Ask HN: List everything you know that is good/bad for our brains.

Post by huhtenberg » Sun, Aug 08, 2010, 7:44 AM UTC

jonbischke wrote: post #23

I've read a ton in this area so let me offer some of my findings. If I get time this weekend I'll put together a blog post and link to it from here so I can include references, etc: Generally thought to be good for the brain: Fish oil (Omega 3 in general but fish oil is tough to beat) Exercise (Read the book Spark for more details) Meditation (While this needs to be studied more some of the studies on long-time medit…

Post by Bradenchase » Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 2:24 PM UTC

adammichaelc wrote: post #32

jonbischke wrote: post #23

I've read a ton in this area so let me offer some of my findings. If I get time this weekend I'll put together a blog post and link to it from here so I can include references, etc: Generally thought to be good for the brain: Fish oil (Omega 3 in general but fish oil is tough to beat) Exercise (Read the book Spark for more details) Meditation (While this needs to be studied more some of the studies on long-time medit…

I've also done a lot reading in this area and the overall topic is really interesting to me. I met a guy at Hackers and Founders (SF) and the topic of Vitamin D came up. We discussed some of the research that I've found lately about how much good it can do you in terms of general health/brain health/immune health, etc., and how more-than-likely most hackers are deficient because they stay out of the sun during the ho…

Post by oscardelben » Fri, Aug 13, 2010, 6:39 PM UTC

shasta wrote: post #49

oscardelben wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unless you live with no tv and you check them 10 minutes daily to keep yourself informed of what's happening in your industry (i.e. they're not an addiction).

Yes, if you spend no more than 10 minutes with them daily, it stands to reason that you're not addicted or have your addition well under control. Unless you have a TV. ?