Vitamins for Memory

In addition to memory improvement games and other memory improvement tips, have you ever wondered if there are vitamins for memory, that can have a positive impact on your long term and short term memory?
The good news is - there are!

B Vitamins are the closest to what can be called memory vitamins, as they protect our brain cells and improve oxygen flow to our brain.

Vitamin B12If there is one vitamin that can probably be called the memory vitamin, it is Vitamin B12.

B12 is known to reduce age-related memory loss, and forgetfulness that happens as we get older; and B12 deficiency in one of the more common causes of memory loss.

B12 can be found in animal sources like lean beef and fish including diary products like milk, buttermilk and cheese. For this reason, nutritionists recommend strict vegetarians to supplement their diet with a B12 vitamin.

Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 is probably a good "memory companion" to B12. There is some research that suggests that daily intake of memory vitamins B12 and B6 results in the brain processing information at greater speeds, and also in an improved memory over time.

How To Achieve Mental Clarity In 3 Simple Steps

Step 1: Focus On Completing ONE Simple Task.Be Present to the experience of pure Focus and Completion in this one simple task.
For example, you may choose a task as simple as taking a cup or a saucer from a coffee table over to the kitchen sink. Note: It is extremely important that you focus on just taking the dishes to the back.

Step 2: Consciously Acknowledge Your New SpaceTake a moment to consciously acknowledge the task you have just performed.
Do the "Happy Dance", or high-five yourself or even just think "I just did something good" and smile to yourself. Whatever it takes, you should take a moment to notice that you've 1) chosen a task, 2) focused on it and 3) have successfully completed and accomplished this one action (however small!).

Step 3: Maintain Your New SpaceNow you have a clean space - Keep It neat, eh!
If you've just cleared a physical space (like clearing the coffee table in the first example), then all you need to do now is to respect that space and Keep It neat!
It is extremely easy to allow that newly cleared space to be filled with other junk. The real success of this process is simply to notice that your space is getting cluttered and to take that small action to quickly clear your space before you revert back into the old pattern of negatively avoiding doing the task.
As with the first two steps, when you maintain your new space, make sure you do it with Focus and Acknowledge your achievement.
Maintenance of your new dean space is the Key to ongoing successful Mental Clarity.

Observe the Natural Learning Sequence

Think of the activities you did when you were in nursery school. Using your whole arm, you probably performed the song that goes: “Put your right hand in, Put your right hand out.” Then, in kindergarten, using your hand, you might have been asked to draw lines or circles with crayons. Later, in first grade, now holding the pencil with your fingers, you drew smaller lines and circles to create letters. Believe it or not, this natural learning sequence, moving from large to small, coarse to fine, still remains effective even though we are now older. When you study, if you try first to grasp the big picture and then fill in the details, you often have a more likely chance of success.

How to study your notes

After you're done note taking there are 3 steps to bringing them to life, Read-over, Recite, and Run-through:

• Read-over your notes. How often? As often as it takes to memorize them. So that could be once, once a week, once a day, whatever it takes.
• Recite your notes from memory. If you can't, go back and read them again.
• Run-through questions. Your notes are dead if they don't help you to answer test questions correctly. And the only way to finds holes in your knowledge is by testing yourself. If you hit a question which stumps you that your notes can't answer look in your textbook or ask your prof.

Study notes can be powerful weapons in your exam arsenal if used right, or they can be a collosal waste of time if you write without thinking and delude yourself into thinking you must take notes just because everybody else is. You shouldn't, if your notes aren't helping you to answer exams correctly or you're wasting time. Make your notes count or not at all.

Taking Notes Faster

A simple way to take notes faster is just to abbreviate. You already know many common note taking abbreviations such as:

• "&" for and.
• "#" for number.
• "$" for dollars.
• "∴" for therefore.
• "etc" for etcetera.

Another quick method to abbreviate any word in your note taking is to skip vowels e.g. "The quick brown fox" becomes "Th qck brwn fx".

Taking notes faster with shorthand or abbreviations can be a huge advantage to you by allowing you to jot down what you need faster so you pay more attention to what's being said and less looking at your page.