Does Exercise Improve Memory?

Haven’t we all been there? We know exercise is good for us – the trouble is, it means stopping what you are doing, getting out of that comfy chair and putting one foot in front of the other! And we all know of some fitness freak who died at a frighteningly...

Look after your Memory!

Have you been forgetting a few things lately? Had trouble remembering passwords? Forgotten if you’d taken your medication or turned off the oven? So, what’s happening? Are you losing your edge? Or getting Alzheimer’s? No! It’s NOT a ‘senior moment’ It’s NOT the loss...

Short Term Memory Loss.

Don’t you HATE it when that happens? You KNOW you know …. That word That name That number You just can”t THINK of it. So what’s happening?? Brain overload? Too many things in your mind at once? Too many drinks? Didn’t take enough notice...

Beat Alzheimer’s with Brain Training.

Here’s the best news for Brain Tuners! US Study finds Brain Training linked to decreased risk of Alzheimer’s. Have you ever worried, like me, that someday you might suffer from Alzheimer’s? A few years ago, my sister Allison and I nursed our lovely mother,...

New Brain Science Shows Taxi Drivers Have Bigger Brains.

Who hasn’t been trapped in a cab and forced to listen to the unfiltered opinions of a taxi driver as you simply try to make your way home from the airport?  I’m sure you weren’t pondering the size of the cabbie’s brain as he “entertained” you with his opinions...

Reduce Earthquake Stress.

Earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunami – what’s happening to the world? And all of these disasters have left heartbreak in their wake. Dr. Lamont (co-founder of Memory Foundation) lived in Christchurch and as a counsellor and in her Memory Clinic she worked with...

Forget Me Not!

So there I was, sitting in the courtyard of a lovely little restaurant, enjoying the late summer sun, and the last mouthful of heavenly Chardonnay, when I heard my husband calling my name from the counter, where he was paying the bill. Something in his voice didn’t...

Honey, I lost the CAR!

I frantically dialled his mobile. “Help me! I can’t find the car!!” I wasn’t expecting to hear, “Well, what do you expect me to do about it?! I expected directions, a calm voice giving me some clues ……. isn’t that what...

Live to 100 and think like a 50 year old!

This is not just crazy talk – I’ve seen bright, alert 100 year-olds who are still working! And here they are. Take a look at these lovely friends – bright eyes, alert minds, lots of laughs and knowing just how to get tourists on side. What’s...

Twitter Puzzle Answers

Challenge your brain and improve your working memory! Have you already tried these brainteasers on Twitter? If not, try them now before looking up the answers! 1. The words below are all anagrams of other words, the initial letters of which form an anagram of another...

Crazy weekend. Stressed. Loss of memory…Loss of friend… Loss of sleep.

One of my followers on Twitter posted this tweet and I could understand just how she felt! Sometimes life’s just like that –  after a weekend partying, hitting the books for exams, going through a stressful relationship break-up or just too much of...

It’s a Mental Block – My Mind’s Gone Blank

Don’t you hate that? You are in the middle of a sales presentation, or telling a funny story and suddenly, you can’t think of what comes next! Try as you might, the mind’s gone blank and you have no idea how to finish. It happened to me in a very public way many years...

Stressed Out? Look After Your Brain.

For weeks you’ve been cramming for this exam and you got up early this morning to make sure that you had remembered everything. A lot hangs on this test – your promotion, for one. You can feel the tension rising but say to yourself, “It’s just exam nerves – it’s...

Are Avocados Brain Food?

Avocados are great brain food, in moderation! See more about this below. What you eat affects how well you think. Just as your body needs to be in peak condition as you approach your 40’s and 50’s, to have a memory that keeps growing and never lets you down, your...

You Need Brain Food.

You already KNOW this! What you eat affects how well you think. It’s time to DO something about it.     Just as your body needs to be in peak condition as you approach your 40’s and 50’s, to have a memory that keeps growing and never lets you down,...