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Keep Your Memory Sharp
When you were a child, you remembered everything your parents promised, like that new bike or a trip to zoo. Remember when your parents forgot their promise and thought you must have been mistaken? It happens that adults do forget things -- their memory is not as crystal clear as a child's.

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"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."

Joe Paterno, head coach of Pennsylvania State University's football team

     At some point in life, everyone will have a problem with his or her memory. However, with good health and exercise, reduced stress levels and mental challenges, you can retain your memory. Yesterday Promotional Consultant Today explored three tips to help boost your brainpower. Today we'll look at three more.

     1. Use your brain and keep it pumped up. Having good blood flow to the brain occurs with regular exercise, a healthy diet and reduced stress levels -- all helping to ensure we have good memory. See your doctor regularly for check-ups. Look for foods that are rich in vitamins, and low in sugar and caffeine.
     Your brain is a muscle; therefore it needs good food, exercise and new information daily to keep it fresh and ready to learn. Involvement with art and music have been shown to help brain function and improve blood flow. Fish oils and foods high in Vitamin B will help reduce stress and improve memory.

     2. Practice makes perfect. We've all been told this, especially when we're learning a new skill. Go out and practice whatever it is you want to remember -- a language, a task, or information you want to use on the job. You can practice any action in your mind and later execute it with amazing results.
     Look for new hobbies and experiences that will help exercise your brain. It can be as simple as crossword puzzles and memory games, or more involved pursuits such as gourmet cooking or learning to snowboard.

     3. Memory is important, especially as we grow older. To retain the memory functions that we have, we must stay active and social -- look for the plethora of books, games and websites that can help improve or retain memory function.
     Challenge your memory -- learn new things daily. Like any other muscle, you must exercise your brain to keep it functioning and healthy.
     Make today the day you put together your plan for a brain workout.

     Source: Nancy D. O'Reilly, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, researcher and founder of the online resource WomenSpeak.com, based on a decade of research. A member of the American Psychological Association with more than 25 years of experience, she is the author of the forthcoming Timeless WomenSpeak About Feeling Youthful At Any Age, and the hosts a radio program on Voice America.

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