Comments on: Brain Food http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/ Personal Science, Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method Thu, 17 May 2012 06:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-925602 Eric Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:15:31 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-925602 After 3 days of taking 2 T of ground whole seeds every morning my desire to smoke has also decreased. It's day 5 and my desire has not returned. This is especially impressive because my smoking is tied to when I take my prescription for Adderall. Somehow methamphetamine no longer triggers the urge to smoke. I commented on this to my wife yesterday, calling it 'weird.' And I just made the connection now, after reading this post. Very interesting. After 3 days of taking 2 T of ground whole seeds every morning my desire to smoke has also decreased. It’s day 5 and my desire has not returned.

This is especially impressive because my smoking is tied to when I take my prescription for Adderall. Somehow methamphetamine no longer triggers the urge to smoke.

I commented on this to my wife yesterday, calling it ‘weird.’ And I just made the connection now, after reading this post. Very interesting.

]]> By: Roy http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-373151 Roy Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:58:53 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-373151 Last night I took an Omega 3 pill before I slept and have had vivid dreams of my childhood. They were all happy memories of myself and my brother; interesting to note is that the memories were in chronological order, starting from when I was around 3 years old (yes i do remember a few things) to 5, 7 years of age... They were kind of memories with a little twist to them; since in the dream I (as a by-stander) was watching myself and my brother ride the bicycle together, swimming and playing in the pool, etc... any medical thoughts on this ? Maybe I have experienced near-death !! Last night I took an Omega 3 pill before I slept and have had vivid dreams of my childhood. They were all happy memories of myself and my brother; interesting to note is that the memories were in chronological order, starting from when I was around 3 years old (yes i do remember a few things) to 5, 7 years of age… They were kind of memories with a little twist to them; since in the dream I (as a by-stander) was watching myself and my brother ride the bicycle together, swimming and playing in the pool, etc… any medical thoughts on this ? Maybe I have experienced near-death !!

]]> By: Junior Pruette http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-372830 Junior Pruette Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:29:03 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-372830 I had to try two times this afternoon to access your blog. Are you having problems with your hosting account? Or is it on my end? I had to try two times this afternoon to access your blog. Are you having problems with your hosting account? Or is it on my end?

]]> By: Ranger http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-263661 Ranger Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:21:58 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-263661 For four nights in a row now I've had unpleasant, violent dreams that I can recall when I wake up, which I've never been able to do. I've been taking a Fish, Flax, Borage OIl Supplement for the past 5 days. I suspected there might be a connection, but after reading all of the above posts, I'm convinced there is. I just wish the dreams were pleasant. I wish a medical professional would weigh in on this thread to assure me that the benefits of this supplement will outweigh these scary nights. For four nights in a row now I’ve had unpleasant, violent dreams that I can recall when I wake up, which I’ve never been able to do. I’ve been taking a Fish, Flax, Borage OIl Supplement for the past 5 days. I suspected there might be a connection, but after reading all of the above posts, I’m convinced there is. I just wish the dreams were pleasant. I wish a medical professional would weigh in on this thread to assure me that the benefits of this supplement will outweigh these scary nights.

]]> By: song from a distant planet » Blog Archive » fish dreams http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-231133 song from a distant planet » Blog Archive » fish dreams Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:41:47 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-231133 [...] Till this week. Three nights in a row I woke up remembering all the details, for what may be the first time in many years. The only thing I can link it to is that I started taking Omega-3 capsules the day prior to the first night. I did a search and found this site and other people are reporting the same phenomenon. [...] [...] Till this week. Three nights in a row I woke up remembering all the details, for what may be the first time in many years. The only thing I can link it to is that I started taking Omega-3 capsules the day prior to the first night. I did a search and found this site and other people are reporting the same phenomenon. [...]

]]> By: Jim Andrews http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-227628 Jim Andrews Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:00:39 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-227628 I too have noticed an increase in vivid dreams while taking flaxseed oil capsules. This is especially true if I take a capsule before bedtime. I began taking the supplement based on the recommendation of my pharmacist, who suggested that flaxseed oil would help my asthma. It has helped my asthma. So, long story short, I feel good and I sleep well. I will surely continue to take flaxseed oil. I too have noticed an increase in vivid dreams while taking flaxseed oil capsules.

This is especially true if I take a capsule before bedtime.

I began taking the supplement based on the recommendation of my pharmacist, who suggested that flaxseed oil would help my asthma.

It has helped my asthma.

So, long story short, I feel good and I sleep well. I will surely continue to take flaxseed oil.

