Can you sidestep Alzheimer’s?

A recent international survey, reports Harvard Health, identified Alzheimer’s as the second most feared disease, behind cancer. It’s no wonder. Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by progressive damage to nerve cells and their connections. The result is devastating...

Do Men Remember Better?

Not when it comes to recognizing faces, no. Why is this? Why do women remember faces better than men? It’s simple really. And VERY easy to copy. It’s all to do with HOW women study facial features And HOW LONG they spend doing it. Here’s a summary of the study:...

Does Brain Training Work?

Brain train­ing vs. men­tal stimulation? Any­thing you do involv­ing nov­elty, vari­ety, and chal­lenge stim­u­lates the brain and is a pleasurable way to pass time. Lifelong brain fit­ness, though, involves more. Crosswords or playing chess stimulate your brain and...

How can I find that word?

Has this ever happened to you? You go to say something – everyone’s quiet, waiting for you AND. the WORD you want. VANISHES! It’s on the tip of your tongue ….. But it’s gone. You laugh and everyone forgives you but you HATE that happening Because it is a sign of...

Memory Trial Results Amaze!

Memory Tune® Trial, Canterbury and Auckland In May 2012, GrownUps published an invitation for readers to take part in a memory trial using  Memory Tune®, an on-line course designed to reverse memory loss and build brain resilience for confident, independent living in...

Is It Alzheimer’s?

What’s Normal and What’s Not? Many people over the age of 50 (and maybe even younger) experience mild forgetfulness. Although these are a wake-up call to pay attention to your brain and memory, if the forgetfulness includes: • Forgetting parts of an experience •...

Brain Feels Lazy? What to Do.

Is Retirement Making Your Brain Lazy? Do you need a wake-up call? Once the farewell speeches have been made and the celebrations are over Leaving employment can be scary. At first, there’s a great relief. There’s no need to juggle home life and work...

Mental Arithmetic Shortcuts

Some people LOVE Maths. Being able to quickly perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is sure to impress your friends. The problem is, not all of us picked this up in school. If you’d like to learn some mental arithmetic shortcuts now, read on...

Computer Use & Your Posture!

Are you spending more and more time at your computer? Take action on this memory strategy. Do you know what is happening for your body as you sit there? Every second of every minute, your nervous system (and all of its 15 billion nerve cells) is sending millions of...

Was This Déjà Vu?

I was downtown last week when I bumped into a woman I haven’t seen for ages. We were just outside a coffee shop, and we both had time, so we went inside to enjoy a chat. I’d just sipped my cappuccino and glanced up as Megan began to tell me about an accident her...

Avoid or Delay Dementia Later in Life.

I don’t know about you but I had not given a nanosecond’s thought to dementia – in fact, I wasn’t even certain what dementia was, exactly. Something to do with being demented or crazy, maybe ….. So I wasn’t exactly ready for being told that some of the odd...

Does Brain Tune Work?

Dear Gillian I have been meaning to contact you to thank you so much for that Brain Tune memory course. I really can’t thank you enough. I am so impressed with the generosity of your organization. You treated me like someone who had paid huge sums of money for that...

Boost Your Brain-Power.

When it comes to memory, it’s “use it or lose it.” Just as physical exercise can make and keep your body stronger, mental exercise can make your brain work better and lower the risk of mental decline. Everything that engages the senses will help stimulate your mind...

Shift that Mouse.

Are you looking for a fast memory strategy that can strengthen neural connections and even create new ones? It’s easy! Change the hand you are using, right now, to control the computer mouse or touchpad. It’s a great brain test!   What do you...

How to remember things.

Memory Strategy #1 Do you forget names? When you meet someone for the first time, use his or her name in conversation. Think about whether you like the name. Think of people you know well who have the same name. Associate the name with an image, if one comes to mind....