Increasing Cognitive Performance for school and work with Nootropics

Many of us are in college or know somebody going through school or who has a job which requires a lot of mental studying and cognitive performance. We've all been in the situation of trying to write an essay and getting the writer's block and not really knowing where to begin. When we are writing or doing any kind of highly-creative work where we need to organize somewhat massive amounts of information and be re-synthesizing it and re-organizing it in our minds, we require our mind to be performing optimally.

The brain, not to mention the entire human body, is a magnificent piece of equipment! The amount of raw information able to be processed exceeds what we would consider the equipment capable of handling if we didn't have some understanding of the processes actually involved. But since we know that Nature is ingenious at breeding elegance and complexity in a way that adapts from one strategy to another so seamlessly...we know she can handle what we give her.

There are a few main key ingredients we should probably be sure to give our brain if we are to get the optimal amount of functionality from this organ however. We need to provide copious amounts of Oxygen, blood flow, energy (fat and/or glucose), and nuerotransmitters which are also basically hormones like neuroepinephrine and neuroadrenanline as well as Vitamin D.

So what I see people doing is giving themselves Caffeine as a way of boosting brain power but not so much actually providing all the materials that the brain needs to maintain itself and operate at its highest level of efficiency and power. So, as helpful as Caffeine can be for improving the funciton fon the brain, it can only do so much to actually increase the amount of value that is being created by that mental activity. It can make the brain work faster but not necessarily smarter. The actual process of neuroplasticity (which means the brain physically changing itself and changing the way it's connected to itself and the senses we have) is dependent on having the growth factors and building blocks needed for maintaining and repairing these connections in the brain.

For the brain to actually modify itself and grow as a machine so it's upgrading from a Pentium I to a Quantum Computer requires you to go through actual phase changes, functional changes, physical changes, and process-related changes in the mind...rather than simply speeding up your perception of the existing conscious flow and experiences.

So even though we may be able to fly through that essay when we get that jolt of Caffeine, it's probably not going to be at much of an improved quality. So that's why nootropics are so fascinating! Nootropics basically help your neurons function at the level we are evolutionarily capable of performing at. Now, that's not to say it's like the movie "Limitless" where you pop a pill and become Superman overnight by being able to absorb all human knowledge at the snap of your fingers...but you will be able to learn more and in a more connected way when you pay attention to your experiences and your studies.

I will be writing a more in-depth post about nootropics later. For now, you can check out the nootropics I have handpicked on my online store here: UHealingArts.com Just follow the link to the SuperStore.

One of the best all-around cognition enhancers is a formula created by the Life Extension Foundation which is called "Cognitex with Pregnenalone and PQQ."

As always,

Cheers to Optimization!