Well, the 2012 USA Memory Championship is just a few months away and despite the fact I wasn't sure if I would compete again I all the sudden feel like Brett Favre. I think I am looking more forward to this tournament than any in the past. In 2008, I was returning from a deployment [...]
Speaking with most doctors you will find that one of the most asked questions from patients over thirty involves memory loss. Our brains peak in our late twenties, and after that people with an occasional “It’s right on the tip of my tongue,†or “Have you seen my keys?†begins to make people think there [...]
A survey by the Dana Foundation revealed that nearly seven out of ten adults are worried about memory decline. As a matter of fact, 80% of doctors surveyed said their patients over thirty complain about memory loss. They are beginning to worry they may develop Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. They haven’t quite gotten [...]
In school, teachers usually teach the “phonebook†method of learning a language. With this memory technique you were given a list of vocabulary words to memorize, along with their meaning. The object is to repeat the word so often it will “stick†in your memory, and then you can move on to another word. This [...]
In a recent (2011) Dr. Oz show indicates that although the Ginkgo Biloba herb has shown to have some value in improving circulation and boosting mood, it has no real value in increasing memory. Other scientific studies have been inconclusive, so why then does this supplement keep rolling off the pharmacy and herb shop shelves [...]
A new study now shows that lack of sleep ages the brain, and surprisingly they also found that TOO MUCH sleep does the same thing! Sleep deprivation or lack of sleep doesn’t just make you tired the next day, it has a bad effect on your memory and your ability to function, and can bring [...]
More than two-thirds of people over the age of 65 say they have trouble remembering details and learning new things. Many felt that getting old meant getting “senile†and forgetting was just a natural part of that. Are you having problems remembering things? Are you are afraid you may be developing Alzheimer’s or are losing [...]
Are you looking for happiness and it simply slips away from you? Are you so stressed out that that can only think of all the problems you are having and don’t know how to fix them, or don’t know which one to work on first? How’s your memory? Too much stress will make it harder [...]
These memory strategies have been taught for years by the top memory training experts, and probably are nothing new to you, but can’t hurt to go over them again now, can it? They have withstood the test of time, and are designed to help you pass your test by improving your ability to recall the [...]
The best brain exercises you can do for yourself is to get off that couch and work out. You probably haven’t thought of real exercise, where you get on a treadmill or work out at the gym as brain exercises, but you should start now. There are so many risk factors that can wreak havoc [...]
