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Meditation improves Focus

A report in the journal Psychological Science suggests enhanced brain function through meditating. Meditation can help sustain attention. Buddhist monks who regularly meditated perform better than most of us on concentration tests. In the past five years, other studies have … Continue reading

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Ideas for Memory Maintenance

  Preventing memory loss (This article is excerpted from the Harvard Health Publications Special Health Report “Improving Memory: Understanding and Preventing Age-Related Memory Loss”. For more information or to order, please go to http://health.harvard.edu/IM.) No matter what your age, it’s not too … Continue reading

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Reading

Using your memory in old age -Researchers have found in a number of studies that reading can improve a patient’s quality of life. The meanings of written sentences can be understood by — and prompt cogent responses from — even … Continue reading

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Sound Bites: Memory and Aging

 20100301_me_07 __________________________________________________________________ Neurobics and an Age Health Diet EncouragingBrainHealthForSeniors.mp3 Vitamin D and Brain Health http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17307601 __________________________________________________________________

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