Thank you for signing up! 9 Ways to Improve Your Memory “You may
have someone who was a marathon runner all his life, but he is
likely not going to run as fast when he is 75 years old as when
he was 25 years old,” says Molly Wagster, Ph.D., chief of the
Neuropsychology of Aging branch of the National Institute of
Aging. The good news is there’s much we can do to preserve
memory. But because the field of memory preservation is so new,
doctors recommend weighing some advice more heavily than others.
Green light – Steps you should take: 1. Get moving: Regular
exercise pumps your heart and lifts your mood. It also sharpens
your brain. University of Illinois researchers found that older
adults who walked several times a week had better thinking
abilities than their couch-potato counterparts. The aerobic
group improved in “executive function” – the ability to move
from task to task and think abstractly. A sedentary lifestyle
has also been linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s
disease. 2. Quit smoking: Smoking