• Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 hours ago

    Stronger I get. But could you detail smarter? I know that through certain biological processes and thought exercises you can build the brain’s capacity, but I am unaware that you have to be physically healthy for this.

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      14 hours ago

      There’s a million illnesses that can make you dumber. It’s hard to think when you have constant back pain. It’s hard to think when you’re constantly tired for no reason. long covid famously causes “brain fog”. So on and so forth.

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        14 hours ago

        Fair point, I was thinking of cognitive decline, which is still tru of course with things like dementia. I just wanted a more detailed view on it.

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      13 hours ago

      Poor nutrition has been correlated with a lack of success across all dimensions for generations… Including intelligence on every measure.

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      14 hours ago

      Try eating nothing but sugary junkfood every day, see if you can focus after that.

      Yes, the pre-requisite amino-acids, creatine, B vitamins. Those things have a significant impact on your capacity to think.