Boost Your Memory with Scribbles
May 22nd 2009 00:27
Bill Gates does it. And you should, too. That is, if you want to remember things better.
We’re talking about doodling. Studies show that people who squiggle, scribble, and sketch while listening may have better recall.
Doodle for Your Noodle
Researchers suspect that doodling helps keep people more alert and reduces daydreaming. In a study of 40 adults, half of the group shaded in a row of shapes and the other half did nothing while listening to a boring phone message. Later, when asked to remember what they had heard, the doodlers recalled 29 percent more information than the nondoodlers. How strong is your memory? Take this online digit-span test to find out.
More Ways to Flex Your Mind
If you exercise your brain, it will get stronger. So give these other brain-boosting tricks a try:
Get wordy. Fire up your neurons and stimulate those brain synapses with this word game.
Flex your memory. Try this handy mnemonic technique to sharpen your memory and remember everything in one step.
Eat up. Clear your brain fog by eating these memory-boosting foods
Exercise Your Brain: Crossword Puzzles Can Do the Trick
If you made a New Year's resolution to get your body in shape this year, why not do the same for your brain? Challenging your mind is as important as challenging your muscles when it comes to making your RealAge younger.
Word games are a great way to fire up your neurons and stimulate those brain synapses. Complete the RealAge "Super Foods" crossword puzzle and find out which nutrition-packed foods will help keep you in top form, head to toe.
Using your mouse, click each numbered box to read the clue for that word, and fill in the answers. Incorrect entries appear red. Use your mouse, not your keyboard, to navigate backward.
Exercise Your Brain: Crossword Puzzles Can Do the Trick
If you made a New Year's resolution to get your body in shape this year, why not do the same for your brain? Challenging your mind is as important as challenging your muscles when it comes to making your RealAge younger.
Word games are a great way to fire up your neurons and stimulate those brain synapses. Complete the RealAge "Super Foods" crossword puzzle and find out which nutrition-packed foods will help keep you in top form, head to toe.
Using your mouse, click each numbered box to read the clue for that word, and fill in the answers. Incorrect entries appear red. Use your mouse, not your keyboard, to navigate backward.
Sorry, I could not reproduce the crossword grill but you'll get the idea
To solve the puzzle and learn more about these 14 super foods, click here.
Down 1. Rich in vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, fiber, potassium, and iron, these "sweetie pie" eats shouldn't wait for the holidays.
2. One clove of this potent spice contains more than 15 antioxidants.
4. These tangy treats are rich in vitamin C and are as likely to be turned into juice as they are to be eaten whole.
5. This "berry" wonderful fruit is full of vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and pectin.
6. Nothing about this fruit will make you "melon-choly." Just one cup provides more than 50% of the recommended daily value of vitamin A.
9. Holy cow! Brimming with protein and riboflavin, this slimmed-down sipper has more calcium than its whole-fat cousin and contains osteoporosis-fighting calcium.
11. This amazing food contains iron, calcium, magnesium, and fiber. And it's the only food to contain genistein, which may inhibit breast cancer by decreasing estrogen levels. Tofu to you!
12. No "strings" attached, these contain protein, folic acid, and fiber, and may lower both your cholesterol and your cancer risk.
Across 3. One cup of this whole grain contains more than 20% of the recommended daily value of magnesium and selenium. It also contains antioxidants and fiber. Talk about grain power!
7. This food is "cherry." These fruits are rich in lycopene, a phytochemical that can boost heart and prostate health.
8. Popeye's favorite food, it contains vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, protein, calcium, and beta carotene.
10. This food should bring tears of joy to your eyes because it may help control high cholesterol, as well as prevent heart attacks and stomach cancer.
13. Chock-full of beta-carotene, this veggie has a reputation for helping eyesight, but its real strength is that it may help prevent cancer, reduce the risk of heart attack, and lower cholesterol.
14. Packed with soluble fiber, which may help lower cholesterol, this super food also has iron, copper, folic acid, vitamin E, and zinc. Hot or cold, eat it by the bowlful or mix it into your favorite cookie recipe.
Solution
For puzzle solution and to learn more about these 14 super foods, please refer back to the article "Exercise your Brain: Crossword Puzzles Can Do the Trick."
