3 Surprising Ways to Boost your Memory

Occasional forgetfulness can be a normal part of getting older. You know staying active and eating well can help your body remain healthy. And here are three things you can do today to improve your memory. PICK UP A BOOK One of the memory-building tools that is often...

Singing with the Kahui Pakeke

“ Nau mai haere mai” I said, for the first time. It was a privilege to be asked to present Brainfit  to the Tuwharetoa Health Charitable Trust. (Kahui Pakeke, written on their uniforms was given to me as ” a cluster of elders”) The Kaumatua participants...

WITH LOVE – Gifting your stories to Grandchildren

Written by Raewyn Blair HOW THIS ALL CAME ABOUT We were planning a year on the road, in the South Island with our re-vamped caravan, but I was spending a fortnight in Wellington with my friend, Jenn. Dave was with friends who had space for our car and caravan. Jenn...

My Prospective Memory didn’t let me down.

Prospective memory is one of the three affected by ageing so using strategies to keep ‘remembering to remember’ strong, are very important. We emphasize this skill in our Brainfit for Life classes and in the online course, Memory Tune Mary had such an...

Why does my brain get tired?

Chess players exert a lot of cognitive effort. After hours of play, they make more mistakes. It takes them longer to make decisions. The question is, why? Why does your brain get tired? Research suggests the answer lies somewhere in the left lateral prefrontal cortex...