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S A Guide to H Keeping Your A Memory R SHARP P

S A Guide to H Keeping Your A Memory R SHARP P. Agenda. How memory works What affects memory How to keep memory SHARP SHARP Review SHARP Toss / action plan. Can we teach an old dog new tricks?. Teach an old dog new tricks?.

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S A Guide to H Keeping Your A Memory R SHARP P

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  1. SA Guide to H Keeping Your AMemory RSHARP P

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

  3. Can we teach an old dog new tricks?

  4. Teach an old dog new tricks? We can not only teach an old dog new tricks, there are probably some tricks that an old dog can learn better. (Howard McClusky)

  5. How MemoryWorks Perception

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

  7. Stimulate the Brain H A R P

  8. How can we stimulate the brain?

  9. 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

  10. Stimulate the Brain Anyone who stops learning is old,whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep the mind young. Henry Ford 1863 - 1947

  11. Stimulate the brain Healthy body healthy brain

  12. If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself

  13. Magic Pill • Concentration • Memory • Energy • Sleep • Stress level • Mood • Appearance • Self-esteem • Mobility • Get your engine running

  14. The engine of life Healthy Body/Brain • Fuel – Nutrition • Tuned-up - Activity • Maintenance - Stress Management

  15. EatDrink Be Merry & Healthy

  16. Nutrition What do we eat and drink for health? Eat, drink & Be healthy

  17. Nutrition 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

  18. Activity What physical activity do you do? How can you fit extra activity in to your regular routine?

  19. Healthy Body / Health Brain Activity

  20. Brain Gym

  21. Sharpen the Saw

  22. 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

  23. StressManagement What can you do to manage and release stress?

  24. Healthy Body Needs Nutrition Activity Stress Management

  25. Guided Visualization

  26. Nutrition & Stretch Break

  27. S H A

  28. S H Aid it

  29. Aid Memory - Pay attention - Organize yourself -Write it down - Associations - Rehearse

  30. Aid Memory: Chunking Acronym Rhyme or jingle Visual image Acrostic / Sentence Method of loci

  31. Relate to others

  32. Relate to Others • Slows memory decline • Can prevent memory decline • Less likely to develop dementia • Enhances well being

  33. How can you get out there & relate more with others?

  34. Stimulateit Healthy body Aid it Relate P

  35. Positive Outlook You can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. (Anonymous)

  36. Stimulateit Healthy body Aid it Relate Positive outlook

  37. S H A R P

  38. S H A What will you R take home? P

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