21 Proven Ways to Increase Brain Blood Flow

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21 Proven Ways to Increase Brain Blood Flow

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I thought others might be interested in this blog article by Jordan Fallis that makes reference to Bredesen's protocol and related research. Several of the approaches were novel to me.
https://www.optimallivingdynamics.com/b ... W3GyN8d8rM
21 Proven Ways to Increase Brain Blood Flow
1. Exercise
2. Cold Exposure
3. Sunlight
4. Gingko Biloba
5. Low Level Laser Therapy
6. Vinpocetine
7. Meditation
8. Resveratrol
9. Dark Chocolate
10. Omega 3
11. Acupuncture
12. Chewing Gum
13. ALCAR
14. Nitrates
15. Drink Less Coffee
16. Piracetam
17. Ketogenic Dieting
18. Citicoline
19. Blueberry Juice
20. PQQ
21. Intranasal Insulin
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Nice list!

I'm fond of combining 1 (exercise), 2 (cold) & 3 (sun) in the winter with fasting, which I consider a form of 17 (keto). So I exercise in the Sun with as few clothes on as possible while fasted 16 hours or more. For example, rock climbing in January with the air temp at freezing wearing only shorts. Skiing in March with the air temp in the 30's (F) wearing either no top or only shorts. I'd add sleep and circadian rhythm to the list.
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Tincup, that's extreme! But admirable.

And sauna, too, must help with blood flow to the brain.
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Chewing gum????
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Chewing gum????
Yes, here's the research he lists (check out the link I gave above, too):

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9134116
http://www.medsci.org/v11p0209.htm

He's got a lot of relevant material on his blog, I'm finding. Here's an article on IGF-1:
https://www.optimallivingdynamics.com/b ... f-1-levels
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Every day's a school day!

Re the IGF, doesn't Longo and Gundry want it as low as possible?
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What about inversion? A friend recently mentioned it's been shown to help thyroid issues, presumably because of blood flow - so it seems it would help the brain. I'm already doing a couple of poses for stretching (like downward dog), so why not?

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I just visited my Osteopath yesterday, and told her that I was not getting deep sleep. She spent a bunch of time working in my mouth and neck to get the blood flow better... I did no exercise, yet had deep sleep last night according to my Oura ring.
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What about inversion? A friend recently mentioned it's been shown to help thyroid issues, presumably because of blood flow - so it seems it would help the brain. I'm already doing a couple of poses for stretching (like downward dog), so why not?
Definately. I also recall that neuroscientist and yogi Ram Rao, recommends gentle inversion postures (like downward dog) to upregulate the newly discovered glymphatic system to promote beta-amyloid clearance.
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Great list-- thanks for posting.

I think hyperbaric oxygen has also been proven?

Here is another related list I read yesterday, for those of us with dysautonomia affecting or being affected by brain flow. It got me singing again:

https://selfhacked.com/blog/32-ways-to- ... -about-it/
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