How Silence will Boost your Brain.

How Silence will Boost your Brain.

The research results are in! When it comes to helping the brain, silence really is golden! That’s the kind of silence where there is no sound – just mindfulness. As attributed to the philosopher, Pythagoras: “Listen and you will be wise; the beginning of...
Where Do Those Words Go?

Where Do Those Words Go?

Does this sound like you? What’s happening to my memory? I reasonably often forget the names of people that I know perfectly well.  Or I can’t think of the word that I want to use.  I’m 67. If so, you are not alone in experiencing these very annoying...
FOCUS Changes Lives. Read Barbara’s Story

FOCUS Changes Lives. Read Barbara’s Story

I have been worried about dementia since my sixties. At 75 I found I was losing keys, couldn’t remember the names of books, authors and people, constantly mislaid things and couldn’t remember places or events. If I was this bad at 75 – what would I be like if I lived...
Simplify – Dressing-Room Rule of Three.

Simplify – Dressing-Room Rule of Three.

Does this sound familiar?  You’re in a clothing store dressing room. “It was made for you!” assures the over-enthusiastic sales assistant. Bright down-lights beam directly from above, full-length mirrors reflect your semi-naked self (often avoided by many of us) and...
How to De-Clutter.

How to De-Clutter.

How the sock drawer changed my life  Albert Einstein once said: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk a sign?” Had I lived in Einstein’s time, I’d have agreed. But this is NOW! Statistics show we’re now bombarded with...
Your ‘Learning Style’ and Memory.

Your ‘Learning Style’ and Memory.

Did you know that there are three main ways that we learn? And that usually, ONE of those styles will suit you best? How well you remember might depend on HOW it was presented to you? “That’s why some people have left school believing that they...