There are a variety of ways with which we can improve our memory; however it has never been classified into short or long-term for most of the time. Nonetheless, there is no difference whether we classify our memory to be short or long term. With the improvement in our general memory, indirectly both our short and long term memories would improve as well. Without further ado, here are some steps to improve your memory or your short term memory.
Food
Fruits and vegetables with high sugar content are great for memory improvement as they provide the glucose needed by our brain to function. With a high intake of such fruits and vegetables, we inevitably would raise the glucose level in our body that would mean our brain would have sufficient glucose to function on and it improves our brain power. Other foods that should be included in our memory-boosting diet are fish oil and soy. Fish oil consists of the omega-3 fats that enhances our memory and also gives us the ability to think clearly.
Mental stimulation
If you want to have an active mind that is capable of superior memory retention, then the importance of mental stimulation can never be stressed enough. Above all the nutrition and vitamins a person can consume, the method that will bring the most results for a memory boost would be mental stimulation. You can stimulate your mind with memory games, math drills or simple tasks like reading a book! Games such as mahjong and bridge all require large amounts of thinking and strategizing that allows people to keep their brain active. In fact, by playing such games to improve memory, people realize connections between the notions that must be recalled in the future.
Vitamins
B vitamins have been proven to show great improvement to our memory after we consume them; however they seem to have little effect on the influencing of moods. Also, studies have shown that a person’s emotional and volitional states can change over time if they undergo folate treatment, with vitamin B12 and B6 followed up with it. In addition, people who are prescribed with vitamins have seen a significant improvement in their information processing.
Of course there are many other ways to improve our memory not just through these methods. However we must make sure that when we do suspect ourselves to be experiencing symptoms of amnesia or dementia, we should start to take actions to improve our memory, or it would continue to spiral out of control and the precious memories we have kept for so many years would be gone without us even realizing.