How To Increase Your IQ Up To 14 Points
- January 16, 2009
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Jack Perry
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Anyone can boost their IQ—by as much as 14 points, research shows—just by following a few rules.
You Will Need
- Meat, fish, or eggs
- Complex carbohydrates
- Dark chocolate
- Small meals
- Foods rich in B vitamins
- Brain teasers
- Aerobic exercise
Step 1: Begin the day with protein
Choose the right foods at the right times, like meat, fish, or eggs for breakfast. Eating protein can increase production of neurotransmitters like dopamine or norepinephrine, which are essential for alertness, high-speed calculation, and critical thinking.
Save complex carbohydrates, like whole grains and pasta, for your evening meal, when they’ll help you fall asleep.
Step 2: Eat dark chocolate
Enjoy between one and five ounces of dark chocolate a day. Its antioxidants increase blood flow to the brain, making learning easier, improving your memory, and helping you think faster. Choose chocolate with more than 70 percent cocoa.
Step 3: Eat small meals
Eat several small meals per day rather than three big ones. Or chew each mouthful of food 30 times before swallowing. Both of these routines reduce the amount of oxygen the brain needs to digest your food, leaving more oxygen for alertness and memory.
Step 4: Eat your Bs
Eat more foods that are high in B vitamins, like green, leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, whole-wheat bread, and beans. Studies link B vitamins with increased mental acuity.
Step 5: Switch things up
Exercise your brain by doing everyday things differently, like using your non-dominant hand for routine tasks. This will force your brain to form new neural pathways, increasing its power.
An excellent brain booster you can do anywhere is to count backward from 90, in threes.
Step 6: Get some exercise
Get more aerobic exercise, which has been shown to actually increase brain cells. Walking briskly just three hours a week helps.
Some researchers contend that your genes are responsible for 50 percent of your intelligence. The rest is impacted by what you eat and drink, how much you sleep, your stress level, and other environmental factors.
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Comments (7)
I have a bunch of complaints about this video. I hate Dark Chocolate, Chewing food 30 times before swallowing is harder than it sounds for me(because I'm a fast eater and only chew about 5-10 times before swallowing), and in the morning I have no appetite for some reason(I usually only eat like a piece of fruit and drink orange juice.As for eating eggs and stuff in the morning I tried that once and had a cramp later for some reason).
about 1 year ago by 09tranm
I have a bunch of complaints about this video. I hate Dark Chocolate, Chewing food 30 times before swallowing is harder than it sounds for me(because I'm a fast eater and only chew about 5-10 times before swallowing), and in the morning I have no appetite for some reason(I usually only eat like a piece of fruit and drink orange juice.As for eating eggs and stuff in the morning I tried that once and had a cramp later for some reason).
about 1 year ago by 09tranm
I love your video~
over 2 years ago by aacdeod
Nice! I didn't know it was that easy! I actually do most of those things already. I love dark chocolate. Chewing for 30 seconds surprised me. I'll try that and the counting backwards. :)
over 2 years ago by Areya47
A lot of surprises in this video.
over 2 years ago by kpfingaz
Very useful and easy-to-follow tricks. Thank you. :]
over 2 years ago by musik3r
If you do not like the plan, don't do it. I already do most and will be more active. I am 69 years old and am always ready to do what it takes to improve my mental capacity. I always have.
about 1 year ago by marshalackey
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