14 Super Foods 1. Sweet potatoes: Rich in vitamins C, beta carotene, fiber, potassium, and iron, this root veggie is one of the few foods that supply fat-soluble vitamin E without a lot of fat and calories.
2. Garlic: One clove contains as many as 15 antioxidants. Compounds in garlic may have antibiotic and decongestant properties as well. And research shows it can help lower blood pressure, boost immunity, reduce blood clotting, and prevent some types of cancer.
3. Brown rice: One cup contains more than 20% of the recommended daily value for magnesium and selenium. And brown rice is higher in fiber than white rice.
4. Citrus fruits: These vitamin C-rich treats may help protect against cancer and help boost immune system function. And the folate found in citrus fruits may help reduce the risk of heart disease.
5. Strawberry: These berries are not only full of vitamin C, potassium, and dietary fiber, but they also are high in pectin, which can help reduce cholesterol levels and risk of hypertension.
6. Cantaloupe: One cup provides 125% of the daily value for vitamin C and more than 50% of the vitamin A daily value. Also, melon may protect against cancers of the colon and rectum.
7. Tomatoes: Eat your tomatoes with a bit of healthy fat to help your body better absorb the heart-healthy lycopene in these fruits.
8. Spinach: This leafy green contains vitamin C and E, folic acid, protein, calcium, and beta carotene, and may help protect against cancer.
9. Skim milk: Brimming with calcium, protein, and riboflavin, this dairy delight can help prevent osteoporosis.
10. Onions: Certain compounds in onions help clear your sinuses. This veggie also may help control high cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and some cancers, including stomach, rectal, and colon.
11. Soy: This legume contains iron, calcium, magnesium, and fiber; you can get it in the form of soybeans, soymilk, tofu, or tempura.
12. Beans: Beans and legumes contain protein, folic acid, and fiber, all of which may help lower cholesterol and the risk of cancer.
13. Carrot: This root veggie is full of beta-carotene and fiber; may help prevent cancer and reduce the risk of heart attack; and also may lower cholesterol levels.
14. Oatmeal: Slow-cooking oatmeal has more fiber than instant and will give you a dose of iron, copper, folic acid, vitamin E, and zinc.
To solve the puzzle and learn more about these 14 super foods, click here.
Down 1. Rich in vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, fiber, potassium, and iron, these "sweetie pie" eats shouldn't wait for the holidays.
2. One clove of this potent spice contains more than 15 antioxidants.
4. These tangy treats are rich in vitamin C and are as likely to be turned into juice as they are to be eaten whole.
5. This "berry" wonderful fruit is full of vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and pectin.
6. Nothing about this fruit will make you "melon-choly." Just one cup provides more than 50% of the recommended daily value of vitamin A.
9. Holy cow! Brimming with protein and riboflavin, this slimmed-down sipper has more calcium than its whole-fat cousin and contains osteoporosis-fighting calcium.
11. This amazing food contains iron, calcium, magnesium, and fiber. And it's the only food to contain genistein, which may inhibit breast cancer by decreasing estrogen levels. Tofu to you!
12. No "strings" attached, these contain protein, folic acid, and fiber, and may lower both your cholesterol and your cancer risk.
Across 3. One cup of this whole grain contains more than 20% of the recommended daily value of magnesium and selenium. It also contains antioxidants and fiber. Talk about grain power!
7. This food is "cherry." These fruits are rich in lycopene, a phytochemical that can boost heart and prostate health.
8. Popeye's favorite food, it contains vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, protein, calcium, and beta carotene.
10. This food should bring tears of joy to your eyes because it may help control high cholesterol, as well as prevent heart attacks and stomach cancer.
13. Chock-full of beta-carotene, this veggie has a reputation for helping eyesight, but its real strength is that it may help prevent cancer, reduce the risk of heart attack, and lower cholesterol.
14. Packed with soluble fiber, which may help lower cholesterol, this super food also has iron, copper, folic acid, vitamin E, and zinc. Hot or cold, eat it by the bowlful or mix it into your favorite cookie recipe.
