Tag Archives: memory

Afraid of Losing Your Mind?

Do you ever feel like you might be going a little crazy? Your thoughts spin off in a lot of different directions. You forget important things, or worse — have that horrible feeling that you’ve forgotten something important and you have no idea what it is. You don’t have to let your brain run around without any guidance. There are lots of things you can do to boost your memory, fight aging, and protect your brain. Here are some more tips to keep your thinker in top form. Read a book. Yes, an actual book with a storyline and characters … Continue reading →

Things to Remember, Things to Forget

I often feel like my recall ability is sub-par. I tend to remember general feelings, rather than specific conversations. Some events stand out in my mind while others fade away. My brother is often amazing me by recalling the most random things from our childhood — down to details like what we were wearing and what we ate for dinner. Let’s face it: your brain is loaded down with a lot of information. The stuff you need the most — directions to the store or your ATM code, for example — needs to stay with you. Other things can be … Continue reading →

What Size Camera Card Should I Use?

In today’s digital world, a camera card is simply a necessity. Most camera’s do allow storage on the actual camera, but it will not hold very many pictures. At this point, your option is a removable camera card. I will spend some time in another article going over the different types of memory cards available, however the question about size was posed to me recently, and I wanted to take a moment to answer. The first thing you have to consider when purchasing a memory card or upgrading your current camera card, is how many pictures do you take? If … Continue reading →

Memory Planner by Karen Foster Designs

Organizing is the key to productivity. If you are struggling along in your organizational methods for scrapbooking, perhaps this is the ticket to freedom. Want to get more done? Check out the Memory Planner by Karen Foster Designs. Who doesn’t love to be more organized? I keep a date book and it really does ensure that I don’t miss appointments or holidays and birthdays. The other things that is nice about using a date book, is the ability to jot notes on ideas you have. The planner by Karen Foster Designs is an amazing solution to the normal date book. … Continue reading →

Why You Need More Sleep

I’m not sure if it’s the heat or what, but lately I’ve been dragging. The last few days, all I want to do is stay in bed! When the alarms go off, I hit snooze and head back to dreamland. Yes, I have two alarm clocks — one next to the bed, as a pre-waker-upper and one across the room so I actually do have to get out of bed. It usually works to get me up and moving. As if we need proof that more sleep is better for us than less sleep, here are a few great things … Continue reading →

Alzheimer’s Medication: Aricept

One of the more popular medications used for Alzheimer’s disease is called Aricept (generic name: donepezil). The drug has been in use in the United States since 1996 for the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease; it was also approved in 2006 for use in patients with severe dementia. In people who respond well to the drug, the progression of Alzheimer’s disease is delayed by six months to a year. Aricept is a cholinesterase inhibitor. This type of drug delays the breakdown of a neurotransmitter known as acetylcholine, which aids in the communication between nerve cells. This neurotransmitter is very important … Continue reading →

An Alzheimer’s Patch Is On The Way

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Sometime soon, there will be a skin patch available for treating the dementia that comes with Alzheimer’s disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the patch form of Exelon (generic name: rivastigmine). This is good news for the more than four million Americans who are losing memories and cognitive abilities to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Exelon is already available in capsule form, but many patients have complained of gastrointestinal side effects like severe nausea. In patch form, the drug will enter the bloodstream directly and bypass the gastrointestinal system entirely. Exelon inhibits the breakdown of a neurotransmitter … Continue reading →

Moms Need Reminding Too

I’ve written about when our kids get into the “I forgot” stage, but it dawned on me that I definitely am NOT the queen of remembering things that I used to think I was. The more independent and active my kids become, the more likely I am to lose track of what’s going on. I can’t blame it entirely on adolescence, however, as I’ve had a tendency to have an occasional tough time keeping track of everything in a busy household with one parent and three kids for some time now… I need reminders. It helps if my kids write … Continue reading →

Boost Your Brain Power With Meditation

Your brain is like a muscle. Without exercise, it can begin to weaken — just like any muscle. Researchers from Harvard University have been studying the effects of meditation on brain erosion, with surprising results. In your early 20s, your brain begins to erode — specifically the areas that deal with decision making, attention span, and memory. The Harvard study compared the MRI scans of people who meditated daily with those of people who did not meditate at all. The long-time meditators had thicker brains in the areas that eroded in non-meditators: the areas that deal with attention, memory, and … Continue reading →

Music to your ears (and brain)

Would you be interested in increasing your child’s literacy skills, memory function, mathematical ability, and general intelligence level? Children who take music lessons and who practice regularly have been shown to demonstrate advanced brain development as compared to those who did not. This phenomenon is apparent even in children with poor to average musical ability. Recent studies have shown that learning a musical instrument will significantly improve brain development in young children, so much so that music should be prioritized to be a fundamental core subject of study for children of all ages. Researchers at the Rotman Research Institute at … Continue reading →