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Showing posts with label thiamine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thiamine. Show all posts

20131231

An Immoral Proposal Regarding Crackerjack Kids (satire)

Does anyone know of a good way to get medicinal nutrition into the food supply to help children who misuse their computer access to bully, harass and terrorize the world? You know, the crackers mistaken for hackers?

Perhaps it is possible to super-size those fries with yam genes? And through selective breeding, the farm factory industry are able to create cows that produce a higher yield of choline (source of acetylcholine), tyrosine (source of the neurotransmitters dopamine and noradrenalin) and tryptophan (source of serotonin) in addition to pyridoxal (helps create neurotransmitters and retinol (improves eyesight) derivatives along with thiamine (improves mental acuity)? Or the vegan equivalent of grains and nuts to boost brain power? Yes, I am suggesting we move beyond hacking computers.

Where's the gene splicing kits for tomorrow's gene hackers? We may need to make a smart-drug neuro-peptide with nutritional co-factors piggybacking within the polypeptide chain.

Additionally, I feel that crackerjacks need to be inoculated with a special virus to enlighten their current methods of social control. Perhaps that's what they mean by "a dose of humility."

Originally posted: February 10, 2007 1:31 PM

20070320

Thiamine at 50 mg good for "mental acuity"

The RDA [for thiamine] ... is set at ... 1.4 mg. However, tests on volunteers at daily doses of about 50 mg have shown an increase in mental acuity.

Not only does thiamine keep the pests like fleas and mosquitoes at bay, it also makes the mind more acute.

"Thiamine is used in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)." — Wikipedia entry for thiamine

"One well-supported function of acetylcholine (ACh) in cortex is increased responsiveness to sensory stimuli, a form of attention." It helps improve hearing, sight and body-sense.

Learning and neuroplasticity is dependent on acetylcholine. It also help improves response to behavior cues.

GABA helps in the formation of synapses, thus improving neuroplasticity.

As for toxicity, high doses of thiamine are safe and harmless.

Reference

Thiamine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiamine
Acetylcholine's role in decision making: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholine#Role_in_Decision_Making
GABA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Aminobutyric_acid