Many students today are struggling with concentration issues. It’s becoming increasingly common to see students distracted and unable to focus on their studies. By the end of this article you will have hacks you can use immediately to study smarter, not harder.
It’s a Personal Topic for Me
As the mother of three students, two in college and one a senior, studying is a hot topic of conversation around our dining table! So how to study smarter is a subject I’m very familiar with, one close to my heart.
With the constant barrage of notifications from phones and the pressure to multitask, it’s no wonder that maintaining attention in class or while doing homework has become so challenging. There was limited technology when I was at school and I was still able to be distracted! I don’t envy today’s students.
Concentration problems lead to lower grades, increased stress levels, and a general feeling of being overwhelmed. It’s important to address these issues and help students improve their focus to succeed academically.
Causes of Declined Concentration
The decline in concentration and increase in mental health issues such as anxiety and depression can be traced to several key factors:
Elevated Chronic Stress
Today’s world is more stressful than ever, with financial worries, political instability, and global anxieties piling on the pressure. This constant stress leads to mood disorders, brain fog, and can contribute to exacerbated ADHD symptoms.
Excessive Sugar and Processed Food Consumption
Diets high in sugar and processed foods cause blood sugar spikes, mood swings, and cognitive decline. Carbohydrate-heavy diets also cause brain inflammation, which can lead to ADHD, and eventually dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Degradation of our Food Supply
Processed foods, vegetable oils, glyphosate, fluoridated water, and GMOs negatively affect brain function. GMOs in non-organic food disrupt the gut, making it harder for the body to detoxify, leading to a compromised immune system, brain fog, cognitive decline, and reduced mental performance.
Leaky Gut
Leaky Gut, where the intestinal walls allow foreign particles into the bloodstream, triggers inflammation and impacts brain function through the Gut-Brain Axis. This condition hinders the production of crucial neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, and GABA, leading to poor concentration and cognitive performance.
Oxalates
Found in “healthy” foods like spinach, almonds, and berries, oxalates can accumulate in tissues and organs, affecting the brain and causing issues like poor concentration, mental fatigue, mood problems, memory issues, and even depression and anxiety.
Sulfur
Due to glyphosate and spike protein exposure, detox pathways are compromised. Sulfur-rich foods and supplements can now cause detox pathway blockages, leading to increased histamine reactions, brain inflammation, mood swings, dizziness, and insomnia.
Amyloid Proteins
Amyloid proteins in conventionally raised meats like chicken, pork, and beef can disrupt the gut and contribute to autoimmune diseases and brain fog. These misfolded proteins can deposit in the brain, eventually leading to dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Histamines
While necessary for health, exaggerated histamine responses cause headaches, anxiety, concentration issues, mood swings, digestive problems, and more. Foods high in histamines, like alcohol, fermented foods, and dairy, can exacerbate these symptoms.
Spike Protein Impact
The Spike Protein from SARS-CoV-2 is linked to mental health disorders, increased depression, insulin resistance, inflammation, and other health issues, worsening mental health conditions.
Low Dopamine Levels
Addictive behaviors like gambling, social media, and vaping lower baseline dopamine levels, leading to cognitive issues, depression, anxiety, and low motivation.
Lack of Physical Activity
Sedentary lifestyles reduce physical activity, which is crucial for boosting endorphins and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). Regular exercise can improve concentration and mood, alleviate depression, and enhance mental performance.
Supplements to Supercharge Concentration and Memory When Studying
Accelerated Cogniblast®
Accelerated Cogniblast® is the first of its kind to blend traditional Ayurvedic herbs with “smart” nutraceuticals, enhanced with Scalar frequencies for peak brain performance.
Benefits of Ingredients in Cogniblast® :
- Boosts Mood: Helps you feel happier and more balanced.
- Enhances Focus: Sharpens your short-term attention and concentration.
- Increases ATP Production: Provides more energy at the cellular level in the brain and body.
- Reduces Anxiety: Helps keep stress and anxiety at bay.
- Increases Motivation: Helps you stay driven and productive.
- Lowers Alzheimer’s and Dementia Risk: Promotes long-term brain health.
- Neutralizes Free Radicals: Protects your brain from damage.
- Reduces Inflammation: Keeps your brain and body healthy.
- Supports Vital Organs: Benefits your liver, lungs, kidneys, and more.
- Improves Circulation: Ensures better blood flow for optimal function.
- Lowers Stress: Keeps stress levels manageable.
- Optimizes Energy: Keeps you energized and ready to tackle the day.
Acceleradine® Iodine
Iodine deficiency is a major cause of mitochondrial failure in the brain and body, leading to cognitive decline, depression, and brain fog. Iodine detoxifies the brain from toxins like fluoride, as well as boosts metabolism, and supports thyroid health, giving you the energy to tackle daily challenges. Low thyroid function is linked to higher rates of depression and mental illness.
