Recall everything - sometimes this mission becomes impossible. Even those of us who seemingly own a phenomenal memory, sooner or later suddenly suddenly begin to forget some important things. There are a lot of reasons. But methods to improve memory are also available.
Basic principles
The first and most inevitable cause of memory impairment is age. Over the years, our brain simply cannot perceive and reproduce as much information as it could “digest” before. The memory is "killed" by bad habits - smoking and alcohol, do not get enough sleep, work hard for wear. To maintain a good memory, we need to get rid of negative factors. If these two causes cause reversible and surmountable situations with memory, then its deterioration due to trauma or a serious illness is much more difficult to correct.
When correcting your own memory there is no need to panic, to rush at all costs in order to return to your head the lost abilities to remember everything in the smallest details. Despite the fact that pharmacies will offer you a whole list of drugs that help restore memory, do not rush to spend money on them.
Before you start to swallow pills, go to the doctor, perhaps they cannot solve the causes of your problems.
Often, you can easily do without medication. So, before exploring the pharmaceutical market, pay attention to what and how you are doing so that your brain process is established. Here are some tips to help you keep a fresh mind and good sense. To restore memory, a person needs the following.
- Good dream - 8-9 hours a day, no less, a person should be in a state of sleep.Only then will our brain rest and be able to receive and remember new, as well as preserve old information.
- Oxygen - Give your body as much as possible. It is especially useful for brain activity. Walk more. It is believed that the best time for this is morning, but this is not important, the main thing is to breathe more fresh air more.
- No stress - experiences and negative emotions “eat” our brain. They litter the memory.
- Gymnastics and exercise - Perform at least the simplest physical exercises regularly, they will also help to saturate your brain with oxygen and improve blood circulation.
- Proper nutrition - review your diet. Be sure to include in it products such as seaweed, nuts and dried fruits, chocolate (in small quantities), sour cream and cottage cheese, rice and buckwheat, and, of course, plenty of vegetables and fruits, especially “tap” on bananas and carrots. But mushrooms, onions, garlic, beans will have to be excluded from the menu. They are the enemies of our memory. But friends can include various teas from St. John's wort, wild strawberries, thyme, lemon balm or hawthorn, for example.
- Drinking mode - water should be given special attention. Our brain just needs plain water. It is she, and not magic potions, that is the main source of nutrition for our head. 1.5-2 liters of transparent clean without various flavors of fluids per day should become the norm in your life. And do not try to fool yourself.
Tea or coffee will not only not restore the necessary water balance, but may also harm the process of gaining the amount of moisture your body needs.
Correction of minor disorders
To improve your memory, you can try to perform a series of exercises that can be done at home. Some of them are suitable only for adults, others can be used for the development of memory in children.
- Start learning by heart poetry or prose - what you like best.
- Try remember the interior of a clothing store, in which for a long time they chose a jacket for the winter. And returning home, draw it. If painting is not your “horse”, at least sketch it over, or in a pinch tell everything that you saw to your daughter, suddenly she will like it, and she will also go to this department for shopping.
- Change your usual routes. Tomorrow, when you are planning to go to the bakery, turn off the straight path, and it’s time to find a new way before the stop of public transport. New landscapes around will surely please your memory.
- Restore the picture of the past day more often, and better than the day of the previous one. What did you eat? What was the neighbor dressed when you met her at the entrance? Which bus did you get home? What was the weather like when you left the house in the morning? Know how to answer these questions.
- Find a hobby to your taste. Start knitting, sewing, collecting puzzles, this will also allow memory to start a new life.
- Play board games. It doesn’t have to be checkers or chess; cards are also suitable. You can’t find a worthy opponent nearby, look for him on the Internet. The main thing is to play and win time in your brain.
- Find your city poster. Go to a new exhibition or to your favorite museum that you have not visited for a long time. Concerts, film screenings, meetings with creative personalities are also suitable.
The main thing - do not stop. Give your brain a new boost all the time.
Recovery of functions in pathologies
This is only possible with the help of a doctor. There is no way to do it yourself. Do not “write out” recipes either to yourself or to your loved ones. All this can only speed up the process of memory loss. Each patient needs a special treatment plan, which is established by a specialist.
Depending on the type and phase of the dysfunction of the brain, a person may need the help of a psychiatrist or psychologist, speech therapist or physiotherapist, neurologist or therapist, and even an occupational therapist.But before prescribing a particular treatment, the specialist will definitely ask you to take a series of tests that will help you better understand the cause of the problem, and therefore, determine the most effective way to solve it.
Brain training
Brain training is just as important as muscle. He, like all other parts of the body, simply atrophies without proper load. Therefore, this should be done not when problems have already begun, but regularly, as a preventative measure. For this, crossword puzzles and learning foreign languages are suitable. But the main "sweetness" for our brain is positive. Try to not allow negative thoughts into your life. After stress, our memory is often blocked. And then it can be difficult to help her.
In addition to medicines, there are other methods of influencing the mind, for example, hypnosis or auto-training. But it’s better not to bring this up. A healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, exercise, a positive attitude - all this will help to maintain not only your mind, but also your body.