1. S A Guide to H Keeping Your A Memory R SHARP P Carol Donlon Colorado State University

2. Agenda How memory works What affects memory How to keep memory SHARP SHARP Review SHARP Toss / action plan

3. How Memory Works Sensory (milliseconds) Attention Short-term Working ( seconds, <1 minute ) Encoding Long-term (days, months, years) Retrieval? How to retrieve? Perception

4. What Affects Memory Sleep Stress Dehydration Diet Alcohol Medication Health Attention Intention Relevance Depression B12 Deficiency Organization Beliefs

5. Stimulate brain through mental exercise: Games : -Cards -Board games -Memory games -Puzzles Change Routine: -Hair & teeth brushing with opposite hand -New path on walk or drive home Learn: -Interest course -Musical instrument -New hobby -New language -Craft -New recipe -How to book

6. The engine of life Healthy Body/Brain Fuel – N utrition Tuned-up - A ctivity Maintenance - S tress Management

7. N utrition for your Brain Drink 8 glasses of water Fruit, veggies, fiber Omega 3’s Limit saturated fat Whole grains Reduce inflammatory foods Select from power foods

8. A ctivity What physical activity do you want to try? How can you fit extra activity in to your regular routine?

9. Stress Damages Memory Concentration Distorted thinking Poor time management Irritability Insomnia Low resistance to colds Coronary, circulatory & respiratory disorders Headaches Poor energy level Aches & pains Anxiety Depression

10. S tress Management What can you do to manage stress?

11. A id Memory - Pay attention - Organize yourself - Write it down - Associations - Rehearse

12. A id Memory: Chunking Acronym Rhyme or jingle Visual image Acrostic / Sentence Method of loci

13. Science says Socialize -Slows memory decline -Can prevent memory decline -Less likely to develop dementia -Enhances well being

14. S timulate it H ealthy body A id it R elate P ositive outlook

15. Attitude The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. Charles Swindoll

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