The Secret Strategy of Memory.

The Secret Strategy of Memory.

If you can improve only ONE aspect of your memory ….. This Is the One! Pay Attention. It isn’t always easy but here’s how you can. How to pay attention. Will yourself to remember; it takes a conscious effort but say to yourself:  focus, focus, focus!...
I Know I’ve forgotten something!

I Know I’ve forgotten something!

MOMENTS of forgetfulness are among those small blows to self-esteem that can lead people to worry about declining intelligence or impending dementia. Those moments of dreadful realisation that you have forgotten an important appointment, the pungent smell of burning...

What is Google Doing to Your Memory?

Do we remember as well now we have Google? Can you remember a time when ‘Google’ wasn’t even a word? I’ll bet your grand-kids can’t believe you’re that old! The days of dragging down encyclopaedia and large dictionaries to find an...
Short Term Memory 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.

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,...
Forget Me Not!

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...