, I’m not saying my nootropics don’t all have warnings like phenibut says 2 days only 5 day wash out. I’m the type that needs something daily because even with phenibut I haven’t stopped taking it since I got it I haven’t continued to double doses like most say to do while abusing but have kept around 1 g just to avoid panic attacks or that moment that brings on so much fear you are 1thread from admitting this place is hell , sorry to ramble but this isn’t bad compared to when I was hooked to the bucket of pea best and worst month ever, weight loss and what seemed to be a hollowing of the head but I haven’t touched pea since May 16th , I am about to weigh out 110mg of N.D noopept in a moment but do you do oxiracetam daily or is it ok to do so?. I had gone to N.D to buy oxi and got to reading and decided to get more phenibut since I was there and discarded the oxi as N.D is VERY HONEST AND HELPFUL TO CUSTOMERS EVEN IF IT MEANS THE LOSS OF A SALE. These guys are great and the more I research the more I find that everyone in the community is AWESOME and loves the neighbor as I do. I will check out more videos..... what type of business do you run? You sell Nootropics?
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Recommendations
Mindfulness technologies: Dual N-Back and Emwave2
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I doubt that dual n-back pro has a transfer effect that is as significant as any other n-back application. Frankly, it's hard to see why anybody would use it when there are dual n-back apps you only have to pay for once for a couple of bucks rather than the pay-to-play system that dual n-back pro uses. You pay ~$30 for 990,000 "neurons" (some bullshit in-game currency). Every time you use a session, you deplete neurons (heh). If you quit a session, you revoke those neurons. You are allowed only 2 practice sessions per day before the game disables (free) practice sessions. Even a subscription service sounds more appealing than the pay-to-play system that they use. And another thing... This app wasn't and still isn't optimized for Android phones without a physical home button; I couldn't exit from the app without rebooting my phone. What's more, the PC version is clearly ported directly from the phone version. It somehow manages to look like it's running off of an emulator. Oh and one more thing, the sound doesn't work when you have the emotional option switched on. This seems to be a problem in both the PC version and the Android version. Overall, it's a piece of shit that is not worth the price. You're better off paying a one off price for a decent dual n-back app (or better yet, using a free version) and evaluating for yourself whether dual n-back works for you, as a personal experiment. If you're technically inclined, you could replicate dual n-back pro because there's nothing special about it. Eat wisely, limit your alcohol intake, drink plenty of water, research your nootropics carefully, don't eat too much, fast from the moment you wake up until lunch, exercise, meditate, manage your stress, do cognitive training that strengthens your ability to pay attention (any activity that forces you to pay attention, so long as it isn't too stressful will have the effect of increasing your working memory capacity and therefore your intelligence) and learn to be more compassionate towards others.
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Recommendations
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When using the rehearsal strategy for dual n back, should we repeatedly say the letter and remember the location or only once to really engage the working memory?
Regarding to NAC: Why not just take glutathione?
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Recommendations
Bulletproof's Glutathione Force
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Hello i have in my hands pills 1.noopept 30 mg each 2.piracetam 1200mg each 3.aniracetam 750mg each 4.cdp choline powder i have adhd severe form and i take 9.8 grams piracetam daily 3 grams ani daily 30 mg noopept
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Recommendations
Adult ADHD Cured! The Four Pillars of Maintaining Focus, Motivation, and Memory
Skin in the Game biohacking consulting/coaching
As mentioned in the podcast, this is a very lean biohacking consulting/life coaching program. Here's how this would work...
- The Biohacking Consultation is 1 hour and 45 minutes total - which is two consulting calls.
- First Call 1 hour - Discovery & Strategizing call, I need to ask you some questions, we'll discuss your history and outline a biohacking strategy and action plan to overcome your issues.
- Second Call 45 minutes - Follow-up call in 30 or 60 days to see how you're doing with the plan we outlined; how you've improved, what you're struggling with, etc
There are a few important reasons we split the time up into two calls
- It's a significant motivation hack for you to follow through on the biohacking habits and plan we'll outline because you're accountable to me in 30 or 60 days.
- I'm incentivized to come up with a really effective biohacking strategy for you because I have to talk to you after you've been following it for a month or two.
- It timeboxes us with a deadline in 30 or 60 days for you to make improvements and accomplish your goals.
Your Skin in the game here that you're paying good money for this and you're accountable to me on another call in 30 or 60 days. You'll have to explain your lack of action if you fail to follow through.
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