]]> By: Tom M http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-141326 Tom M Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:16:17 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-141326 Today I Googled 'Omega 3 dreams' as, since I began taking Omega 3 fish oil tablets four days ago I have had the most astonishingly vivid dreams. I am an artist and illustrator and have always had vivid colorful dreams but very rarely anything like these. Three in a row just before dawn. Since Omega 3 is the only change in my diet I wondered if there might be a connection. Sad to read they might end soon. Oh well. Today I Googled ‘Omega 3 dreams’ as, since I began taking Omega 3 fish oil tablets four days ago I have had the most astonishingly vivid dreams. I am an artist and illustrator and have always had vivid colorful dreams but very rarely anything like these. Three in a row just before dawn. Since Omega 3 is the only change in my diet I wondered if there might be a connection. Sad to read they might end soon. Oh well.

]]> By: ShackDaddy http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-134465 ShackDaddy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:47:21 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-134465 I just started taking a couple of Omega-3 capsules a day for mood last week, and the first three nights afterward I woke up completely remembering vivid dreams. That never happens to me. In the past I've known that I must have dreamed, but never remember anything. I didn't have vivid dreams again after those first three nights, even though I've continued to take the capsules, so there must be some sort of initial spike that happens to cause that. I just started taking a couple of Omega-3 capsules a day for mood last week, and the first three nights afterward I woke up completely remembering vivid dreams. That never happens to me. In the past I’ve known that I must have dreamed, but never remember anything. I didn’t have vivid dreams again after those first three nights, even though I’ve continued to take the capsules, so there must be some sort of initial spike that happens to cause that.

]]> By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Omega-3 and Dental Health http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-4479 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Omega-3 and Dental Health Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:39:28 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-4479 [...] This research means better gums is very good news — for which I thank SLD-forum posters, who sparked my interest in omega-3. [...] [...] This research means better gums is very good news — for which I thank SLD-forum posters, who sparked my interest in omega-3. [...]

]]> By: Cathy W http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-2884 Cathy W Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:15:23 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-2884 I just tried googling it again ... your website actually comes up on the 4th page of results. Thanks for your response to my post. I had more of my vivid dreams last night, and I guess I will just enjoy it while it lasts! I just tried googling it again … your website actually comes up on the 4th page of results.

Thanks for your response to my post. I had more of my vivid dreams last night, and I guess I will just enjoy it while it lasts!

]]> By: seth http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-2817 seth Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:45:21 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-2817 I think I had much more vivid dreams at first -- when I started drinking flaxseed oil. But now the effect has gone away. I tried googling flaxseed oil and dreams and didn't get my website. Did you google flaxseed oil and sleep? I think I had much more vivid dreams at first — when I started drinking flaxseed oil. But now the effect has gone away.

I tried googling flaxseed oil and dreams and didn’t get my website. Did you google flaxseed oil and sleep?

]]> By: Cathy W http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-2816 Cathy W Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:55:45 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-2816 I was just googling flaxseed oil and dreams, and found your website. I have started taking flaxseed oil, and have found an unexpected pleasant side effect in the vivid dreams that I have been experiencing. I recently was away on travel and didn't take my flaxseed oil with me and I didn't have any of these dreams (or that I could remember) while I was away. I didn't immeditately begin taking the flaxseed oil when I got home as my new little habit had been interrupted, but when I started taking it again yesterday, I had a dreamfilled night last night! Of course this is not scientific but I do believe I have discovered a correlation between the flaxseed oil and either increased dreams or the ability to recall them. I was just googling flaxseed oil and dreams, and found your website.

I have started taking flaxseed oil, and have found an unexpected pleasant side effect in the vivid dreams that I have been experiencing. I recently was away on travel and didn’t take my flaxseed oil with me and I didn’t have any of these dreams (or that I could remember) while I was away. I didn’t immeditately begin taking the flaxseed oil when I got home as my new little habit had been interrupted, but when I started taking it again yesterday, I had a dreamfilled night last night! Of course this is not scientific but I do believe I have discovered a correlation between the flaxseed oil and either increased dreams or the ability to recall them.

]]> By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Omega-3 Greatest Hits http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-1576 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Omega-3 Greatest Hits Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:21:19 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-1576 [...] Background why I became interested historical background [...] [...] Background why I became interested historical background [...]

]]> By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Science in Action: Omega-3 (balance results) http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-549 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Science in Action: Omega-3 (balance results) Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:41:27 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-549 [...] Because many SLD dieters reported better sleep, I wondered if omega-3 improved sleep. I increased my omega-3 intake by switching from olive oil, which has little omega-3, to walnut oil and flaxseed oil, which have much more — especially flaxseed oil. The amount of oil stayed roughly the same. The night after the change, my sleep got better. To my surprise, so did my balance. The next morning, I found I could more easily put on my shoes while standing up. I had been putting on my shoes standing up for 2-3 years and it had never been this easy. (I put on my shoes standing up because I thought it might improve my balance.) [...] [...] Because many SLD dieters reported better sleep, I wondered if omega-3 improved sleep. I increased my omega-3 intake by switching from olive oil, which has little omega-3, to walnut oil and flaxseed oil, which have much more — especially flaxseed oil. The amount of oil stayed roughly the same. The night after the change, my sleep got better. To my surprise, so did my balance. The next morning, I found I could more easily put on my shoes while standing up. I had been putting on my shoes standing up for 2-3 years and it had never been this easy. (I put on my shoes standing up because I thought it might improve my balance.) [...]

