{"id":755,"date":"2021-03-01T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T19:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happier-at-home.mysites.io\/preserve-and-build-your-memory\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T19:22:59","slug":"preserve-and-build-your-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happierathome.com\/dev_staging\/preserve-and-build-your-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserve and Build Your Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like your muscles, your brain needs regular workouts to stay healthy and fit as you age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Brain Exercises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Increases Cognitive Reserve&nbsp;<\/li><li>Protects Your Memory<\/li><li>Delays or Prevents some Neurological changes**<\/li><li>Helps Regain Lost Brainpower<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**Catholic nuns- Autopsy revealed Alzheimer&#8217;s lesions with no symptoms, lived a life that increased their Cognitive Reserve:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Life of Meditation<\/li><li>Continued Studying<\/li><li>Eating a low fat diet<\/li><li>Strong social ties with nuns and community<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stimulate Your Brain in Several Ways (Brush your teeth with your opposite hand; read a variety of material including comic strips, novels, and the newspaper)<ul><li>Use Creativity<\/li><li>Challenge<\/li><li>Novelty<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Do Not Become Passive- will atrophy<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be Creative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sculpt- Use Play dough, you can re-use it<\/li><li>Paint<\/li><li>Draw or Color in a coloring book<\/li><li>Craft Kits<\/li><li>Woodworking&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test Your Recall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make a list \u2014 Grocery items, Things to do, Family Birthdays, etc. \u2014 and memorize it.<\/li><li>An hour or so later, see how many items you can recall.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Math In Your Head<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Add up grocery items, bills, etc. without the aid of writing down or a calculator<\/li><li>Make this more difficult by walking at the same time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cooking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Challenge your taste buds &#8211; Identify individual ingredients in your meal<\/li><li>Cooking class\/ New Recipes \u2013 Uses senses: smell, touch, sight, and taste, using different parts of the brain<\/li><li>Cook with a Friend<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn a Foreign Language or to Play a Musical Instrument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stimulates the Brain by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Listening<\/li><li>Hearing<\/li><li>Memorization<\/li><li>Challenging and Teasing your Brain<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Any games, the more variety, the better<\/li><li>Monopoly, Cards, Chess, Electronic Games, Board Games<\/li><li>Its Social too!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Connected and Socialize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have Company for Dinner<\/li><li>Join a Club<\/li><li>Support Groups<\/li><li>Invite Children and Teens over<\/li><li>Pets<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxrochester.com\/news\/good-day-rochester\/happier-at-home-boosting-your-brainpower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click to watch the video on foxrochester.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like your muscles, your brain needs regular workouts to stay healthy and fit as you age. 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