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Find your Savings Superpowers
The power of memory is complicated, confusing, and mystical, but you can become a champion of your own memory if you choose. Having blips on the recollection radar or occasional “senior moments” is very common. Luckily, there’s plenty you can do to improve your memory function.
- Keep your brain healthy. Do things that stimulate the mind and help hone in on its power. This means doing crossword puzzles, reading, playing a musical instrument, and staying generally active.
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Pay attention. Too often, we don’t pay attention to things the first time around, which makes it difficult to recall them again. We have a tendency to have more than one thought going on in our brains at once – how can anything stick? If you want to do a better job of remembering, pay attention to what’s going on; de-clutter and focus on the information that you’re trying to remember.
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Get organized. Make to-do lists, get your papers in order, clean off your desk.
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Socialize regularly. It helps prevent depression, and depression often contributes to memory loss.
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Exercise. If your body is sharp, chances are your brain is, too. Why? Because exercise increases blood flow throughout the entire body, and that includes your noodle.
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When to Worry
Most of us suffer from a few of these warning signs at some point in our lives, but when it becomes constant and starts to affect your overall quality of life, it may be time to discuss it with your family physician:
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Change in mood, behavior or personality
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Loss of judgment
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Feeling “lost”
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Difficulty remembering the day, date or year
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Memory loss that adversely affects job-related tasks
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Placing items in unusual locations
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Difficulty performing familiar tasks
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Difficulty finding the right word when speaking
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Loss of interest
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