Tips For Memory Improvement
By Royane Real
Author of “How You Can Be Smarter - Use Your Brain to Learn Faster, Remember Better and Be More Creative”
I have put together some tips that can help you if your memory needs improvement.
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1.) If you are having problems with your memory, ask your doctor or pharmacist whether any prescription drugs you are taking might be the cause of your memory difficulties. If any of your prescribed drugs are known to cause memory problems, ask if you can be prescribed a lower dose, or switched to another medication altogether.
2.) Depression can interfere with your ability to form memories or to recall them later. If you frequently feel sad, or if your life feels blank and empty, have yourself evaluated for depression, and get treated for this condition if necessary.
3.) Avoid using drugs and alcohol. These brain altering substances can cause both short term and long term damage to your ability to think, learn, and remember.
4.) Make up little rhymes and songs to help you remember important information. It's often a lot easier to remember facts that have been made into a song or a rhyme, such as "Thirty days hath September, April, June and November'.
5.) Your brain will remember things a lot better if you are breathing deeply in a relaxed way. Instead of just breathing shallowly from the upper part of your chest, learn to breathe smoothly from your belly, using your diaphragm muscle to move the air in and out.
6.) Practice staying present in the moment and paying attention to the details of each experience. This will help you to better remember all the details later.
7.) Include a lot of berries in your diet that have dark red and blue colored skins, such as blueberries. In an experiment where aging rats were fed a diet high in blueberries, their memory losses reversed and they grew new brain cells.
8.) Focus on doing one task at a time and concentrating on one topic at a time. When you try to do too many things at once, your mind will be distracted and it will be difficult to perform every task as well as you need to. Your ability to remember will be impaired.
9.) If you are a diabetic or if you have high blood pressure, work with your doctor to get these conditions under control. Left untreated, diabetes and high blood pressure can eventually lead to problems with how your brain works.
10.) Your brain is about 85 % water, so it is easily dehydrated. Try to avoid drinking too much coffee and too many pop drinks. Instead, give your brain the hydration it craves by drinking half a fluid ounce of water for every pound of your body weight each day.
11.) Many studies have shown that the brain benefits from regular physical exercise. Find some form of exercise you really enjoy, and make it a regular part of your life.
This article is written by Royane Real, the 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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