Silicon Valley entrepreneurs turn to fasting and 'smart drugs'

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Post by smaili » Mon, Jul 11, 2016, 1:06 PM UTC

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs turn to fasting and 'smart drugs'
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Post by Lordarminius » Mon, Jul 11, 2016, 1:44 PM UTC

Medical students ad doctors have been in on the game and using pharmaceutical agents to boost endurance and perfomance for a long time. Interesting though, is the angle on ketosis as a booster of cognitive ability.

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Post by elgabogringo » Mon, Jul 11, 2016, 2:36 PM UTC

I find that intermittent fasting and low-calorie diets in general do heighten the senses. They all have their drawbacks though.

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Post by Alexsandros » Mon, Jul 11, 2016, 2:54 PM UTC

I’m suspicious of such pills. The idea of brain hacking isn’t ethic. Are we sure that these people take smart drugs volunteer? Maybe they work laboratory guinea-pig?

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Post by h_r » Mon, Jul 11, 2016, 5:39 PM UTC

elgabogringo wrote: post #3

I find that intermittent fasting and low-calorie diets in general do heighten the senses. They all have their drawbacks though.

What are some drawbacks you've experienced?

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Post by dalore » Tue, Jul 12, 2016, 2:04 PM UTC

h_r wrote: post #5

elgabogringo wrote: post #3

I find that intermittent fasting and low-calorie diets in general do heighten the senses. They all have their drawbacks though.

What are some drawbacks you've experienced?

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