]]> By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Yet More about Omega-3 http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-492 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Yet More about Omega-3 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:57:01 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-492 [...] I have done more self-experimentation about omega-3s and will describe the results in a week or two. Some previous posts about omega-3 are here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. [...] [...] I have done more self-experimentation about omega-3s and will describe the results in a week or two. Some previous posts about omega-3 are here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. [...]

]]> By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Someone Has Been Reading This Blog http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-322 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Someone Has Been Reading This Blog Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:46:47 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-322 [...] According to this USA Today article, “omega-3 is in”. That is, in many new food products to be introduced in 2007, such as a new orange juice. Omega-3, says the article, is “the hot ingredient” and “the miracle food.” The article delicately calls omega-3 a “fatty acid” rather than a fat. My many posts about omega-3 include this and this. More to come. [...] [...] According to this USA Today article, “omega-3 is in”. That is, in many new food products to be introduced in 2007, such as a new orange juice. Omega-3, says the article, is “the hot ingredient” and “the miracle food.” The article delicately calls omega-3 a “fatty acid” rather than a fat. My many posts about omega-3 include this and this. More to come. [...]

]]> By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Is Drinking Olive Oil Healthy? http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-320 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Is Drinking Olive Oil Healthy? Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:42:10 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-320 [...] 1. “All native peoples studied made great efforts to obtain seafood.” This supports my comments about the importance of omega-3 fats, found much more in seafood than in other foods. [...] [...] 1. “All native peoples studied made great efforts to obtain seafood.” This supports my comments about the importance of omega-3 fats, found much more in seafood than in other foods. [...]

]]> By: richardinmadison http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-53 richardinmadison Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:58:44 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-53 I too experimented with switching to all walnut oil + flaxseed oil caps and found that my sleep was affected, but not so positively: intead I experienced intense vivid dreams and awoke each morning feeling far less refreshed. After 2 weeks this efect did not modify and so I switched back to ELOO + flaxseed oil caps and immediately experienced more peaceful sleep. Has anyone else experienced something similar? I'm curious. I too experimented with switching to all walnut oil + flaxseed oil caps and found that my sleep was affected, but not so positively: intead I experienced intense vivid dreams and awoke each morning feeling far less refreshed. After 2 weeks this efect did not modify and so I switched back to ELOO + flaxseed oil caps and immediately experienced more peaceful sleep. Has anyone else experienced something similar? I’m curious.

]]> By: Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Brain Food (part 4: measuring balance) http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-47 Seth’s blog » Blog Archive » Brain Food (part 4: measuring balance) Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:00:04 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-47 [...] Speaking of standing on one foot . . . I devised a way to measure my balance. (To recap: I want to measure my balance to see if omega-3 improves it. When I increased my omega-3 consumption via walnut oil and flaxseed oil, it suddenly became much easier to put on my shoes while standing, which I’d been doing for years. The omega-3 also improved my sleep. Maybe omega-3 makes much of the human brain work better, especially the most-recently-evolved portions. Maybe this effect happens within hours.) [...] [...] Speaking of standing on one foot . . . I devised a way to measure my balance. (To recap: I want to measure my balance to see if omega-3 improves it. When I increased my omega-3 consumption via walnut oil and flaxseed oil, it suddenly became much easier to put on my shoes while standing, which I’d been doing for years. The omega-3 also improved my sleep. Maybe omega-3 makes much of the human brain work better, especially the most-recently-evolved portions. Maybe this effect happens within hours.) [...]

]]> By: Brice http://blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-46 Brice Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:48:24 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2006/07/05/brain-food/#comment-46 In regards to flavor of walnut oil, how about pinching your nose closed while swallowing the oil? I remembered from high school that smell affects taste significantly. I've found that when swallowing olive or other oil while pinching my nose closed and chasing that with a mouthful of water that I don't taste anything. Shouldn't this work? Heck, shouldn't I be able to eat other "tasty" foods this way and lose weight? In regards to flavor of walnut oil, how about pinching your nose closed while swallowing the oil? I remembered from high school that smell affects taste significantly. I’ve found that when swallowing olive or other oil while pinching my nose closed and chasing that with a mouthful of water that I don’t taste anything.

Shouldn’t this work? Heck, shouldn’t I be able to eat other “tasty” foods this way and lose weight?

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