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Maintaining Memory: Remember Better By Feeding Your Brain.
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Environmental Nutrition
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March 1, 2001
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(Part one of a two-part series on brain health.)
Have you ever walked into a room, then forgotten why? Most of us experience such memory lapses. They can happen at any age. But slips in memory do become more frequent as we get older, giving rise to the catch phrase "a senior moment." A plethora of supplements promises to improve mental sharpness. EN weighs in on them and offers tips for keeping your brain fit.
Brain Food. The brain is a nutritionally needy organ. So it's no surprise that skipping meals and not eating enough is linked to poor memory.
"People who eat balanced diets have better memory than those who don't," says Paul Spiers, Ph.D., an expert on ...