Brain Exercises and Memory Training: Practice Makes Perfect
Exercising the brain can take many forms. It is essential to keep your mind curious, occupied, and creative. Maintaining an active social life as you grow older is crucial, because it is through interaction with other people that your intellect stays sharp. Be mentally active, and cultivate your memory skills to avoid losing them. Several simple strategies, summarized in the table below, can be used to maintain and even boost your memory skills (see more details in chapter 6). Regularity and consistency are necessary for these techniques to have any long-term impact.
Diet, Physical Exercise, and Memory Training Work Best Together
Obviously, the most effective diet and exercise (physical and mental) program is just that: a diet and exercise program, not just one or the other. From a health standpoint, this combination needs to be executed on a steady, continuous basis. Fits and starts are not very helpful in preventing memory loss. Stick to a sensible diet without drastic changes and exercise regularly, preferably a few times each week. Memory training to maintain mental sharpness is also important. Once you convert these changes into regular habits you will be on automatic pilot, and the regimen will not seem so difficult to maintain.
Step 3: Supplement with Medications: Vitamins, Alternative, Pharmaceutical
Medications to prevent future memory loss, or to treat mild forms of memory loss, should be used to supplement, and not replace, general health measures like proper diet and exercise. You may wish to try the alternative medications in the list, or you may prefer to stick to modern pharmaceuticals, which include over-the-counter and prescription medications. But regardless of which camp you belong to, I suggest that you keep an open mind and weigh all the information in your Memory Program before starting any medications.
Individuals React Differently to Different Medications
People react in different ways to the same medications, so if you start with one and you’re not happy with it, or feel that you’re developing side effects, it is perfectly reasonable to switch to another medication or combination of medications.
Taken From: The Memory Program How to Prevent Memory Loss
and Enhance Memory Power
