You don't even really have to try …
Having access to Wikipedia in your pocket doesn't make you a flipping genius. Here's a few easy ways to get a crisp memory without even really trying …
The Mayo Clinic suggests getting seven to nine hours of sleep each night, a habit that allows for your brain to organize what happened throughout the day. “Memory consolidation” is a key memory-enhancing activity that occurs during those soundest of sleeps. (Pro Tip: Weed, while a great way to fall asleep, doesn’t actually allow for deep REM cycles — this according to The National Center for Biotechnology Information.)
Depression and stress both wreak havoc on an otherwise healthy noggin’. Experts suggest socializing as much as one can to counteract both. Keeping in contact with loved ones does some pretty miraculous things to overall health, especially memory. Multiples studies show having no social interactions can be just as bad for someone as smoking, drinking too much or being lazy as hell.
Not only will you look and feel better, but exercising on a regular basis helps you remember about that one time you did that one thing. (You can’t remember now, can you?) Plenty of reports suggest that working out actually helps grow parts of the brain that control thinking and memory (the prefrontal cortex and medial temporal cortex). Bonus, it aids in stress management and symptoms of depression too. Win/win.
Can’t function if there’s no fuel in the tank. Delicious foods such as spinach, broccoli, certain beans, cold water fish and myriad other sources of nutrition provide beneficial omega-3s — a fatty acid particularly helpful to brain health. Avoid things like too many calories and saturated fats, as research shows they increase risk of dementia, impair concentration and have noticeable effects on memory.
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