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i tried doing this. just focus on your own man

The best way you can focus is to give yourself a very specific task like a worksheet or reading something specific.

Best way to study is probably to find things online; wkshts, notes, etc; summarizing what you should know and you going after it.

Your mind needs very specific instructions. If i told you to go and to the grocery store and go get some groceries. You would be asking me all kinds of questions like what foods, how much food, what brand, etc. If instead i said get 2 red grandma apples, a half gallon of organic valley 2% milk, and 2 snack sized hershey chocolate bars, you would be able to go get it with out worry.

Now your job is to do the same with the studying. Give yourself tasks like this and you will comprehend.

You could also work in groups with intelligent people but not tooo intelligent.

Any foods are really just placebos, but lemons might help a little.

If you're going to need to focus don't eat heavy meats. You'll feel sluggish and sleepy. Good foods for getting ready to focus would be blueberries especially, and carbs that are lower in the glycemic index like sweet potatoes, oatmeal, whole grains.

Just don't procrastinate and keep eating instead of studying. Good luck with your exams.

Nobody said fish?.

It's back to school peoples.

spread out your're studying a lot. Pick a task like mentioned before and be specific. Study every two hours for 15 minutes, for a week straight. That will help MUCH more than cramming in 3 hours for a few days in a row.

sick mentioned fish, assuming thats the oils? cos i hate fish, but take caps.

Not in the same league.

fish makes me sick so it will have to do i guess.

what makes you think that caps are so inferior? obviously its not as natural and you loose all the other nutrients...but you still get the EPA/DHA?

Trust me, I've done my research when I was fighting a particular medical condition.

Some studies suggest the oils in fresh fish such as Alaskan salmon can be as much as 5x more effective/5x better quality than that of cod liver oil caps etc.

THis is probably late for your exams but here is my input:

So far every comment is missing the point.

Food is not placebo... food has a palpable and measurable effect on brain chemistry. Food is therapeutic in many psychiatric disorders, not to say many other diseases. THis is established.

If you have adhd, that's different from just not being able to "focus," sounds like you have something like that, chatter brain.

Someone else said all food does is similar to caffeine and l-tyrosine, this makes no sense and is overly simplified.

THe best strategies are however mental. Start relaxing and focusing your mind through some from of meditation.
Here are some dietary strategies:
-Try lowering the carbs for a day, or a meal at least. This promotes more GABA in the brain which calms it down.
- skip breakfast and start fasting, this enhances brain function tremendously
- eat meat
- chia seeds/hemp seeds or other omega-3, I prefer the plant omega-3 because they have other minerals that produce noticeable increases in focus. Fish oil is good but many products are impure
- eat clean, this means real food
- green tea
- if your brain feels too chattery, take some chamomille, or other anti-stress herbal teas like white tea, passionflower/valerian, or any blend that says "calm down" tea.
- herbs like roobois are commonly found and are good for brain, turmeric is quite potent, cacao powder as well