Be Super-SocialSurround yourself with a vibrant social circle, and chances are your brain will stay vibrant, too. Studies from the Harvard School of Public Health found evidence that people who have an active social life may have a slower rate of memory decline. Make good friends now, and with any luck, you'll still remember their names when you're 90.
Practice Peter Piper
Need to remember a name, a place or some important info? Try to create an alliteration around it, and you'll increase your chance of memory recall later. Mnemonic devices are a terrific way to engage your mind and studies have shown that alliterative devices work even better than imagery for memory recall. Think, "Hot Henry from HR" or "Stinky Sally." (Just, uh, don't say it out loud.)
Get Active!
More blood pumping means more blood flowing to your brain. Studies have shown that just 20 minutes of physical activity per day can markedly decrease memory deterioration. This doesn't mean you have to become a triathlete to keep your brain power, but walking, dancing (which has the double benefit of increasing memory through activity and social interaction), and even sex can help keep you mentally fit.
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Thursday 02 July
By Bill
Too often you have items that are of special interest to me, however many times like this one about memory the link fails to let me print out the information but would have me print out only headings but NO copy form the article. You should let us print out the article information without all the rest of the hullabalu. I Know that this is just a way to continually list advertisments for us to wade through. Maybe I'll just change my ISP to see if better service is offered elsewhere. Also I think you have just overlooked us who are on dial up service, or maybe you just don't want us.
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Thursday 02 July
By rc
This is what you wrote: "Studies have shown that just 20 minutes of physical activity per day can markedly decrease memory deterioration."
So lets all be couch potatoes. The right word is increase.
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Thursday 02 July
By KrazyDaizy
They used pretty poor sentence construction, but it is correct the way it stands. The goal is NOT to DEcrease memory, but to INcrease it.
Thursday 02 July
By Rose and Mark
You don't actually want to increase the deterioration of you're brain do you?
Read the statement again. It is correct.
Don't feel bad. I had to read it over to understand it as well.
Thursday 02 July
By jack
Sorry, "decrease" is used correctly. ..meaning minimize memory DETERIORATION.
Thursday 02 July
By John
if you guys could read its Decreasing DETERIORATION, thus increasing, or holding your memory at a standstill
Thursday 02 July
By lexi
they said decrease because its memory DETIRIORATION you want to decrease that making you have a better memory not increase it therefore giving you a worse memory.....
Thursday 02 July
By Chloe
Um, no. Consult your dictionary, my dear. You obviously don't know what you're talking about.
To decrease memory deterioration means there will be a lesser chance of your memory fading away or breaking down. You might want to look at your comment before you make yourself look like an idiot the next time you post something. :)
Friday 03 July
By EW
Thursday 02 July
By rc NeutralReportPositiveNegative
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This is what you wrote: "Studies have shown that just 20 minutes of physical activity per day can markedly decrease memory deterioration."
So lets all be couch potatoes. The right word is increase.
Hello RC,
I think you need to reread what you wrote. 20 mins. of physical activity per day can markedly decrease memory deterioration (waste away, loss), therefore, meaning a couch potato would increase memory deterioration (loss). If you substitute what you think is the correct word, Increase, I think you will see that you are saying exercise would increase memory loss. I believe you are misinterpreding what the article said.
Friday 03 July
By ke
I don't think you really want to "increase" your memory DETERIORATION!
Friday 03 July
By Mari
I can tell you've "Increased" your deterioration.......
Tuesday 07 July
By zz
WOW you need to learn to read! So do a few of the other people who have commented. The article says DECREASE MEMORY DETERIORATION, which means decrease the speed at which your memory declines. You aren't too smart are you? Oh well.
Thursday 02 July
By marshall
I have a co worker named Romain. I have a hard time remembering his name ,but when I see him I always think of lettuce.
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Thursday 02 July
By IQ171
My memory is saying RC is an idiot. IQ171 understood the statement immediately.
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Thursday 02 July
By Jennifer
I understood it as soon as I read it too.
Thursday 02 July
By Bodda
Why does AOL always have you click next, next and next. Are we not just loading our computers with spyware and such. Each time they post something of interest, we have to click a series of "next". It is like a tease. It irritates me and I want to drop AOL as my email provider. Any other opinion on this?
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Thursday 02 July
By RDG
I am with you. I cant stand that I log on and then the website asks me again to see my email. and then I have to click on the email link. That is why I am logging on. Duuhhhhhhh! Let me get me email, and then if I have time, I will click on a story or two.
It drives me crazy!
Monday 06 July
By Sarah
"decrease memory deterioration"
--> That's correct. You guys aren't too intelligent are you?
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Friday 03 July
By Hayden
Sorry, but the not all ladies' canals are created equal. Some are in fact shorter/longer than others. And some are looser/tighter than others. And to say it's a muscle (which I'm not entirely disputing) doesn't excuse the fact that a women who is looser can't be characterized as being "bigger".
As for this list of "tiny wee wees", it doesn't really matter cause all the guys on this list can date almost any "regular" chick. That's why groupies exist. Heck, most women are insecure (and just about all people have some sort of insecurity) about something on their bodies. My point, I've known dudes with smaller wee wees who continuously outshine their "larger" buddies. Hence, one's wee wee doesn't always fall in line with one's confidence. And it is one's confidence and personality that defines them most. Albeit, most confident men tend to not care about the size of their wee wees, b/c in the end, they realize that most women would be foolish to ridicule them. Let's face it, generally speaking, WOMEN ARE MORE INSECURE ABOUT THEIR BODIES THAN MEN! Their aren't many women who walk around proud of their "beer guts".
That said, big pussy women, and short wee weed men, rock on! Live life! and be merry! Anyone who is so concerned with the size of your genitalia is only masking their own insecurities. In fact, EVERYONE should just be merry and quit judging people. Nobody's perfect.
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Friday 03 July
By issa-roy
THIS WHOLE DAMN THING PI$$ES ME OFF,EITHER WRONG WORD USED OR INCOMPLETE,WORTHLESS INFO.JAROY
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