7 Tips for Improving Memory, Attention and Thinking

Science proves: heredity plays only a small role in what we will become. We become what we are, interact with the external environment. And it affects our brain very much. Everything is important: both that we eat, and how often we move, and with whom we live. So follow these recommendations and enjoy an excellent memory, perfect attention and amazing thinking, and at any age.

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   Train your brain
   

   
   

   
   

   
   To keep the brain active,ask him difficult problems. You can sign up for serious cognitive training - these are programs developed by scientists, which consist of exercises to develop and strengthen memory, attention, thinking. By the way, people who all their lives "work their heads" and exercise their brains, suffer less from Alzheimer's disease.

   
   

   
   And you can do with "home remedies": solve crosswords, help children with mathematics, find a hobby that requires concentration and mental effort (by the way, even knitting is suitable for these conditions - go figure out which loops go where and how to collect the pattern), take foreign language lessons. You can even play computer games, if only they were "smart": for example, to pass through the level, you need to get a good look at the brains.

   
   


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   Take vitamins
   

   
   The brain must be maintained and given usefulvitamins and minerals, especially when they are difficult to obtain naturally - from vegetables and fruits, and there is a shortage of them. This can seriously worsen not only attention, memory and the ability to concentrate, but even the speed of thinking (the time of processing stimuli received from outside and responding to them). Make sure you consume enough vitamins.

   
   

   
   Especially important are B₁₂ - its lack leads to depression, serious neurological disorders and even death of nerve cells - and B₉ (folic acid), which is indispensable for workthe brain and is an element of cerebrospinal fluid - cerebrospinal fluid. The British Foundation for Healthy Food recommends taking 1.5 μg of vitamin B daily₁₂ and 200 μg of B₉.

   
   


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   Communicate with people
   

   
   

   
   

   
   Does this advice seem strange to you? And in vain! Numerous studies prove that social support means a lot for human health. And first of all - mental. The more there are people in this world who can be contacted for support and help, the better we feel. On the Japanese island of Okinawa, a huge number of superhumans: those who are more than 110 years old. And all, as one, repeat: "If it were not for family and friends, I would not have been around for a long time." Moreover, it is not at all necessary to seek support in the circle of loved ones: the wider the circle of contacts, the better.

   
   

   
   The same elderly Okinawans try not onlytake time with gossip and chatter: they perform and social functions - for example, daily monitor the performance of ancient rituals in the village. And this does not allow them to relax and even less to degrade. Their minds remain clear, and memory - tenacious, as in youth. And the earlier you spend time with pleasant people, the better for your mental abilities.

   
   


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   Move more
   

   
   90-year-old Robert Marchand drove 600 km to thebicycle for 36 hours, participating in the race Bordeaux-Paris. And being a hundred years old, he set a record right on his birthday: at the local fitness club he drove a bike 23 kilometers per hour. He was not only in a beautiful physical, but mental form. Everyone who asked what was the secret of success, Robert happily reported: "In motion!" It is vital to move young and middle-aged people and the elderly.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   So can everyone! And you too. To keep cognitive functions, engage in the gym, run or play sports games 2-3 times a week at least an hour. Make sure that the loads are really noticeable: the pulse should become frequent, and you yourself - sweat properly.

   
   


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   Replenish water supplies
   

   
   A person consists of 60% water (notninety, as was thought before), but the brain - by as much as 80%. The lack of liquid entails serious, if not terrible, consequences. In 2003, thousands of elderly people died in France because of the heat. It turned out that it was a lack of water, which is involved in the brain (and, of course, the rest of the body). Pour a glass of water and put it next to you: drink while working, - do not even need to be distracted from the computer. This simple trick will help you to get a daily rate for an adult - 1.5 liters of water a day.

   
   


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   Eat the right foods
   

   
   

   
   

   
   Many people think that this is a hackneyed recommendation,because everyone knows for a long time: we are what we eat. And how about doing it? You personally eat right? Do you eat fish, nuts, fresh vegetables and fruits every day? Eat different cereals, cooked without butter and milk, but only on the water? Each dish is seasoned with spices useful for the brain (turmeric, oregano, basil, black pepper, ginger and curry), and add a lot of greens - parsley, lettuce, rosemary, green onions? That's the same.

   
   

   
   If you want to strengthen memory and attention, yourthe diet should contain many whole grains (flakes and cereals from unprocessed cereals, pasta and bread, bran), vegetables and fruits, a minimum of sugar and - most importantly - red meat. Recent research proves that if there is a lot of meat, it can not only cause cancer and diabetes, but also adversely affects mental abilities. Also useful are seafood, foods rich in soy, as well as lingnans. Lingnans are plant compounds that are found in cabbage, peaches and strawberries, sesame, linseed oil, broccoli. Lingnans have a positive effect on our brain.

   
   


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   Focus on strategy
   

   
   Whatever the reason,the moment does not get to remember the giant volumes of information or the reaction rate is leading, do not despair. Let in 60 years the person can not submit a tennis ball so sharply, precisely and strongly, as in 25, it does not mean that he has lost interest to game. Nothing is lost! Just need to shift the focus to the strategy of the game: to calculate the correct position on the court, to tighten the ball, in a special way to hold the racket - lots of options.

   
   

And remember: it is important not that some of the person's abilities deteriorate with age. The main thing is to be able to deal with difficulties in order to preserve the quality of life. Somewhere to cheat, somewhere to come up with a new way, somewhere to wait. If you are good at dealing with obstacles and life surprises, you will always be in excellent spirits, cheerful and active.

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