motd Thurs Sept 29, 2011

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WHERE ARE MY KEYS?

Thursday, 29 September 2011

I know you've all heard the phrase, I'm

having a senior moment, haven't

you? It refers to how, as we get older, some of us

start forgetting things we used to remember oh-so

easily. It's like you see someone you know, you've

met them before, you know their names and yet, you

have to ask..."What was your name again?"

Oh, oh. Sounds like a senior moment to me!

There's that senior moment of forgetting

where you put your glasses and that one strikes me a lot.

Then of course there's that senior moment of

forgetting where you put your glasses. And okay,

this is a senior moment that strikes me a lot. I wear

reading glasses when going through my e-mails and

answering them. And sometimes, after using my

glasses, I'll lay them down and go on to doing

something else. But I have a notorious habit of

forgetting where I left

them. One time, I was in the kitchen reading the Los

Angeles Times. I was there for a while, had

finished reading the paper but needed my glasses

again. I searched that kitchen from top-to-bottom

but...where were they? I even looked in

the trash! But do you know where I finally found my

glasses? (And you're not going to believe this.)

45 minutes later, I found them...in the fridge! (Don't even

ask! LOL.)

And by the way, senior moments don't just happen to

seniors. People who're a lot younger have them

sometimes, too. (So older folks like me shouldn't

feel so bad. LOL.)

Now you should know, everything we do or

say begins in our brains. And you should also know,

there're some things you can do to help your brain

do its job. The brain is a very resilient organ.

It's capable of learning new things and new skills,

no matter how old you are. And so here're a few

tips on things you can do to actually help your

brain work better.

Your brain loves fresh fruits, vegetables

and fatty fish like salmon.

Feed your brain. That's right, your brain

loves fresh fruits, vegetables and fatty fish like

salmon. These foods can actually protect your blood

vessels and promote regeneration of brain cells.

Now how cool is that?

You can help your brain by connecting

with others. Did you know your brain thrives

on social interaction? I read a study done by

Harvard University and it showed that people who do

volunteer work and spend a lot of social time with

friends and family are less likely to show declines

in memory skills. (I love that.)

When you workout, you're

giving that brain of yours a workout, too!

But here's my favorite tip. When you workout, you're

giving that brain of yours a workout, too! Cardio

exercise improves your circulation which helps keep

oxygen-rich blood flowing to your brain. (And, by

the way, your brain loves it!) A study of 300

adults reported that those who followed a dedicated

walking program ended up with more gray matter in

their brains than those people who didn't walk or

follow some other regular fitness program. So you

see, being in-active

not only makes your body weaker, it makes your

brain weaker,

too.

Hey! What did I do with my pen? I had it right

here just a few minutes ago as I was jotting down

notes for this message. Think I'd better go check

the fridge!

Love,