Exercise your brain muscle

Nelson Dellis claims anyone is capable of having a memory similar to his – it just takes practice. Here’s some tips he shared during a lecture, and with Brain World Magazine.

Exercise — the physical kind. It’s good for circulation. Your hippocampus grows if you are active, and this system helps with memory.

Eat well. Dellis eats food with antioxidants, such as fruits and vegetables with bold colors. He eats salmon and sardines, a food with DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in the brain and retina. He takes DHA supplements, too.

Stay mentally engaged. Practice active brain challenges, such as puzzles.

Have a supportive core of family and friends. Social well-being is important, too.

Memorize something. First, take what you’re going to memorize and turn that into a picture in your mind. Once you have that picture, use a memory palace: Take a location you know very well, one you walk through maybe everyday, and choose a familiar path through it. Walk through the place in your head and place the pictures you’ve memorized in those specific places. Later, you will recall them in your memory palace walk-through.