Welcome to My World – Surprising Memory Boosters
Hello World! How good is your memory? Or are you like me and misplace things at times? I once found my keys in the frig 🙂 …
If you’re trying to do too many thing at once, there’s no telling where you’ll find some things.
Surprising (And Easy) Memory Boosters
The key to remembering where you put your keys? It could be as easy as these simple tweaks to your daily routine.
PRACTICE GOOD POSTURE
Go thank Mom for nagging you to sit up straight—standing and sitting up straight and tilting your chin up boosts blood and oxygen flow to your brain by up to 40%, making it easier to recall memories.
Keep your brain young & healthy!
TRY A DIFFERENT TYPE
We’re talking typeface—researchers have found that using an unusual font on study materials can help you remember the content better. Does this mean Comic Sans for your next work presentation?
WATCH FUNNY CAT VIDEOS
Learning ability, recall, and visual recognition all improved among a group
You can watch funny cats or dogs. The laughing helps relieve your stress.
of elderly individuals who watched a funny 30 minute video, one study found. Chalk it up to the stress relief, researcher Gurinder Bains, M.D. says. “With aging, the damaging effects of stress can impair your ability to learn and sustain memory,” he explained. “Humor and the associated mirthful laughter can reduce your stress by decreasing your stress hormones, including cortisol and catecholamines.”
GO TO HAPPY HOUR
Over 60 years old? Light and moderate alcohol consumption in older adults has been associated with larger volume in your hippocampus and better episodic memory (the ability to recall events).
TAKE REGULAR WALKS
The hippocampus—your brain’s memory center—shrinks as you age, but
Walking in nature is relaxing & you can become aware of how your body moves.
research has found that older adults who go on walks actually gain volume in their hippocampus.
LIFT WEIGHTS
Prefer to hit the gym? One study had participants lift weights while looking
I find dumb bells very beneficial to me & I only use 5 lb. each. Weight bearing exercise will help prevent osteoporosis;. And it may give you a better memory. Win win to me.
at a series of photos. Two days later, those who strength trained remembered about 60%, while those who didn’t remembered 50%.
CHEW GUM
It doesn’t get easier than this. Chewing gum has been shown to increase your heart rate, blood pressure, and blood flow to your brain, giving you a 15 to 20 minute window of improved memory.
USE PEN AND PAPER
Taking notes in a meeting? Bring a notebook, not a laptop. Writing things down instead of typing them was found to help you with active listening and retention.
This is interesting information and it is a short easy read that I hope you found beneficial to you…
Have a great healthy day!
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