(PRWEB) April 13, 2005
Do you forget appointments? PeopleÂÂ’s names? Find yourself looking all over the house for your car keys? Do you wish you could remember more of what you read?
People of all ages experience memory lapses from time to time, but as we grow older we tend to become more aware of them. Is this because we are actually forgetting things more often, or is it simply a misperception brought on by stereotypes of what happens as we age?
According to gerontologist Betty Fielding, it isnÂÂ’t always a misperception. “The sense that people experience more memory problems as they age is, to a degree, based in fact. But age alone is not the defining criteria on how well we remember,” says Fielding. “Many factors, such as health, medication, insufficient concentration, depression, loneliness and lack of orrganization play a part.”
Fielding recommends a holistic approach to improving or maintaining your memory. “YouÂÂ’re never too old to start your own memory improvement project,” advises Fielding. And nearly everything you do and experience plays a part in how successful your project will be. If you arenÂÂ’t eating right or getting enough exercise, that affects your memory. So does sitting at home alone. The more you are involved with other people, the better your memory will be. If youÂÂ’re stressed, youÂÂ’re probably forgetting some things.”
Until now, books on improving your memory tended to focus on mnemonics, codes and systems that are often unrealistic in their difficulty to learn and use. ItÂÂ’s a case of the cure being worse than the disease. Fielding has written a book, The Memory Manual: 10 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Memory After 50, she feels will not only make improving your memory easier, it will make it enjoyable. “Expect to improve not only your memory, but your quality of life.”
Calling on FieldingÂÂ’s 25 years of studying and teaching in the field of aging, The Memory Manual outlines an easy, ten-step regimen that is as much a philosophy of living as it is a program for improving your memory skills. On a background of understanding how the human brain works, organizing your life and your things and the use of memory aids such as pill safes and written notes, Fielding advocates taking charge of your health, overcoming constrictions on your personal energy and making a commitment to enjoy living while coping with the natural aging process.
The InstructorÂÂ’s Guide to Memory Training is now available for those interested in acting as instructors in memory training or in teaching a memory enhancement course. The InstructorÂÂ’s Guide is designed to to provide the format, the course content, and the materials to be used in conjunction with The Memory Manual for either a course—Improving Your Memory Is Easier Than You Think: A 12-Hour Course in Six Sessions—or a single two-hour workshop—7 Steps to a Good Memory for Young and Old: A 2-Hour Workshop.
The Memory Manual: 10 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Memory After 50 by Betty Fielding (Quill Driver Books, $ 14.95, ISBN 1-884956-15-7) is available at bookstores, from online bookstores, or from the publisher at 1-800-497-4909.
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