or http://www.suite101.com/content/the-health-benefits-of-saturated-fat-a131059
-- On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Millicent Bliesener <mensamuse@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you for the welcome and the feedback! I'd heard very good
things about fish oil in terms of anxiety management, so it sounds
like this is good stuff all around.
I once read that saturated fats are destructive to our brains,
Omega-3/6 fatty acids are healthy, and unsaturated fats are somewhere
in the middle. So what you're telling me makes sense.
Millicent
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On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:07 PM, brain train <brain.train4u2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Welcome Millicent!
>
> Have you been doing DNB? I believe, it should help you.
> Fish oil will also help- but make sure you take enough of it. i believe 2
> gram of (EPA+DHA) is the safe limit.
> you shouldn't be taking any blood thinning medicine because fish oil is
> itself a blood thinner.
> take care if you are taking any other medicine.
>
> do some research on fish oil- it is good for general brain health, and
> particularly beneficial for improving alertness and attention!
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Millicent Bliesener <mensamuse@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Watson and Crick based much of their research on another scientist who
>> preceeded them in the same finding - but wasn't published first.
>> Sometimes we don't need to reinvent the wheel - we just need to patch
>> the tire a bit. ;-)
>>
>> As for the rest, what's coming out in the research with helping people
>> with mental health issues is that if they participate in a wide
>> variety of interests and activities, their brains begin to heal. I
>> had a client with schizophrenia who made very significant gains in his
>> recovery by following a schedule that included hygiene, reading daily,
>> doing sudoku, cooking/cleaning and exercising. (He also talked
>> through his stress and grief issues.) He went from being recommended
>> for institutionalization to being able to function.
>>
>> No, it's not his memory at stake here, but it's still his brain. I'm
>> willing to make a leap and suggest that as memory is another function
>> of the brain, a similar approach could help for other aspects of
>> mental functioning.
>>
>> Far as music goes, Mozart is said to be good for developing
>> mathematical acuity in unborn children. Mozart's an interesting
>> character anyway. Anybody who can compose an opera in one draft while
>> eating breakfast and talking with his wife deserves to be heard. The
>> transpositions for various keys in itself is pretty hard.
>>
>> In for the sake of getting on board and setting a goal for myself . . .
>>
>> Ok, where I am now: 43 years old, female, IQ tests between 132 and
>> 155 depending on the day, and the abilities are pretty evenly matched
>> across the board. In school, my achievement test subscores were 99's
>> across the board. I went into counseling because I think it's
>> important to make the world a better place and because human beings
>> are very difficult puzzles to solve! The job has provided me with a
>> steady flow of challenges - I need to remember each client's issues
>> and histories, I need to use a research-based clinical framework the
>> entire time I'm providing them with treatment, I need to be capable of
>> correctly identifying and diagnosing any mental health struggles as
>> well as assessing their functionality, I need to be capable of writing
>> about two pages a day of documentation for each client I see, and I
>> need to bear in mind that I'm never not "live." There is no eraser,
>> no editing, no do-overs. I have to get it right the first time. If I
>> don't, there are consequences. My new job is supervising a staff of
>> substance abuse counselors - who all hate each other and who try to
>> get each other into trouble - and what this means for me is that I
>> need to recall lots of details of what I've been told in case the
>> upper administration starts asking further questions. :-( Hobbies
>> include creative writing, reading (fiction and non-fiction), playing
>> French horn, making jewelry, and talking with
>> friends/boyfriend/family. I speak semi-fluent French and am trying to
>> teach myself basic Spanish. I enjoy computer games to an extent, with
>> Dominion being my favorite. My favorite affiliation for several years
>> has been mensa, not because of the membership requirements but because
>> the people are fun and there's a very wide variety of brain-candy at
>> any given function. Lectures, games, outings - good stuff. And the
>> networking opportunities are endless. Each new year, I make a
>> resolution to learn a new hobby - this year it's cooking completely
>> from scratch.
