Easy Steps To Prevent Memory Loss And Depression

Older people who have a sense of self-worth, feel happy and hopeful, and enjoy life have lower blood pressure compared to their more pessimistic peers. Emotional and mental vitality are closely tied to physical vitality. Remember, just as your mind has powerful effects on your body, so your physical state affects how you feel and think. And friendship and love are important since social contact can make a big difference in how you feel.

Protect or improve your emotional and cognitive health with regular physical activity. While exercise produces chemicals in the body that promote emotional well-being, inactivity can worsen depression, anxiety, and stress.
Replacing a "lost" activity is a key to staying active and feeling good about yourself.

For instance, if you can no longer run, you might try walking, biking, or swimming. If your favourite activity was dancing, you might try something else that combines social and physical activity, such as joining a water aerobics class. Protect or improve your emotional health by staying in touch with friends, family, and the greater community. Whether physically healthy or ill, people who feel connected to others are more likely to thrive than those who are socially isolated. Volunteering in your community and sharing your wisdom and talents with others is a gratifying and meaningful way to enrich your life

You should challenge your intellect on a daily basis. Read, learn a new musical instrument or language, do crossword puzzles, play games of strategy with others, learn a computer program, build a website or blog. Just like an active body, an active brain continues to develop and thrive, while an inactive brain loses its power over time.

Write down dates, names, and other important information that you easily forget. And use routine and repetition by keep daily items such as keys and eyeglasses in a specific place. Remember the names of those you meet and when you learn a new name, repeat it out loud in conversation or to yourself several times to commit it to memory. Regardless of your age, having too much on your mind can interfere with your memory of new information. And as you age, it's normal to take longer to retrieve new information from your memory banks.

Preventing depression, which is a common yet treatable cause of cognitive decline in older people. In addition to getting regular exercise and social contact, avoid the depressant effect of alcohol and sedative use, eat a healthy diet, and include meaningful activity in your daily life like learning, creating, working, volunteering. If depression strikes, seek professional help. Don't abuse antidepressant medication but if necessary use it and/or counselling as treatments for depression. If you find that a physical condition or disability is making your depressed mood worse, get the medical treatment you need. Too much life stress can take a toll on your body, your mind, and the people who are closest to you. In addition to getting regular exercise, you can take charge of how stress affects you by taking 20 minutes per day for relaxation time. Daily meditation is used for managing a spectrum of physical and emotional conditions, including high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. Progressive muscle relaxation reduces muscle tension and general anxiety and may help you get to sleep. Full, deep breathing is a good way to reduce tension, feel relaxed, and reduce stress.

Positive thinking may help you live a longer, happier life. Whether it be through your faith in a loving, all-powerful God or your connection with nature or a collective unconscious, your sense of spiritual wellness can help you through personal trials and enhance your joy in living.