[ExI] Nootropics, paleo, and optimization

[J. Stanton]

In reference to: "Just look at an apparently well-regarded post like
http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/36691-ten-months-of-research-condensed-a-total-newbies-guide-to-nootropics/ 
"

Much of his supplementation is choline and B vitamins...each of which 
are found in profusion in a paleo diet containing lots of red meat and 
eggs.  (And especially if you're consuming liver and other organ meats.) 
  Eggs are a great source of choline, red meat is a great source of B 
vitamins -- and liver is basically a big vitamin pill.  Plus, you're 
also eating fatty fish and supplementing EPA and DHA if you're on a 
paleo diet...and you can get lots of phosphatidylserine from mackerel, 
tuna, and organ meats.  There's even a meaningful quantity in regular beef.

So I think much of that supplement regime is of doubtful utility to 
someone already eating paleo.  Hint: it is likely that the natural human 
diet is replete with the nutrients necessary for optimal function.

I have some more thoughts on that -- and Max apparently has an uncanny 
ability to read and comment on a post BEFORE I post the link:
http://www.gnolls.org/947/live-now-live-later-paleo-diet-paleo-life/

As a final note, I'll point out that there is evidence that the brain 
runs more efficiently on ketones than on glucose.  If you want to 
experiment with this, the Jaminets do a good job of coming up with a 
reasonable one that isn't totally nutritionally deficient (like the 
formulas given to epileptic kids):
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=2479
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=2638

JS
http://www.gnolls.org