Video: Great Memory Boosters in Your 30s and All Ages

From Denny: This is a delightful little health video about memory boosters for us to exercise our brains at any age.

The first thing they start off with is about flossing, that's right, flossing. Gum disease can ravage other areas of the body, so pay attention!

Go for the fish in your diet, like salmon and trout are brain food because of the Omega 3 fatty acids that are good for memory. Watch out for the mercury in other fish.

Excercise helps preserve your memory and decrease risk of Alzheimer's.

Take up new activities like learn a new language or bridge or a book club because they require concentration and social interaction that all enhance your memory.

Take a look at this video for more details.

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Poverty Goes Straight to the Brain

From Denny: The blog Wired Science is carrying this interesting story right now. Science and the public have known for some time that children in poverty go to ill-equipped schools and score lower than middle class and wealthy children. What is new is from a long-term study that has found hormones produced from long-term stress literally wears down the brain. Chronic psychological stress is a key indicator of future low achievement into adulthood.

"A plausible contributor to the income-achievement gap is working-memory impairment in lower-income adults caused by stress-related damage to the brain during childhood," they wrote.

Why is working memory so important? Because it encapsulates the abilities for reading, language and problem-solving, all are critical for later success in life.

For the full article worth reading, go here.