Time to Remember: Keeping Your Memory Functioning Through Mental Exercise

(Everyone forgets things. Forgetfulness tends to increase with age, but there's a big difference between normal absent-mindedness and the type of memory loss associated with medical impairments. Keeping your brain working is an exercise in effort and ability that achieves results in retaining your memory power. Remembering involves an act of the brain. As with other skills, you either use it or lose it. )

You would be relieved to know there is nothing wrong with your brain as you grow older according to 'Family Doctor. org'. Your short-term and remote memories aren't usually affected by aging. But your recent memory may be affected. For example, you may forget names of people you've met recently. - Or when you know a certain word or phrase and can't recall them, which off course is quite frustrating; you'll remember in time, as it is just a simple glitch in your memory. Off course all these problems of remembering becomes more common when you age. These are normal changes, but it's not serious and above all not worrisome.

Normal age-related memory loss doesn't prevent you from living a full and productive life. You just need more time to remember a name or the task you had set out to do. You're aware that you're forgetful and may even joke about it.

Just how you can regain you ability to remember - here are a few simple hints to help you to retain your power of memory:

1) Keep lists - Have a picture in your mind through notations in a handy small notebook, which would help you remember appointments, addresses, shopping lists, etc.. A telephone number or a street address is difficult to remember for anybody in all ages, so an address book would be quite useful. Keep your address book updated and easily accessible.

2) Follow a routine - If you're constantly misplacing objects such as your keys or glasses - simply put them in the same place time and time again when you return home.