Act on aging memory

With age, memory tends to be less efficient. To maintain your memory and thus preserve your brain balance, it is necessary to work it and give it specific nutrients.

THE PROCESS OF CEREBRAL AGING

Memory uses many regions of the brain (hippocampus, cerebellum...) which determine several types of memory:

• The episodic memory: allows to remember of lived events,
• The working memory which memorizes in the very short term (example: to remember a sentence that has just been said),
• The semantic memory that encompasses acquired knowledge,
• The unconscious memory that concerns, for example, the usual gestures such as cycling,
• The implicit memory that speeds up processing of information already addressed.

Age affects mainly episodic memory and, to a lesser extent, working memory. Aging also impacts on reasoning abilities and functions to deal with new situations.

We are not all equal in this process of cerebral aging. To preserve the nervous and cerebral balance, certain solutions can be envisaged.

MICRONUTRITION, A VALUABLE AID FOR NERVOUS AND CEREBRAL BALANCE

From a cognitive point of view, the vitamins of group B are particularly interesting. We can also mention ginkgo biloba which has a beneficial effect on memory capabilities. It helps preserve cognitive functions and maintain mental well-being. It contributes to a good blood circulation which is itself associated with cerebral performance and brain activity. It also contains antioxidants that help protect cells from oxidative damage.

SOME EXERCISES TO STIMULATE HIS MEMORY

On a daily basis, several exercises can help you sharpen your cognitive abilities, for example:

• Retain by heart songs, phone numbers that serve regularly, or even his race list.
• Practice classic puzzle games: chess, crosswords, sudokus, logic games...
• For the more connected, some applications for smartphone or tablet exist to boost its cognitive performances.

Finally, do not forget that sleep is essential to strengthen and consolidate memory. The brain takes advantage of the night to organize the information received during the day.

Source: Lescuyer Laboratory