S A Guide toH Keeping YourA MemoryR SHARPP

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?

We can not only teach an old dog new tricks,

there are probably some tricks that an old dog can learn better.

(Howard McClusky)

How Memory Works

• Sensory (milliseconds)

Attention

• Short-term• Working

(seconds, <1 minute)

Encoding• Long-term

(days, months, years)

Retrieval?How to retrieve?

Perception

What Affects Memory• Sleep• Stress• Dehydration• Diet• Alcohol• Medication• Health

• Attention• Intention• Relevance• Depression• B12 Deficiency• Organization• Beliefs

Stimulate the Brain

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How can we stimulate the brain?

Stimulate brain through mental exercise:

Games:- Cards- Board games- Memory games- PuzzlesChange 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

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

Stimulate the brain Healthy body healthy brain

If I knew I was going to live this long,

I would have taken better care of myself

Magic Pill

• Concentration• Memory • Energy• Sleep• Stress level

• Mood

• Appearance

• Self-esteem

• Mobility

• Get your engine running

The engine of life

Healthy Body/Brain

• Fuel – Nutrition

• Tuned-up - Activity

• Maintenance - Stress Management

EatDrink

Be Merry & Healthy

Nutrition What do we eat and drink for health?

Eat, drink &Be healthy

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

Activity

What physical activity do you do?

How can you fit extra activity in to your regular routine?

Healthy Body / Health Brain•

Activity

Brain Gym

Sharpen the Saw

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

Stress Management

What can you do to

manage and release stress?

Healthy Body Needs

Nutrition

Activity

Stress Management

Guided Visualization

Nutrition & Stretch Break

S H A

SH Aid it

Aid Memory - Pay attention - Organize yourself

- Write it down - Associations - Rehearse

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

Relate to others

Relate to Others - Slows memory decline

- Can prevent memory decline

- Less likely to develop dementia

- Enhances well being

How can you get

out there & relate more with

others?

Stimulate it

Healthy body

Aid it

Relate

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Positive Outlook

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

Stimulate it

Healthy body

Aid it

Relate

Positive outlook

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