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<\/a><\/p>\nEver heard that saying before?\u00a0 Mark Twain said it.\u00a0 It\u2019s funny but stop and think about it.\u00a0 A fit body<\/strong> \u2013 we know how to do that, right?\u00a0 There are plenty of diet and exercise regimens we can follow. What about a fit \u201cspirit<\/strong>?\u201d\u00a0 Well, we can read self-help books, talk to a friend, see a therapist, go to church or meditate.\u00a0 But, what do we know about keeping our brains healthy<\/em>?\u00a0 You know \u2013 that big lump of grey and white matter up in your skull.\u00a0 What do you do for it?<\/p>\n Believe it or not, there\u2019s quite a bit you can do!\u00a0 And this week, I\u2019m going to give you 5 unique pointers \u2013 one each day.<\/p>\n For today I\u2019d like to talk to you about\u2026um\u2026I can\u2019t remember\u2026.OH, right, your memory!<\/p>\n Did you know that how you live your life on a daily basis<\/em> makes a difference in how well your memory ability is maintained?\u00a0 A MacArthur Foundation study of mental functioning as we age, found that those who maintained their mental abilities kept their minds active through such stimulating activities<\/strong> as reading books, doing crossword puzzles, using a computer, and going to lectures or concerts. It\u2019s worth noting that the group better at maintaining mental abilities was less likely to spend time in the passive mode of watching television.<\/p>\n Likewise the physical activities<\/strong> of those who maintain high functioning brains include walking a mile or going up and down stairs.\u00a0 The important thing seems to be doing these activities daily, not sporadically<\/em>.<\/p>\n Guess what else?\u00a0 They also had a positive attitude about life <\/strong>(Sugar and\u00a0I have talked to you about that before:\u00a0 here<\/a> and here<\/a>) \u00a0\u2013 feeling that you have an impact on your world and how you live \u2013 is important!\u00a0 The study says that people who know how to adapt to life\u2019s challenges, rather than becoming overwhelmed by stressful situations and those who don\u2019t let themselves become overly dependent on others are more likely to maintain a strong memory.<\/p>\n So, go to a concert, take a walk, make your own dinner and laugh\u00a0\u2013 all in the name of a good memory!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cOf all the things I\u2019ve lost in life, I miss my mind the most.\u201d Ever heard that saying before?\u00a0 Mark Twain said it.\u00a0 It\u2019s funny but stop and think about it.\u00a0 A fit body \u2013 we know how to do that, right?\u00a0 There are plenty of diet and exercise regimens we can follow. What about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,13,19,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creative-inspiration","category-general-health-care-educational-series","category-mind-body-and-spirit","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZxW-os","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}