Solution
For puzzle solution and to learn more about these 14 super foods, please refer back to the article "Exercise your Brain: Crossword Puzzles Can Do the Trick."
14 Super Foods 1. Sweet potatoes: Rich in vitamins C, beta carotene, fiber, potassium, and iron, this root veggie is one of the few foods that supply fat-soluble vitamin E without a lot of fat and calories.
2. Garlic: One clove contains as many as 15 antioxidants. Compounds in garlic may have antibiotic and decongestant properties as well. And research shows it can help lower blood pressure, boost immunity, reduce blood clotting, and prevent some types of cancer.
3. Brown rice: One cup contains more than 20% of the recommended daily value for magnesium and selenium. And brown rice is higher in fiber than white rice.
4. Citrus fruits: These vitamin C-rich treats may help protect against cancer and help boost immune system function. And the folate found in citrus fruits may help reduce the risk of heart disease.
5. Strawberry: These berries are not only full of vitamin C, potassium, and dietary fiber, but they also are high in pectin, which can help reduce cholesterol levels and risk of hypertension.
6. Cantaloupe: One cup provides 125% of the daily value for vitamin C and more than 50% of the vitamin A daily value. Also, melon may protect against cancers of the colon and rectum.
7. Tomatoes: Eat your tomatoes with a bit of healthy fat to help your body better absorb the heart-healthy lycopene in these fruits.
8. Spinach: This leafy green contains vitamin C and E, folic acid, protein, calcium, and beta carotene, and may help protect against cancer.
9. Skim milk: Brimming with calcium, protein, and riboflavin, this dairy delight can help prevent osteoporosis.
10. Onions: Certain compounds in onions help clear your sinuses. This veggie also may help control high cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and some cancers, including stomach, rectal, and colon.
11. Soy: This legume contains iron, calcium, magnesium, and fiber; you can get it in the form of soybeans, soymilk, tofu, or tempura.
12. Beans: Beans and legumes contain protein, folic acid, and fiber, all of which may help lower cholesterol and the risk of cancer.
13. Carrot: This root veggie is full of beta-carotene and fiber; may help prevent cancer and reduce the risk of heart attack; and also may lower cholesterol levels.
14. Oatmeal: Slow-cooking oatmeal has more fiber than instant and will give you a dose of iron, copper, folic acid, vitamin E, and zinc.
Down 1. Rich in vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, fiber, potassium, and iron, these "sweetie pie" eats shouldn't wait for the holidays.
2. One clove of this potent spice contains more than 15 antioxidants.
4. These tangy treats are rich in vitamin C and are as likely to be turned into juice as they are to be eaten whole.
5. This "berry" wonderful fruit is full of vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and pectin.
6. Nothing about this fruit will make you "melon-choly." Just one cup provides more than 50% of the recommended daily value of vitamin A.
9. Holy cow! Brimming with protein and riboflavin, this slimmed-down sipper has more calcium than its whole-fat cousin and contains osteoporosis-fighting calcium.
11. This amazing food contains iron, calcium, magnesium, and fiber. And it's the only food to contain genistein, which may inhibit breast cancer by decreasing estrogen levels. Tofu to you!
12. No "strings" attached, these contain protein, folic acid, and fiber, and may lower both your cholesterol and your cancer risk.
Across 3. One cup of this whole grain contains more than 20% of the recommended daily value of magnesium and selenium. It also contains antioxidants and fiber. Talk about grain power!
7. This food is "cherry." These fruits are rich in lycopene, a phytochemical that can boost heart and prostate health.
8. Popeye's favorite food, it contains vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, protein, calcium, and beta carotene.
10. This food should bring tears of joy to your eyes because it may help control high cholesterol, as well as prevent heart attacks and stomach cancer.
13. Chock-full of beta-carotene, this veggie has a reputation for helping eyesight, but its real strength is that it may help prevent cancer, reduce the risk of heart attack, and lower cholesterol.
14. Packed with soluble fiber, which may help lower cholesterol, this super food also has iron, copper, folic acid, vitamin E, and zinc. Hot or cold, eat it by the bowlful or mix it into your favorite cookie recipe.
Taken from REal Age available on the web.
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