The pressures of modern life mean our minds are more at risk than ever. ‘Many of us consume too much sugar and refined carbohydrates, and neglect the consumption of essential fats,’ says Clare Daley, nutritional therapist at nutritional supplement company Cytoplan. Coupled with lack of quality sleep and exercise and the additional stresses of 21st century living, it can result in cognitive decline. ‘While diseases like dementia are often diagnosed in 70 and 80-year-olds, the processes that eventually result in dementia occur much earlier.’ But it’s not too late – try these tricks to sharpen up your mind
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Learning a new language is one of the best ways to boost your recollection and showed a link between music and enhanced memory. It’s thought that learning lyrics boosts levels of acetylcholine, which helps the brain to store memories and retain information.
