How to Use Biohacking to Improve your Focus
“Biohacking” is the act of using food and other scientific advancements to improve mental and health performance. If you want to biohack your way to improving your focus, there are three ways that you can do it:
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1. Hormonal
Hormonal hacking focuses on improving testosterone, insulin, and human growth hormone levels. Improving these hormones will help reduce stress, depression, and anxiety all of which impact your ability to concentrate.
Hormonal biohacks you can do:
Take hormone boosting supplements
D-Aspartic Acid (DAA), Vitamin D, zinc are known to improve testosterone while arginine, GABA, and melatonin have been found to improve HGH production.
Lose weight
Obesity reduces testosterone levels and HGH levels. Being low on these can negatively impact mental clarity, mood, and self-esteem.
Fasting
If done correctly, fasting can improve mental clarity and stimulate HGH production. It also has to do with the fact that you won’t sleepy after eating a heavy meal that’s why fasting works for mental alertness.
Get adequate sleep
Getting enough sleep encourages growth hormone stimulation.
2. Nutritional Biohacks for Better Concentration
This method looks into food and how it affects your brain function. Some foods can make you feel foggy while others keep you alert for hours. With the right food choices, you can hack your way improved focus and concentration.
Nutritional biohacks you can do:
Eat healthy fats
Healthy fats can be found in foods like avocado, oily fish (trout, salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel). Omega-3 fats can are essential for brain health and can help with stress management and memory improvement. Avocados are also a powerhouse of vitamins and nutrients that enhance cognitive function.
Blueberry overload
The blueberry packs a powerful nutritional punch as it contains high levels of antioxidants as well as vitamin K, C, fibre, and manganese. Several studies have shown that consuming blueberry can aid with memory loss.
Snack on nuts and pumpkin seeds
Nuts are rich in vitamin E which help with cognitive decline in older people. Go for walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts as these are the top nuts for brain health. Pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc, magnesium, B vitamins and tryptophan all of which enhance your mood and brain function.
Consume foods high in vitamin B and C
Vitamin C enhances mental vitality and potentially help with degenerative brain diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. Vitamin B has also been found to help with Alzheimer.
3. Scientific Biohacks for Better Brain Function
Scientific hacks are the most basic hacs ks you can do to improve brain function. These are tried and tested biohacks that can seriously make a difference to your concentration levels.
Scientific biohacks you can do:
Exercise
Exercise improves mental healthy by reducing anxiety and improving self-esteem. It also produces chemicals which help the brain fight against cognitive decline. Those who do tougher exercises also have the potential to improve their learning, higher-thinking, and decision-making skills.
Listen to classical music
Classical music is an effective stress reliever that allows you to focus on the task at hand.
Follow your circadian rhythm
This is done by aligning your sleep hours with the rising and setting of the sun. Some people have different biological clocks that make their sleep timing different from the normal (night time). You want to establish consistent sleeping patterns so you feel less groggy when you start the day.
What biohacks have you tried so far? Share your thoughts in the comments.