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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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from web: Ways to improve memory
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/60455.php
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. . . .Following these tips may help you keep your mind active and alert by protecting and strengthening your synapses:
1. Reduce stress: Make time for leisure activities. Learn relaxation techniques such as meditation. Cut down on unnecessary responsibilities and avoid over-scheduling.
2. Stimulate your brain: Avoid routine. Enjoy new sensory experiences. Challenge your mind and body with new situations.
3. Exercise: A brisk walk or other cardiovascular workout oxygenates the brain and promotes brain growth factors.
4. Challenge your mind: Tackle puzzles, games and demanding intellectual tasks. Make an effort to learn new information through classes or reading
5. Stay healthy: Eat a nutritious diet, get adequate sleep, avoid smoking, and if you use alcohol, drink in moderation. . . .
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also
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Ron6.html
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Step #1: Use your imagination
Use your imagination when you face something that you want to memorize. When reading a book, imagine the things you are reading about. Imagine objects, people, situations, sounds, motion and more.
Imagination keeps you interested in a topic, makes it more fun, and gets you involved. This way your mind concentrates on what you are reading or listening and you're much more likely to remember it later
Step #2: Motivate yourself to learn
It's much easier to memorize something that you're learning with interest and motivation. It's also important to have a purpose why you want to learn something.
Understand why are you learning something and what benefits does the new information give you. Be involved in what you are learning as much as possible because then you have a purpose and more motivation to learn it.
Step #3: Have some spacing between learning sessions
You don't have to learn all information at once when you can learn everything much better by taking breaks between learning sessions. . . . .
Step #4: Learn with a clear mind
Try to be relaxed when learning. It is harder to learn something when you are stressed, tired, anxious or angry. You learn more, better and faster when your mind is not occupied by thoughts that distract you.
Also eliminate distractions like clutter, and other things that can distract you. Learn in stimulating, light and positive environment. . . . .
Step #5: Always educate yourself about memory
Your memory is one of the most important assets that you have and learning how to improve your memory is very important. . . . . .
An excellent website where you can learn how to improve your memory is
http://www.memory-improvement-guide.com/
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and this
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-roc...y_b_83792.html
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Dr. Fotuhi suggests working out your brain by:
--trying a new route home,
--playing crosswords or Sudoku;
--learning a new hobby,
--or taking dance lessons.
"Dancing is one of the best ways to "cross-train" your brain," says Dr. Fotuhi. "The attention required for you to plan your steps, keep your space, maintain balance and move in coordination with your partner engages and strengthens all the different lobes of the brain."
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A diet rich in the following foods can rejuvenate your brain:
--omega-3 fatty acids, such as those found in seafood, canola and walnut oils;
--the anti-oxidants found in fruit, such as blueberries, cranberries, and purple grapes,
--and in vegetables, such as avocados, broccoli, beets, kale and red peppers;
--foods that act as anti inflammatory agents, such as curcumin--the spice that gives Chicken Curry its yellow color.
"India's incidence of Alzheimer's disease is 75% lower than in the U.S.," says Dr. Fotuhi, a fact he attributes, in part, to diet.
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