Is Boosting Our Memory Possible?

Boosting our memory is a topic that spans age brackets.

Improving memory is a subject nearly anyone of any age is willing to discuss because the ability to retain information through our memory is an asset that our future depends on.

Protecting and nourishing our memory is important!

Students are interested in how to increase their memory. Middle aged people are so busy with important relationships and activities in their business and personal lives that this issue is very important to their success. The elderly have typical and atypical concerns about memory loss.

Fear of Alzheimer's disease lurks in the backs of many people’s minds these days. For the average person this concern is not necessary, but we should stay alert to any news on ways this disease could be averted or possibly diminished if it were to set in.

Alzheimer's, however, is not what is behind the common memory loss that most people deal with in today’s fast-paced world. With so much information coming in at such high speeds it is sometimes simply too much for even young people to keep up with all there is to remember!

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• Don’t forget to get enough sleep. Too many of us don’t heed this important rule.

• Drink plenty of water throughout the day. (Sometimes, sleepiness = a need for water.)

• Take time for recreation--don’t be a work-a-holic.

• Live so that work and family relationships are maintained to reduce stress.

•Don’t smoke or consume alcohol if you want your memoryto be at its best.

• Avoid junk foods, particularly artificial sweeteners.

•Read. (A very special tip: read from a sound daily devotional book on a regular basis.)

• Stay active in volunteer organizations.

We can follow the research and consider the suggestions that come from the study's results.

• Strawberries contain a flavonoid called fisetin but you don’t need to remember that--just eat strawberries while studying!

• Doctors have found that after learning something new a bit of rest to let the brain thoroughly absorb the information helps us remember it better.

• Eating salmon regularly or taking an Omega-3 supplement is a very good idea to keep in mind.

• Using other supplements, such as ginko biloba, have proven to be helpful for maintaining memory.

• Avoid drugs that impair or change your mental condition--duh.

Besides the desire to understand the human mind, the research being done to discover why and how we remember information, as well as how to preserve and even improve our memory, helps doctors determine treatment for those with memory loss due to disease or trauma.

Advances in exploring how our minds work continue to be made and it is fairly easy to stay on top of the latest research news about human memory.

The research is beneficial to everyone and there are opportunities to contribute to the cause. If you are interested in helping with this research you might like to contact organizations like the Salk Institute and the Memory Disorders Research Center to find out how you can help.

In the meantime, play Memory and other games with a child or someone in a nursing home, keep a journal, learn to do new things by studying a foreign language or developing a new hobby (such as learning to write on HubPages), and take care of your body--it’s the only one you get!

Research any products you want to use and discuss them with your doctor before making a decision to take them.

Research any major changes of lifestyle and discuss them with your doctor before deciding to make them.

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