Lesson 5 -Staying Mentally Alert
Memory Busters
Scientists have quite a bit of information on what makes memory worse. Which of the following Memory Busters can be found in your current lifestyle?
- Lack of sleep (or too many sleeping pills)
- Difficulties with hearing and vision (and not getting available aids for these difficulties)
- Too much alcohol
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Lack of stimulation
- Social isolation
- Heavy tobacco use
- Stress
- Poor nutrition
- Too much television
- Anti-anxiety and anti-depression drugs
- Anti-hypertensive drugs
- Information overload
- Sedentary lifestyle