7 Ways to Keep a Good Memory until Old Age
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Gradual deterioration of memory with age can lead to a serious disease - sclerosis. And if in anecdotes sclerotic old women look very funny and cute, in life, a person with sclerosis is defenseless, on the one hand, and is dangerous to others, on the other. Therefore, memory should be protected from the youth, as well as uniform and honor.
Sometimes small dips in memory happen to everyone. We have been looking for the keys for a broken hour, it's not clear where they touched, then we can not remember the name of a friend. Scientists argue that the process of gradual deterioration of memory begins already at the age of 20 and to old age is only aggravated.
Fortunately, there are a few simple ways that will help you stay concentrated throughout the day and protect yourself from such a serious disease as sclerosis.
Proper nutrition
Include in your daily diet fruit, lean meat, vegetables and eggs. According to nutritionists, eggs help nerve cells burn glucose due to their vitamin B content, and eggs are saturated with antioxidants that protect the body from damage and omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for maintaining the work of nerve cells. Especially important breakfast - the morning meal gives a burst of strength and energy, which is necessary to maintain efficiency throughout the day.
Physical exercise
This will not only strengthen you physically, but also increase the flow of blood to your head, carrying oxygen and glucose, necessary for thinking processes, providing energy. By the way, after training, the process of memorizing new words occurs 20% faster.
Change the font
As research shows, replacing the Times New Roman font with some other one, makes our brain work harder, training long-term memory. Eyes quickly adapt to the unusual size of letters, but the brain needs time to do this, which makes it develop.
"Rummage" on the Internet
Take time to search the internet for any information you need, for example, if you want to go on vacation, look for the options that suit you. Internet surfing stimulates the frontal lobe of the brain, which is responsible for short-term memory.
Train your memory daily
If you constantly forget where you put the keys, then do such training: when you come home and put the keys, carefully look at them, and then for 30 seconds, move your eyes left and right. Scientists say that this technique improves long-term memory.
A little wine at dinner time
During the evening meal, enjoy a glass of wine, so you can reduce the number of spaces in the memory. No more than seven doses of alcohol a week stimulates the brain.
Keep an eye on oral hygiene
It seems that there may be little in common between the work of the brain and teeth, but there is a connection, moreover, the most direct one. If you do not follow the teeth and gums and do not clean them at night, pathogenic bacteria will be easier to penetrate into the blood, where they come directly to the brain. Therefore, follow the oral hygiene and then you can avoid problems with cognitive function.