Ways To Prevent Memory Loss

Memory Loss

As parts of the body get older, and the brain shrinks with age, the neural connections become slower and fewer nervous cells are formed .This process starts earlier than 30 years and affects tens of millions of people, giving rise to frustration, loss of self-esteem, social insecurity and sometimes even decrease satisfaction of living, which can sometimes lead to self-neglect and to other serious health problems.

To counteract age-related memory disorders, many people resort to various exercises,  concentration and memory games: chess, crossword, puzzles, reading aloud, computer games, etc.

Activities That Can Improve Your Memory:

Experts who study the effect of aging on the brain believe that there are measures that can be taken to keep the youth of the brain:

Ways To Prevent Memory Loss

 Physical activity – constant exercise (aerobics, walking and moderate walking and other sports) have a beneficial effect on your memory. Their positive effect can not be explained accurately, but the main reason is to reduce stress, and improve general health. Also, physical activity helps people to have a more restful sleep, which improves memory and the blood supply to most parts of the body. In general, what is good for the heart is good for the brain, experts believe.

Diversified consumption of fruits and vegetables – experts emphasize that people should pay attention to their diet and eat a variety of fruits and vegetables (five to seven servings per day), from green leafy vegetables, blueberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes . Foods need for the brain health should contain antioxidants, which are found in fruits and vegetables and are helpful in fighting free radicals. Also, there is no magic supplement that protects the brain against memory loss. Some researchers believe that the group  of B vitamins may be helpful.

Training the mind – to preserve sharpness of mind, experts believe that memory should be stimulated just like a muscle. There is some evidence that mental gymnastics helps to avoid memory loss, but some games (including some of the computer) could be useful in this regard.

Rest – a healthy and restful sleep is crucial to achieve a cognitive and memory performance, experts believe. In the end, sleep at least 7 hours each night. Sleep is essential to reduce stress hormones, relax and refresh the entire body, but also for preserving the memory: at certain times of sleep, memory is archived. Many people are tempted to use drugs to induce sleep without the aware that those drugs affect their memory. It is also important that those who suffer from sleep disorders and are taking pills for this purpose, do not consume alcohol.

Red wine – some studies indicate that red wine is good for the heart but also for the brain. Since there is no scientific evidence to fully explain the beneficial effects, but researchers believe that red wine has a positive effect because it contains a antioxidant called resveratrol. But there is the possibility that the positive effects associated with red wine derive from other causes, such as the social aspect involved in the consumption of red wine or the standard of living of those who drink red wine. A study in 2007, which had Italian citizens older subjects, showed that alcohol consumption in moderation may slow the progression of dementia in older people who already show a slight mental decline. Defining for the study was that a glass of alcohol a day is associated with a much slower progression of dementia among persons with a slight age-related cognitive decline than in those who do not consume alcohol.

Avoid overload and multiple tasks – among the main causes of inattention are  included multiple tasks. It is difficult for a person of advanced age to do several things at once. Overloading may aggravate the remembrance of a recipe, a name or any information that has just been passed. This happens because the brain systematize information before you retrieve from memory. An exception is when the brain can not encode information that are need to be used later.

Learning new tricks to boost your memory – one of the techniques teach those who are interested how to focus on a person or thing by making an association (with a sound, work or another person) that will help them remember the person or that thing. These types of techniques can be learned very easily and can be long-term strategies, useful for remembering a person’s name or various types of details.