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Top 5 Things to Prevent Memory Loss – The secret is out!

Top 5 things you can do to protect your memory

1) Avoid Neurotoxins
Neurotoxins are very damaging to the brain, a specific group called excitotoxins actually engages your brain cells and can over stimulate them to the point your brain cells begin to die due to the hyper activity.
Many neurotoxins can be found in our food, have you ever had a MSG headache? What do you think is happening while your head hurts? Common excitotoxins found in our food are monosodium glutamate, aspartame (sweetener in many diet products), yeast extract, textured protein, and protein extract. Excess consumption of these food additives can cause memory loss and brain damage.

2) Fitness & Exercise – Moderate exercise is key!
Studies have shown moderate exercise on a frequent basis can improve your overall memory and recall Read more on the study.
The improvement in your blood circulation from exercise also improves blood flow to the brain, and studies in mice have shown that exercise actually increased the production of new brain cells.
But make sure it is moderate as a recent study has shown that excessive rigorous exercise (where you heart feels like it is going to burst out of your chest, and your lungs are on fire) actually has a negative impact on memory health. Putting such high levels of physical stress and strain on the body actually causes oxidative stress and damage.

3) Take Memory Enhancing Supplements
Everyone needs the added protection from brain friendly supplements. The brain is vital to our existence and quality of life, why not protect it from harm. There are very advanced and effective products on the market today. Look for products with protective anti oxidants, nourishment for the brain, and address critical neurotransmitters.
A highly regarded product is Neuralox Advanced Memory Formula – they have a 21-day Risk Free Trial. www.neuralox.com

4) Life Style, Quit Smoking,Avoid Drug and Alcohol abuse
Quit Smoking
Research published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that smokers over the age of 40 have a much faster rate of memory loss than non-smokers. Dr. Marcus Richards and his team at the University College in London studied the effects of smoking on memory loss. The researchers found that cigarette smokers in their 40s and 50s had much lower scores on these memory and concentration tests compared with non-smokers and the scores were even lower for those people who smoked the most cigarettes a day. The researcher suspect that it’s high blood pressure, a common side effect of smoking, that may cause brain damage, early signs of dementia and subsequent memory loss. Another possibility is that toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke could also be the cause of direct damage to the brain.
Go to American Journal of Public Health for more information of the study http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/full/93/6/994

Avoid Drug use
Studies have long shown the connection of pot smoking (marijuana) with impairment of memory function. Now even more brain damaging drugs are prevalent such as Ecstasy or more commonly known as “E”, studies have shown that memory function can be permanently impaired by the active ingredient in “E”, MDMA. Ask anyone who has ever taken “E”, what they feel like the next day, the words dumb and slow are very common. How can anyone think these mind drugs are not doing damage to our brain?

Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol abuse is a serious condition for many reasons. One reason is that alcohol abuse can lead to several types of memory loss. Alcohol has significant impact on the brain’s ability to make and retain memories. It creates a barrier for memory formation and memory recall, inhibits our brain function, and negatively impacts our ability to think clearly. Ever drink a little too much and not remember what happened while you were drunk? These are called “brown outs” and “black outs”, which can me permanent gaps in your memory. Any form of alcohol related memory loss is a sign of excessive alcohol consumption. A serious consequence of excessive drinking can be the development of alcohol dementia, which is also known as Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. More on Wernicke-Korsakoff http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/wernicke_korsakoff/wernicke-korsakoff.htm

5) Exercise for the brain
This concept is really starting to take off as there are more and more products to stimulate the brain in the form of online games and computer based puzzles. Without getting into the technical how, simply the more you use your brain the better trained it is to function. Ask any newly retired person after a year away from work, if they feel they have lost a little of the mental edge, most will say “yes”. From staying on top of multiple daily deadlines to a less stressful schedule, an individual may not be as sharp as they were when their minds were being challenged and used to capacity. There are exciting products to keep you mind sharp, but some oldies are still great.
1) Play cards, Bridge is a fantastic mind challenge so is Poker
2) Chess is a great strategic game, Checkers not as much.
3) Cross words and puzzles are very convenient and make you think.

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