6 Tips to a Healthy Memory
October 2005
There a number of basic things that you probably do each day to
help extend the life of the valuable tool called your memory.
The following are a few practical suggestions for you if you
have not already done them. These are techniques that have been
used successfully by the author.
In a nutshell they are: Eat well, build your future, reduce
stress, exercise, use food supplements or vitamins and do memory
recovery drills.
1. Eat Well - The USA Today reported on June 20, 2005 that fruit
and vegetable juices and clean gums can defend against disease.
Also getting regular exercise and even brushing you teeth could
offer protection against Alzheimer's. Eat greens of all kinds
like spinach and broccoli daily along with high protein foods
like eggs, cheeses and peanut butter. Do not starve the body as
that starves the brain. Eat salads and proteins throughout the
day.
2. Build Your Future -- Everyone needs to have plans for the
future whether you are in your teens or 105 years old. Building
and creating your future is what keeps you alive. It could be
something as simple as painting your bedroom over, going to see
your favorite baseball team play or creating a new twist to the
same dish you have been serving for years. It is the maintaining
of interest in life that keeps us alive.
3. REDUCE STRESS -- Stress of any kind chews up the mental
energy you have. it is often compensated by alcohol, overeating,
extramarital affairs, gambling, drugs or just pure disinterest
in others in life. But the actual cause of stress needs to be
located and handled. There are many ways to spot this through
just having a conversation with a close friend or trying
Dianetic auditing that gets to the root of stress.
4. EXERCISE-- Daily exercise of the cardiovascular type can
release valuable endorphins that feed the brain and rest the
nervous system. These natural hormones tend to purge the body
and augment circulation to the brain. As the body tightens up
walks, massages or biking can be very helpful. Swimming is a
premier exercise for the complete body without stress on the
joints
5. USE FOOD SUPPLEMENTS OR VITAMINS--There are numerous food
supplements and many vitamins that aid in the continuous blood
flow to the brain and the nervous system. Gingko biloba or ginko
improves the circulation to the brain,. This allows more oxygen
to reach the brain which helps in short and long term memory,
energy and concentration. Ginkgo biloba leaf extract is the most
widely sold plant medicine in Europe, where it is used to treat
the symptoms of early-stage Alzheimer's disease and dementia . A
June 2002 Study by the Journal of the Medical Association
suggests that foods rich in Vitamin E may help protect some
people from Alzheimer's Disease. To purchase high quality
vitamins like vitamin e or the extract gingko go to
www.pezze.usana.com and click on products and type in vitamin e
or gingko in the search box.
6. RECOVER YOUR MEMORY--Reading, working on crossword puzzles,
writing, doing jigsaw puzzles and playing any kind game or
learning something new will keep your mind sharp and recover
words and ideas from the past. For more on more intense recovery
follow the memory techniques in the book Self Analysis.
For more information visit www.healthymemory.net Thanks!