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This book describes techniques
for improving mental abil
ities. Some of the things
it can help you
to achieve include the following:
• Depending on circumstances, use different lifestyles that improve one or another mental function.
• Experience euphoria w
ithout drugs and come up w
ith new ideas, when needed.
• Slow down and prevent your
self from making rash, impulsive decisions, when necessary.
• Sharpen your w
it, become more talkative, and entertain people.
• When necessary, lower your mood and increase emotional tension, which can help reduce procrastination.
• Increase your score on intelligence or general apt
itude tests.
• Concentrate on reading and wr
iting
for many hours daily.
• Increase your grade point average if you are a student or improve your job productiv
ity if you are a knowledge worker.
• Get along w
ith people and live w
ithout arguments and conflicts.
The proposed methods are brief cooling or heating of the body (water therapy) and three different "smart diets," each su
itable
for a different type of task. The text also describes a "depressant diet," which is not a smart diet but can improve
self-control and sleep. The strict diets do not have
to be used on a permanent basis and the conventional food pyramid is recommended most of the time. Several useful social skills and
studying/wr
iting techniques are also discussed.
Most authors in this field will tell you that you should read more books, solve mental puzzles, buy their nutr
itional supplements, sleep well, exercise, etc., in order
to get smarter. In contrast, this book is proposing moderately cold hydrotherapy and a smart diet (which involves avoiding all dietary supplements). To give another example, most books on anger management say that you should try
to change your thinking in order
to overcome anger, while this book suggests hot hydrotherapy and the exclusion of certain foods from your diet. The main focus of discussion in this text is on changing the biological workings of the brain, not on pop psychology. Particularly, the book describes various combinations of diets and hydrotherapy that have the following effects: sedative/sleep-promoting, stimulant/wakefulness-promoting, attention-enhancing, antianxiety, antidepressant, mood-stabilizing (mood-lowering), and euphoriant. Add
itionally, existing scientific evidence of pain-reducing, fever-reducing, anti-fatigue, immunostimula
tory, antinausea, and anti-inflamma
tory effects of hydrotherapy is also presented. The possible side effects of the diets and hydrotherapy are discussed as well.
Desp
ite
its technical content, the book is wr
itten in an accessible language and has an in
formative summary
for each chapter and a list of key points at the end of each section. Most of the claims in the bulleted list above are supported by a theory and the author's personal experience (a healthy subject). About a half of these claims are directly supported by previously published scientific studies, including the claim about intelligence tests. The author's academic transcripts and test scores have been documented and can be verified independently. You can read 10% of the book
for free, directly in your browser, if you vis
it the web page of the paperback ed
ition and click on "Read first chapter FREE" on the right-hand side of the page (this feature works in the major
ity of web browsers).
