Limitless? Yes, you are.

Limitless is a movie currently showing in cinemas nationwide.  Without spoiling the film, it is based on the premise that aspiring author Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is suffering from chronic writer's block, but his life changes instantly when an old friend introduces him to NZT-48, a revolutionary new pharmaceutical that allows him to tap his full potential. The drug stimulates the brain so that Eddie can recall everything he has ever read, seen or heard, learn any language in a day, comprehend complex equations and beguile anyone he meets as long as he keeps taking the untested drug.

The story is based on the myth that we only use 10% of our brain. This isn’t true at all, you use 100% of your available brain. Now, the difference is how well that 100% expresses itself. It can be running on a maintenance cycle (most of us) or expressing its true potential. We are slowly learning ways to tap into our amazing ability.

For a brief insight into how amazing our brains can be, consider the following. Daniel Tammat, a high functioning autistic gentleman, was challenged, and succeeded in learning a fairly complicated language (Icelandic) in one week. Or that the artist Stephen Wiltshire was able to recreate an amazingly accurate panorama of the City of London, after having been taken for a Helicopter ride above it. Don’t get me wrong, these individual’s abilities also come with deficiencies in other human traits, but, they do give us a glimpse into what is possible.

Back to the main crux of this article, the Science Fiction film Limitless, and the concept that a drug can allow us to tap into our potential. Science Fiction? Science? Yes. Fiction? Not a chance.

We have at the moment a nutritional regime that can improve the speed of brain function 25% in one month, this is without any other training. Simply giving the brain the nutrient environment it needs to express the potential of its genetics.

To gain even greater results, you need to satisfy a few other criteria.

First the use of brain training software, which has shown in studies to improve auditory processing speed by on average 131%, and visual processing by 300%. Some software is great, others, not so. As always, Caveat Emptor.

As I’ve shown before physical exercise is also a vital component of the mix to stimulate neurogenesis, however it can’t be just any exercise. I’ll cover the requirements in a later article.

And finally Music. This is fairly new to the mix, as there are conflicting views on it’s importance. I’m leaning toward it (music) being a integral piece of the puzzle. The research is currently happen, and I’ll update you as we get a clearer picture.

You can then apply this increased brain power to realise your amazing potential, in which ever area you wish to flourish. You need to let go of your feeling of limitation and as the film title suggests become ‘limitless’.

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