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Energize Your Success – Potassium

by Stephen Mills May 30, 2009

A Paleolithic diet of natural whole food would contain a potassium-sodium ratio of about 17 to 1. A modern American diet contains a ratio of about 1 to 1.7. Do I really need to say any more?

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Energize Your Success – Use The Right Fuel

by Stephen Mills May 28, 2009

You wouldn’t put diesel fuel in a rocket or rocket fuel in a truck. They each were made to run on a certain kind of fuel and so are you. If you put poor quality fuel into your body, you are going to have a poor result. One result will be a lack of energy, or in any case a less than optimal amount of energy. Remember, you are essentially drugging your body every time you eat. Put in good drugs.

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Energize Your Success – Decrease Distress

by Stephen Mills May 26, 2009

You need to energy to be successful. Your brain and the rest of your body run on energy. What happens in one part of you body impacts the rest of it. Mental exhaustion is really just physical exhaustion occurring in one part of your body. It saps the strength and energy from other parts. You might not think physical energy matters that much, especially if you are more intellectually oriented. But it matters and I think it matters a great deal.

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – Serotonin

by Stephen Mills May 20, 2009

Serotonin natures are happy, sensory, and live in the moment. Despite being calm they can be very impulsive and like to seek a wide variety of exciting new activities.

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – GABA

by Stephen Mills May 18, 2009

GABA calms and stabilizes the brain. It is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain. It smoothes you out and gives you a more constant mood and performance. According to Eric Braverman, 50% of the population are GABA dominant natures. GABA natures are sociable and remain calm amongst the chaos. They love organization and are dependable. GABA natures don’t have wild mood swings and love team or group activities.

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – Acetylcholine

by Stephen Mills May 17, 2009

Acetylcholine is important for memory and learning and is a neurotransmitter used throughout the body. It controls muscle contraction for example. Acetylcholine may be extremely important for long term memory. It determines your brain speed. If you have too little, your brain is going to slow down. The most extreme case of this is Alzheimer’s. You can think of acetylcholine as a lubricant for your brain and body. Acetylcholine along with dopamine are the neurotransmitters that turn your brain on. They allow it to work hard and fast. A lack of either one can lead to memory and attention problems.

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Your Brain on Food and Supplements – Dopamine

by Stephen Mills May 16, 2009

Most people have some kind of dominate nature that centers around one of the four major neurotransmitters types. Dopamine is the thinking neurotransmitter. It creates energy and allows you to focus and concentrate. Dopamine driven natures are interested in activities related to their intellect. Chess players, crossword puzzle players, doctors, scientists, and engineers are probably mostly dopamine dominant individuals. Dopamine natures are dominated more by rational thought than by feelings and they tend to dominate others around them. Dopamine makes you alert and quick witted.

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Movement With Attention

by Stephen Mills May 14, 2009

However, if you pay attention to your movements your brain lights up with new activity. Researchers can see this on the new imaging equipment that has revolutionized brain research over the last decade. You establish new connections. Your movements become lighter and your body becomes more vital. Your body feels different. Through movement with attention, you are able to assist your brain in finding the best way to manage movement in your life. WOW!

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Sleep Your Way to Success

by Stephen Mills May 12, 2009

I used to think sleep was a waste of time and since I could function on a lot less than most people, I did. Big mistake. Please don’t make the same mistake. Over many years of too little sleep, I have paid a big price and maybe even done permanent damage.

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How To Take Care of Your Brain

by Stephen Mills April 13, 2009

Update from Stephen: There is a new book out by Eric Braverman that I suggest you take a look at: Younger Brain, Sharper Mind: A 6-Step Plan for Preserving and Improving Memory and Attention at Any Age from America’s Brain Doctor Your brain is about 3 pounds of fatty, gelatinous tissue. It’s about 2% of [...]

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