10 Best Health Tips To Increase Memory Power

byBhawan Baweja on January 23, 2017

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Challenge your brain, take a different route to work, learn a new language, read a section of the newspaper you usually skip, do things out of the ordinary.
Stay engaged, because mentally stimulating activities help keep your brain in shape – and might even keep memory loss at bay.
People who are cognitively active have better memory as they age So quiz yourself, flex your brain and improve your memory power.

Multitasking will slow you down, so make it a point to concentrate on the task at hand
Your brain need about eight seconds to commit a piece of information to your memory, so if you’re talking on the phone and carrying groceries when you put down your car keys.

Eat antioxidants such as blueberries help in protect the brain and may reduce the effects of age-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Aim for 1 cup of blueberries a day; they can be fresh, frozen, or freeze-dried.
Pomegranates are also an excellent source of antioxidants.

Spend time with people whose company you enjoy, and who make you feel like the best version of you.
Socializing can decrease anxiety, boost self-confidence, and distract us from the things that stress us out.
If you don’t have any friends/family or are living far away from your buddies/family, consider joining a club or online community, or calling your friends/family using an online video chat program.

Exercise can help offset the cognitive decline brought on by aging and increasingly sedentary lifestyles.
It’s also an effective stress reducer that helps improve your mood and boost your self-confidence.
Be realistic about how often you can exercise. If you know you can’t do 30 minutes of walking each day, five days a week, break it into smaller increments of 10 minutes here and there.

Nuts and seeds are excellent sources of vitamin E, which can help minimize the cognitive decline that accompanies age.
Aim for 1 ounce each day of nuts or hydrogenated nut butter.
Raw or roasted doesn’t matter, but be careful of salt content.

Aim for 2 to 3 cups per day of either hot or cold tea. The small amount of caffeine that tea contains can help enhance memory, focus, and mood.
If you suffer from stress, you may need to reduce your caffeine intake as this can increase your anxiety/stress.

Exercise increases your heart rate which gets the blood flowing to your brain, thus keeping your mind sharp.
Running, swimming, biking – any form of exercise – for at least 30 minutes helps enlarge the hippocampus, which is regarded as the memory center of the brain.
Physical activities that require hand-eye coordination or complex motor skills is especially beneficial for brain building.
If you don’t have time for a full workout, squeeze in a 10-minute walk around the block in your schedule or a few jumping jacks.

Meditating regularly delays cognitive decline and prevents neurodegenerative diseases
Meditation produces a positive charge in the brain’s gray matter over time, which is important for memory, learning, and self-awareness.
Meditation has been shown to reduce stress, which can do a number on memory.

Besides increasing your physical strength and flexibility, yoga changes your brain.
Yoga prevents shrinking mainly in the left hemisphere of the brain, which is associated with positive emotions such as joy and happiness.
Along with meditating, yoga will also help you be more present — or “mindful” — in your everyday life.