Showing posts with label performance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label performance. Show all posts

2012-09-23

huperzine complements


7.20: news.wealth/things that go good with hup:
a reviewer of huperzine commented:
This is one of the best staples in my regime
for concentration and motivation.
Any effects on mood, I can easily
counteract it with Ashwagandha
or even a cup of coffee.
Great to mix with Pine Bark
for an added mental kick and proper dosing.
My concentration improves some,
and my recall / short term is always 100% sharper.
4g huperzine.

MAO-A inhibitors in tribulus

7.30: news.wealth/tribulus/
"reversible" Monoamine Oxidase A inhibitor:
. related to dopamine?
Tribulus extracts may contain "reversible"
inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase A .
forum.lef.org/
www.springerlink.com/
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

MAO-A can selectively metabolize
adrenaline, noradrenaline, serotonin,
and dopamine to inactive compounds.
Tribulus contains Harmine,
a short-acting, "reversible" MAOI-A inhibitor
The inhibition of MAO-A prevents the degradation of
adrenaline, noradrenaline, serotonin, and dopamine
and the result can be increased mood,
alleviation of depression  and more energy.
High dopamine levels can stimulate the pituitary gland
to release lutenizing hormone (LH)
which leads to an increase in testosterone levels
and thus elevating libido, another mood enhancer.
Harmine is "reversible" because it
does not bind permanently to MAO-A,
thus is not as contraindicated with
tyramine-containing foods (cheese, red wine, etc)
as irreversible MAOI's,
nor does harmine raise levels of tyramine per se
since it allows tyramine to be metabolized.
The short-acting and non-permanency
of it's binding capabilities means that
the anti-depressive effects of harmine
usually cease 24-48 hours after stopping therapy.
. with a half-life of 2.5 hours,
several doses are necessary;
eg 3 * 750 ... 1,500 mg
of standardized 45% steroidal sapponins.
. lef member suggests tribestan .
tribulus at Beyond A Century:
(bac's 1kg, 100g, High-Protodiocin 50g).
9.23:
[. this was added to the health store page
under performance/mood enhanced .]



2012-06-05

sports training for babies

5.12: web.care/sports training for babies:
. headline had me curious; but,
wasn't much of a story here except that
business was excited about feeding on new ways
that you could micromanage your kid ever-earlier
to help your kid get into an elite college .
. those who sell sports training for babies
got into trouble saying they make a difference,
so they don't say that any more,
but I was reminded of Tiger Woods:
how would you find out that guy is a natural at golf
unless you started him at age 4 ?
. some training I had in mind for literal babies
would be interaction that
kept their eyes following you;
for exercise, there is massage
and getting them to pull
with their reflexive grasping:
they will hold your fingers
and you can partially lift them this way .
www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/sports/01babies.html
www.babiestoday.info/baby-development-stages
...sports-training..for-babies

www.momsteam.com/organized-sports-toddlers
-dont-give-them-edge-parents-are-promised


2012-05-18

smart drugs summary

Picamilon is said to be a nootropic (smart drug)
but the only truth to that I found was that
standard smart drugs (stimulants) make you anxious
and Picamilon was good at relieving
very high levels of anxiety .

. dopamine enhancers are nootropic:
Mucuna pruriens, 40% L-Dopa. 75 grams powder.
Yohimbe, 8% Yohimbine! Powder, 40 Grams .

. bht can help with sleep, always a smart idea;
but don't forget your vitamin k supp's;
because, bht deactivates your vitamin k,
and that can melt your bones, and calcify your arteries .
. see also my amazon list of performance enhancers .

2010-10-11

global warming -- getting warm

10.07: co.apt/pol/global warming -- getting warm:
. what if we couldn't help global warming,
because the main heat was coming from earth's core?
the solar magnetism shakes the earth crust,
to release more of it .
. more definitely,
the main problem with policing global warming
is it's basically caused by pop'explosion;
if we did reduce warming, and the pop kept expanding,
what then, are we asked to ride in go carts?
. but usa cars do make it so hard to be thrifty:
if I work an hour how far can I drive?
oh, about 3miles, since your insur'is so high
because you're riding a 2000 lb islamo-class bomb;
what is that 2000 lb about ?
your safety and cheap steel .
. what if we could have aluminum velo'motorcycles;
cycles with sleek shells?
they could get 300mpg, and be comfortable,
out of the weather and wind;
then if we also reduced population,
we could convert food crops to fuel crops,
growing ethanol for our engines, nice clean fuel;
and we'd get less cancer on that clean fuel .

