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Re:Toward a Pill That Helps Us Learn as Fast as Kids on Saturday March 29, 2014 @12:50AM (#7491462)
Limitless was based on Modafinil (a real-life nootropic you buy). You can read more about it here: http://www.brightjourney.com/q/physical-hacks-diet-nootropic...
Re:Toward a Pill That Helps Us Learn as Fast as Kids on Saturday March 29, 2014 @12:48AM (#7491454)
It's not about eating a lot of fruits to suddenly regain brain function.

Take a look at the research on how the average diet of carbs and process foods affects our body. A ketogenic diet has shown to increase brain function in a recent study. I'll try to find it and post here.

Re:Toward a Pill That Helps Us Learn as Fast as Kids on Saturday March 29, 2014 @12:32AM (#7491425)
I'm always amazed how we don't look at our diets before resorting to drugs to treat conditions.

What you eat has the largest effect on your brain chemistry.