John B. Arden

Enhancing your memory begins with simple techniques to remember names and birthdays. Adopting healthy eating habits, staying low-key in a high-tech world, and practicing some techniques for retaining brain power are all ways to improve your memory.

You may be one of the millions of people juggling several tasks at once. This kind of complicated balancing act has been referred to as multitasking, because you're doing more than one thing at time. Multitasking has become a normal way of functioning in the world. If you find youself doing any of these things, you're a multitasker.

You don't know less in your old age; you probably know more. During your advanced years, however, your information-processing speed slows down. Don't worry, though — your long-term memory remains intact, and your understanding of what you already know is broader, more thoughtful, and wiser than during your early adulthood.

Memory mnemonics are simple techniques to help you remember what you want to remember. A mnemonic is as easy as, "One two, buckle my shoe; three four, shut the door; five six, pick up sticks." Many people learned that simple number rhyme before they ever even heard the word mnemonic, yet, it's an example of a mnemonic.

Your brain is so sensitive that you risk damaging it in ways that are so subtle that you may not have thought it possible. You can avoid many of these damaging effects (or at least minimize them) if you watch your diet, make sure you aren't exposed to toxins, and pay close attention to what medications you do or don't take.

You probably don’t forget your own birthday, although sometimes you may want to, but you may forget the birthdays of people who expect you to remember. The Loci technique is a method of associating locations with important information to help you remember an important date, like a birthday. For example, suppose the birthday you want to remember is November 4.

The chemistry of your brain and sharpness of your memory are directly affected by what you eat and drink. Adopt these healthy habits to improve your brain’s ability to remember: Eat three balanced meals per day, each meal consisting of three parts: Fruit or vegetable Complex carbohydrate, like whole-whe

Our brain’s ability to process information slows down as we get older; it’s just a fact of life. Your long-term memory stays intact, though, and your understanding of what you already know is greater. Some things to help retain your power to learn and recall are: Reduce your stress level. Improve your blood circulation — exercise!

Most people complain about forgetting names, mostly because they haven’t taken the right steps to remember a name when hearing it for the first time. Follow these steps to improve your memory for names: Pay attention. Make sure that you hear the name clearly. If you don’t, ask him to repeat it. Give the name special meaning.