Thursday, October 19, 2006

44. OptiMINDzation Volume 1

Ok, I received the CD yesterday, and listened to it last night and this morning. I, of course, read the literature first that came with it that included advice on the best supplements to take for optimum brain function. I was pleased to discover that I'm already taking five out of the seven supplements recommended. I was then reminded that I hadn't noticed a difference in brain function since I first started taking them them, about a year ago (!) But then I have terrible difficulty sleeping.

I won't take the other two supplements just yet, because if they work, how will I know if the results are due to the supplements, or the CDs?

On to the CD. I put my headphones on as Stephen recommends, and relaxed in my comfy office chair. Immediately the low frequency pulsing sounds started, and I thought the CD was making the CD ROM drive rattle, as I could also hear higher frequency sounds outside the headphones, but when I removed the headphones, I couldn't hear the rattle, so that was part of the recording too.

I became more and more relaxed, and I'm not sure if that was due to my assocociating continious noise with sleep (I have a dehumidifier on at night to drown out ambient noise, as I'm such a light sleeper). I became so relaxed that I had to get my exercise mat and lie down.

Then I found a blanket and after what I thought was half an hour, I sat up and looked at the screen. I was listening via Windows Media Player, and it said two minutes had passed. I'd played the whole hour long CD and it had started again! So I must've fallen asleep. I don't know whether that's a good thing or not in regards to improving brain function, but if it improves my sleep, I'll be happy. But then, improved sleep would definitely improve brain function anyway.

It's still too early to tell whether it worked, but the good news is: I didn't hate it!

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