2009-12-31

dietary supplement selection

12.3: ideas from various sources

Many people with an adequate intake of folic acid and vitamins B-6 and B-12
still have high homocysteine levels.
Those individuals need to take trimethyglycine (TMG)

Anyone at risk for a heart attack should also carry at least
two regular aspirin tablets with them at all times.
should be chewed up at the first sign of a heart attack.
-- bad aspirin begins to smell like vinegar.

In some people, supplements of L-carnitine or acetyl-L-carnitine
(about 1000 to 2000 mg. per day) will significantly increase HDL levels.

. taking more than about 1000 mg. (1 gram) of niacin or inositol hexanicotinate
per day should have liver enzymes checked
250 mg. of gugulipid and 250 mg. of inositol hexanicotinate * 4

. protect respiratory system by keeping it moist
. drinking plenty of water and using a [/]mucolytic agent:
such as N-Acetyl-Cysteine (500-1500 mg. daily)
or guaifenesin (500-1500 mg. daily), or both.
. antihistamines are anti-cholinergic when their sideaffects include
sedation, impairing memory, judgement and reaction time.

arginine's growth hormone release is enhanced by choline and B5 (calcium pantothenate)
The choline can be in the form of any available form of choline or DMAE
it's reduced by other amino acids or significant amounts of insulin .
. conversely, it has insulin-blocking effects. [causes insulin resistance?
gh can do that too depending on the route getting at it]
. hgh-raising potency is reduced by age early 50s,
[suggesting the need for both low insulin and high insulin sensitivity ]
. usual dose is 1200 mg of L-arginine pyrogluamate and 1200 mg of lysine


hexanicotinate

Flush-free niacin (if you're talking the hexanicotinate) will lower cholesterol.
Don't take it for anything else,
and don't take more than 500 mg a day
without a doctor following your liver enzymes
--
"Steve Harris, M.D"
Newsgroups: alt.brain,alt.health,alt.human-brain,sci.life-extension,sci.med, sci.med.nutrition
Subject: Re: Niacin and blood flow
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001


12.10:
CLA also supports response to allergies & joint inflammation
and healthy blood glucose and insulin levels
while improving energy expenditure
Our >77% CLA safflower concentrate gels
contain about 37% each of c9, t11 & t10, c12 isomers,
shown to be most effective for fat control and immune stimulation.
3-4 grams per day is typical for fat loss.
100 capsules, 750mg of CLA, $11.50. Code 732.1
PANTETHINE vs D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE
jn.nutrition.org%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F53%2F3%2F365.pdf
-- about the same in chick feed .
PANTETHINE is overpriced as cure for metabolic disorder symptoms .

forms of mg
the anti-inflammatory endpoint represents the true cellular absorption
that you really care about. Here, the orderings are mostly reversed,
with orotate the best, but chloride close.
Organic Mg salts were slightly more available than inorganic Mg salts.
Mg gluconate exhibited the highest Mg bioavailability of the ten Mg salts studied.
Urinary 26Mg excretion varied from 0.20 mg to 0.33 mg,
and feeding with the organic pidolate, citrate, gluconate and aspartate salts
resulted in higher urinary 26Mg excretion than with inorganic salts.
Ultimately, 26Mg retention was higher in the rats receiving the organic salts
such as gluconate, lactate and aspartate than in those receiving the inorganic salts.

Orotic acid helps to fixate Magnesium-ions in the cell and so stabilises ATP-levels,
this makes it cardioprotective.

Magnesium taurate
Both have sedative effects, and are neuroprotective
and causes no gastrointestinal upset.
. magnesium glycinate is a cheap option too though .

mag orotate great, but the cancer risk was never fully resolved
mag glycinates (albion) reliable

Orotic acid, first discovered in ruminant milk, is an intermediate in the
pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway of animal cells.
Its synthesis is initiated by the formation of carbamoyl phosphate (CP)
in the cytoplasm, with ammonia derived from glutamine.

Magnesium Miracle, page 245, "Magnesium taurate does not have a laxative effect
and is the recommended form of magnesium for people with heart problems."


12.4: news.health/spir:
. not only were radionucleides reduced by 50%,
but the spirulina also had the effect of normalizing allergic sensitivities.[xx]
. 5 grams spirulina per day in study of 270 children of Chernobyl
12.18: health/tmg/sweetener:
. a sweetener that is good for heart (homocysteine control) .

2009-12-28

performance psychology

Keep it Real: Train in conditions that match the event
Practice under Pressure: Play matches with friends, but with consequences
See the Big Picture: Focus on global cue words, like smooth, tempo, and rhythm
instead of details that might make you self-focus."

get into learning mode by following some study rituals.
"Find your ideal working hours... The span of time when you
produce the most amount of work in the least amount of time...
Find those hours, make sure you factor them into your schedule,
and guard those hours with your life."