>>
>> Overall, my life is fine with or without additional
>> memory/intelligence. However, I had an event a few years back that
>> seems to have decimated my sense of organization as well as some of my
>> short-term memory. (It was a death in the family, and a pretty
>> traumatic loss at that.) Those details I mentioned that I need to
>> recall for my job? Oh, ouch. They're not coming back very quickly,
>> and it seems like I need to sleep on things before a clear decision
>> comes to mind. Which isn't what I need for work. I need to be able
>> to solve these problems on the spot, not by the next day. The
>> problems I'm looking at involve clearly defined variables, such as the
>> policies of my employer (an agency) and my job site (a prison), as
>> well as the more nebulous components, such as the clinical needs of
>> the clients and the emotional/professional needs of the staff.
>>
>> Bottom line is that I need to rehab myself somehow to get back to
>> where I was, and time alone isn't doing the trick. This strikes me as
>> being one part mathematical in function, one part short-term memory,
>> one part problem-solving. I'm looking at my hobby list, and I'm
>> thinking that exercise needs to be on there. I'm also taking the
>> advice about fish oil.
>>
>> Thanks for hearing me out - any suggestions are welcome!
>>
>> Millicent
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Arkanj3l <kenneth.bruskiewicz@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The wonders of hallucinogens.
>> >
>> > On May 26, 2:24 am, Pontus Granström <lepon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I would agree with you on that. I listened to the nobel prize winner
>> >> who
>> >> discovered DNA, he was not very good at math nor did he attend the best
>> >> University still he made one of the most important scientific
>> >> discoveries
>> >> (DNA spiral/helix).
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 5:44 PM, brain train
>> >> <brain.train...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > check your current performance level, first. atttempting too tough
>> >> > questions to solve in the beginning may be very counterproductive.
>> >> > like
>> >> > spending hours or days on a single question.
>> >> > competitive exams are all about speed... not meant for scientists,
>> >> > sitting
>> >> > and thinking and coming up with their own ways of solving a problem
>> >> > which is
>> >> > nearly impossible to solve.
>> >> > sometime people stuck on toughest problems in the exams and leave the
>> >> > easier one un-attempted (due to lack of time)!
>> >>
>> >> > try to practice by writing.. as against just thinking and
>> >> > understanding,
>> >> > working out the steps alone.
>> >> > because speed is all too important.
>> >>
>> >> > get info/guidance from people who has already appeared and got good
>> >> > score..
>> >> > they know the best tricks and pit falls of different training
>> >> > regimes!
>> >>
>> >> > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Pontus Granström
>> >> > <lepon...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >> You can start by taking my number series test, I got one brave soul
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> has completed it so I can even give you a hint about it's
>> >> >> difficulty/IQ
>> >> >> levels.
>> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Thomas Johnson <
>> >> >> thomas.j.john...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>> I think the SRS is a great idea, in terms of memorizing the "key
>> >> >>> idea"
>> >> >>> rather than the full solution. I did this with Anki when I was
>> >> >>> studying
>> >> >>> brain-teaser questions for interviews, since in my industry there
>> >> >>> are
>> >> >>> certain questions that are asked quite frequently even among
>> >> >>> different
>> >> >>> firms. It definitely helped me in at least one or two interviews.
>> >>
>> >> >>> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Darius Malik
>> >> >>> <malikdari...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>>> Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look into fish oil. I'll try
>> >> >>>> the
>> >> >>>> books as well.
>> >>
>> >> >>>> AFAIK racetams aren't legal over-the-counter here, but I'll try
>> >> >>>> that
>> >> >>>> as well, maybe ordering online.
>> >>
>> >> >>>> I'm also adding all problems I solve and their solutions to an SRS
>> >> >>>> deck. I don't re-solve the problem each time I review it, I just
>> >> >>>> try
>> >> >>>> to remember the key insight or whatever that makes the problem
>> >> >>>> easier
>> >> >>>> and roughly outline the solution. I have basically two more years
>> >> >>>> in
>> >> >>>> high school to practise this.
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