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3 Quick tips to improve your Brain

Updated on March 11, 2012
Use it or lose it - The Brain!
Use it or lose it - The Brain!

Do you find that your memory is not as sharp as it used to be, or are you one of those people who find it difficult remembering certain things. Don’t if that is happening to you, because it is a common issue with many people.

Good news is that there are many ways in which you can improve your ability to remember information and access the data stored in your brain allot quicker. You have the option to use both natural brain training exercises to improve your memory and there are also many natural vitamin supplements available to help you enhance your brain power.

So how do you improve memory?

Improving your memory involves improving communication between various brain cells. This can be done with regular brain training exercises supported with the correct vitamins and minerals. The exercise and diet will help your brain develop with more brain cells, and faster communications between these cells, the faster these cells connect with each other, the better your short term memory and long term memory.

Research shows that the connections between brain cells change on a daily basis, as we learn new concepts, digest new information and have new experiences. This is good news for those of us who suffer from ‘Bain-Trouble’, because that means, there is always scope to improve these connections, and therefore improve memory.

There are several very safe natural remedies that available to promote concentration, focus and attention span, as well as relieve forgetfulness and increase alertness, along with these you can also adopt other lifestyle tips which you can work on regularly, to keep you memory sharp for years to come.

Improve memory tips

1. Memory Vitamins & Supplements:

Take memory vitamins or supplements regularly to keep your brain fed with the good stuff rather than junk foods and sugars.

All B Vitamins can be considered memory boosters. B6, B12 and Folic Acid are all known to protect the brain cells and improve memory. B Vitamins are found in bread, whole-grain cereals, egg, milk, potatoes and bananas among others.

Antioxidants found in berries, citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables are also good for improving your brain function.

There are plenty of safe supplements now available for specific memory issues; these supplements support your brain health and memory functioning, for help with the common forgetfulness associated with aging.

Another natural remedy that works well is Ginkgo Biloba which helps to promote concentration, focus and attention span. It also promotes good blood circulation, leading to fresh blood flow to your brain more effectively.

2. Learn or try something new

When you have started to feed your brain on the correct diet, you now need to provide it with some work to do “work it or lose it!”, your brain needs to be worked in order for it to maintain optimum working capacity.

So put your brain in gear and learn a foreign language or a new sport, develop new hobby, decorate your home in new ways or build that shed in the backyard, you can also Socialize, and make new friends, Read new books, watch and learn from documentaries – whatever you do, try to always keep the gray-matter active.

Anything that engages your brain and makes your mind work at the same time, will improve memory by stimulating your brain pathways to grow. By learning something new does wonders to your self confidence as well.

3. Exercises your Brain:

Yes you read it correctly – the gray matter does need to be trained. Just like physical exercises you do in the gym strengthens your muscles, keeps your heart running and improves your health, brain exercises improves the connections between your brain cells, build new ones and improves memory.

So what is brain exercise? Well almost anything that makes you ‘THINK’ can be qualified as a brain exercise. Crosswords, Puzzles, Jigsaws, games like chess, even video and computer games are all excellent exercise for the mind. Try those mathematical equations you have not touched since leaving school or college.

That’s it for now, these three memory improvement tips, should help you enhance that brain power of yours and aid your efforts to forget less and remember more. As they say “Use it or lose it”.

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