12 Tips for Better Sleep.

12 Tips for Better Sleep.

Say ‘Goodbye’ to groggy and crabby days. Improve your night-time sleep. Avoid daytime sleepiness. 1. Get adequate night-time sleep. That sounds obvious, right? But do YOU grab an hour or two of sleep time in the morning or at night to do other things? Be...
Keep That Boomer Brain Growing.

Keep That Boomer Brain Growing.

It seems a long time since I was in grade school. I can still remember having a science class where the teacher handed round a model of a human brain. It looked kind of creepy and I wasn’t keen to touch it! But I can still hear him talking about how we, at about...
Cross-Train your Brain

Cross-Train your Brain

Include these cross-over exercises in your daily routine. Your brain will love them! 1) Cross Body Contact – Work up to doing 20 a day 1. Stand with feet hip-distance apart. 2. Think of your body as a big ‘X’ – bring your hands up and out if...
Why poor balance affects memory

Why poor balance affects memory

Do you sometimes feel dizzy and find it difficult to balance? Find out why.  Balance relies on the interaction between many different organs and systems in the body. Your brain centrally processes all the ‘balance’ information coming from the senses and...
How Much Practice Do I Need?

How Much Practice Do I Need?

The answer to this is a surprise! Joan and Mary spent exactly the same amount of time practising their memory exercises. 20 minutes a day, broken up into 5 minute bits.   But Joan ended up with a higher rate of improvement than Mary. WHY? Because what’s important...
How to Improve Your Brain

How to Improve Your Brain

Everyone wants a sharp memory. And an alert brain. Trouble is, most want it to happen without actually having to do anything! And they want it NOW. Well, there are some quick fixes you can do today. (And hints about ways of doing things for longer term improvement)....