Memory Boosters
Memory foods: aged garlic, concentrated sugar, unsaturated fat found in olive oil and fish oil, and pasta.
Minerals and nutrients: choline, boron, magnesium, zinc, and phosphatidylserene
Vitamins: B1, B6, B12, C
Nootropics: piracetam, nimodipine, monosodium glutamate, clonidine
Hormones: estrogen, DHEA, HGH, testosterone
Smells: chocolate, peppermint, ammonia
Exercise: Regular exercise, especially aerobic activity, delivers more oxygen to the brain and so sharpens memory.
Routines: Certain activities sharpen recall. These include writing things down, focusing for longer than eight seconds on items to be remembered, vocalizing, using associations, and reguarly practicing what you want to remember.
Adapted from "Brain Fitness" by Robert Goldman.
Minerals and nutrients: choline, boron, magnesium, zinc, and phosphatidylserene
Vitamins: B1, B6, B12, C
Nootropics: piracetam, nimodipine, monosodium glutamate, clonidine
Hormones: estrogen, DHEA, HGH, testosterone
Smells: chocolate, peppermint, ammonia
Exercise: Regular exercise, especially aerobic activity, delivers more oxygen to the brain and so sharpens memory.
Routines: Certain activities sharpen recall. These include writing things down, focusing for longer than eight seconds on items to be remembered, vocalizing, using associations, and reguarly practicing what you want to remember.
Adapted from "Brain Fitness" by Robert Goldman.
