Woke up and took a cold shower for 1 min and 10 seconds and after that breakfast, 2 raw egg yolks and drank water.
For me one key thing is to slow down, meaning to have enought time to do whatever I’m doing, which leads that I’m not “running” everywhere but instead I can fully consentrate on whatever I’m doing. I have been working on this for a longer time, but now with the extreme 4 days if plays a bigger role.
After the cold shower and breakfast I took my time and off to the gym for training. Normally I drive to the gym, but now I walked, to get some fresh air and just to relax my brain more, as I walk partly through the forrest, and being in the forrest with no noise just calms your mind.
Gym was I relatively hard training set, but I still keep my style in training from before, short and intensive. Today bench press and then dips and after that done, so only 2 excerises, and I have noticed this style works for me.
Eating today, after the gym I had minced meat with salt and pepper and water to drink. And then I researched some more what kind of spices and herbs I can use that helps the neural reset process, because surprisingly many things are not so good (specially when going hardcore reset).
I found out the Rosemary thrives under heat (releases more carnosic acid when cooked). What it means is that Rosemary directly protects brain fats (from oxidized oils). So you can think of rosemary as a armor for the brain.
Basil is also good, not as strong as rosemary, but the catch is that basil needs to be fresh.
For dinner I made a flank steak, seasoned with salt, black pepper and rosemary. Cooked to medium-rare. And then fresh chopped basil on top. Sooo good!
Some facts about rosemary and basil:
Rosemary:
Active compunds:
– Carnosic acid, rosmarinic acid
Neuro impact:
– Protects fats from oxidation (crucial for cooking).
– Boosts memory (acetylcholinesterase inhibitor).
– Anti-inflammatory (lowers brain IL-6).
Basil:
Active compunds:
– Eugenol, linalool
Neuro impact:
– Mild GABA support (calming).
– Antioxidant (but heat-sensitive).
– Digestive aid.
So far I have started to notice clear difference in brain activity, difficult to explain but my brain feels much sharper and agile. So it seems to be working what I’m doing. One thing helps, but doing everything together with cold exposure, diet, strength training is the key to success.
Now I have one more day in the “extreme” style of the neural reset and after that I will try to implement what I have learned into my everyday life in a way that it supports the neural system, my brain and my body and at the same time enjoying life with drinking coca cola or having a pizza.
So far a very positive impact in everything how I feel.
I’m not a phyisican nor is this a 100% fact, it is my take on what I have researched myself and doing an “experiment” to find myself a healthy way of keeping both my body and brain healthy.