Aging Memory Loss - How to use Brain Aerobics to Build a Better Memory
By Susan Nickerson
Introductory comments by Royane Real
Author of “How You Can Be Smarter - Use Your Brain to Learn Faster, Remember Better and Be More Creative”
In the following article about the topic of how to prevent memory loss during aging, the author Susan Nickerson mentions some valuable tips from the work of Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.. These tips can help you maintain your brain at peak effectiveness.
Can we really stop our brain from aging? This is a difficult topic to answer, as research into the study of brain aging is quite a new field. Many new discoveries will be made in the coming years which will help us understand better the changes that occur to the human brain as we grow older.
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The truth is, our brains are changing all the time, from the time we are born. Not all changes that occur to our brains are negative. For example, when we are very young children, our brain has many billions of brain cells and there are trillions of possible connections that could be made among all the cells. As we enter our teenage years, many of these potential connections between brain cells are trimmed away. The brain cell connections we use frequently are made stronger. The connections we never use will be eliminated.
Is it a bad thing that we lose some of our brain connections while others are made stronger? It just means that our brains and our personalities are changing as we experience many things and learn valuable life lessons. We are able to influence the way our brain connections evolve.
As we grow older, our brain processing may take longer, but we are able to grow in wisdom and judgment, as long as we are lucky and keep a healthy brain.
Can we help our brain to stay healthy? In his books, Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., suggests that there are some steps we can take to maintain a healthy brain. These steps include eating healthy foods and avoiding unhealthy foods, getting plenty of sleep and physical exercise, maintaining close relationships with friends and loved ones, and exercising our brain cells.
The following article by Susan Nickerson discusses the importance of brain aerobics as a factor in keeping our brains healthy as we age.
( The above comments were written by Royane Real, author of the book “How You Can Be Smarter - Use Your Brain to Learn Faster, Remember Better and Be More Creative” Download it today and learn more ways to get the maximum use of your brainpower. It’s available at http://www.lulu.com/real )
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Aging Memory Loss - How to use Brain Aerobics to Build a Better Memory
By Susan Nickerson
Aging and memory loss - two things most of us think go hand-in-hand. But science tells us they do not. Memory loss is not a normal part of aging. In fact, actually there are ways to improve your memory as you age.
According to Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., President and Medical Director of the non-profit Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation or ARPF: “To achieve brain regeneration, I have discovered that you have to do more than just keep your brain healthy with nutritional therapy, physical exercise, stress management, and appropriate pharmacology. You also need to carefully nurture your brain with vigorous mental exercise, what I call brain aerobics”
So what are brain aerobics - and how can they stop aging memory loss? Plus, how can you use these exercises to build a better memory?
We hear and think a lot about physical fitness, but frequently overlook mental exercise. For your optimal brain power, it’s important to exercise your mental muscles as well as your physical ones. A healthy mind and body relationship is the key to unlocking, activating, and sustaining brainpower during your entire lifespan.
Brain aerobics are vital to building and growing your mental muscles. But what exactly constitutes a brain aerobic exercise? To qualify as a brain aerobic exercise, it:
-- Needs to engage your attention
-- Must involve two or more of your senses
-- Must break a routine activity in an unexpected, nontrivial way
Here are some actual examples of simple brain aerobics you can use:
-- Volunteering
-- Singing songs
-- Memorizing lists
-- Learning a new language
-- Becoming computer literate
-- Discussing headlines and current events
-- Engaging in music, art, and other hobbies
-- Doing jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles
According to Dr. Dharma and the ARPF, everyone should spend at least 20 minutes - three times a week - doing mental exercises. Studies show that when people engage in moderate, pleasant forms of mental exercise, their knowledge, as well as the efficiency and the power of their brains, increases.
Now that you know what brain aerobics are, how can these exercises help stop aging memory loss and help you build a better memory?
Well, these mental activities, especially when combined with physical exercise like walking, may actually regrow brain cells. You are nurturing your brain’s health when you engage in mental activities like crossword puzzles and singing.
Because you can regenerate brain cells with brain aerobics, these exercises work for everyone - including people who are showing signs of memory loss. Rigorous mental activity can improve everyone’s mind and memory.
In fact, brain aerobics have been reported to lower your chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to a whopping seventy percent!
Brain aerobics are scientifically proven exercises that allow you to have fun, build a better memory - and stop aging memory loss.
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For more free tips, suggestions, and advice on brain aerobics and other memory-building tools you can use now - visit the non-profit Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation or ARPF at http://www.alzheimersprevention.org
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