Acceleradine® Iodine helps detoxify the brain and body from radiation, heavy metals, fluoride, bromide, and chlorine—all of which can degrade brain function.
Iodine also has powerful antimicrobial properties, fighting off fungi, parasites, viruses, and bacteria that can impair brain function. It dramatically increases ATP levels, boosting cellular energy by 18 times. This helps enhance metabolism, calorie burn, brain function, physical performance, wound healing, fat burning, and healthy apoptosis—the natural destruction of diseased cells.
Accelerated Methylene Blue
Struggling with brain issues? Methylene blue might be the answer. Here’s why:
Antioxidant Powerhouse: It combats oxidative stress, often linked to aging, brain issues, and chronic diseases.
Neuroprotective Benefits: Methylene blue has shown potential in treating neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by improving cellular oxygen consumption and reducing oxidative damage.
Boosts Mitochondrial Function: It enhances cellular energy production, reduces mitochondrial dysfunction, and improves ATP levels, easily permeating cell membranes, including those in the brain.
Antimicrobial Properties: It effectively fights bacteria, viruses, and fungi, helping reduce brain fog.
Cognitive Enhancement: Some studies suggest it can improve memory and cognitive function.
Antidepressant Effects: Research indicates it may increase serotonin levels, offering potential antidepressant benefits.
Increases Nitric Oxide: This improves blood flow by relaxing blood vessels.
Brain Injury Treatment: Its neuroprotective properties can help manage brain injuries by reducing inflammation and facilitating mitochondrial transfer.
Why Choose Accelerated Methylene Blue?
Purity and Quality: Made with 100% pure ingredients and John Ellis Distilled Water, which kills pathogens through frothing, concentrated heat, and ultraviolet energy, maintaining a high hydrogen bond angle that supports your immune system.
John Ellis Distilled Water: Produced with patented distillers, this water retains a bond angle above 108 degrees, helping eliminate pathogens and preserving the energy needed to fight diseases.
GRANDER® Water System: This system revitalizes water by improving its internal structure and energetic quality, making it more beneficial for living systems. It restores water’s natural properties, enhancing stability and self-cleaning abilities, and reducing the need for detergents and chemicals.
Restored Water Vitality: The GRANDER® system helps water regain its original vitality, lost during processing and transport, making it more beneficial for all living things.
Choosing Accelerated Methylene Blue means you’re getting a product that’s pure, effective, and enhanced with high-quality water systems to maximize its health benefits.
Accelerated Fast™: Jumpstart Your Fat-Burning Mode
Accelerated Fast™ can switch your body into a fat-burning mode within 30 minutes, using fat stores for immediate energy. It’s the fastest way to stabilize blood sugar, reduce brain inflammation, and boost mood-enhancing neurotransmitters like GABA, dopamine, and serotonin.
When combined with intermittent fasting and a low-carb diet, the ketones produced by Accelerated Fast™ significantly increase ATP production, leading to enhanced mental and physical energy.
Lifestyle Improved Study Hacks
Intermittent Fasting
Many students report more clarity and enhanced concentration while intermittent fasting. Eating within a 6-8 hour window allows your gut to heal, reducing inflammation and promoting the production of essential neurotransmitters—serotonin, dopamine, and GABA. Combining intermittent fasting with Accelerated Fast™ enhances autophagy, cleaning up diseased cells and boosting ATP production for more energy.
Eliminate Sugars, Carbs, and Processed Foods
Cutting out these foods reduces gut inflammation, improves nutrient absorption, and stabilizes blood sugar. Processed foods and oils can damage the intestinal lining, impairing the production of happiness-inducing hormones and contributing to insulin resistance and leaky gut, which can lead to attention issues, anxiety, depression, and poor cognitive function.
Focus on Eating Wild Animal Protein
Eating wild animal proteins like bison, lamb, deer, elk, wild fish, and organic eggs provides the nutrients needed for healthy neurotransmitters and hormones, supporting metabolism and brain energy. Avoid poultry and conventional beef, which contain inflammatory fats and amyloid proteins that can disrupt the gut and contribute to diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Sleep 7-8 Hours Nightly
Many students pull “all-nighters” and sacrifice their sleep; this will compromise concentration and mental performance. Quality sleep is essential for reducing inflammation and supporting brain recovery and maintenance.
Exercise
Regular exercise boosts endorphins, the “feel-good hormones,” and increases Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), which alleviates depression and enhances creativity. Aim for two High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) sessions weekly, along with endurance and weight training.
Unlock Your Cognitive Potential
With the right lifestyle changes and the power of nootropics like Accelerated Cogniblast™, you can support optimal brain health and unlock your cognitive potential.
Sara Banta
Sara Banta is a Stanford University Graduate with a Degree in Economics and Psychology, and a certified Natural Supplement Expert & Graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Sara is the Founder of Accelerated Health Products and host of the health & wellness podcast, Accelerated Health Radio.
