Have you ever noticed that some people are able to effortlessly（adv.不费力气地） remember even the most mundane details, and quickly comprehend new things, and wished that you too could be like that? Well, you can. To unlock the full potential（n.潜能，潜力） of your brain, you need to keep it active and acute. Wasting away on your couch watching mindless television shows is not going to help. Besides getting out flashcards（n.教学用的抽用卡）, what can you do to help remember things better and learn new things more quickly?
有些人记忆力很强，哪怕是琐碎的小事情，容易理解新的事物，你是否也能像他们一样呢？开发你的大脑潜能，你需要保持大脑活跃和敏捷。浪费时间看冗长的电视剧是没有用的。除开用抽认卡的方式，你还能有什么方法记忆和认识新的事物呢？
Check out these tips:
下面就是一些方法：
1. Exercise & get your body moving – exercising doesn’t just exercise the body, it also helps to exercise your brain.Obesity（n.肥大，肥胖） and the myriad of diseases that eventually set in as a result of being overweight can cause serious harm to the brain. Furthermore, without regular exercise plaque starts to build up in your arteries（n.动脉） and your blood vessels begin to lose the ability to effectively pump blood. Plaque buildup leads to heart attacks, but it also reduces the amount of oxygen and nutrients that your blood carries to your brain. When the nutrients don’t make it there, the brain’s ability to function is compromised. To prevent this from happening, make sure you get moving every day, even if its just a brisk（adj.轻快的） walk, it’ll help you maintain and increase your mental accuity. Brisk walking , swimming and dancing are all excellent activities.
【身体运动训练】运动不仅仅是锻炼身体，而且可以锻炼大脑，肥胖和疾病导致的体重超标非常损伤大脑。而且，没有常规的训练，血斑阻塞动脉和血管，导致其供血性能将会降低。血斑最终会导致心脏病，同时也会减少大脑的养分和氧气。当缺乏养分的时候，大脑就不能正常工作了。为了避免这些，保证你每天的运动练习，仅仅是走走，也会有好处。快跑，游泳和跳舞都是非常好的运动练习。
2. Eliminate（v.排除） stressors（n.紧张性刺激） and seek help for depression (if you have it). Anything that causes you major stress, like anger or anxiety, will in time begin to eat away at the parts of your brain that are responsible for memory. Amongst the most brain-damaging stressors is depression, which is actually often misdiagnosed（v.误诊） a a memory problem since one of its primary symptoms is the inability（n.无能，无力） to concentrate. If you can’t concentrate, then you might feel like you are constantly forgetting things. Depression increases the levels of cortisol in your bloodstream（n.血流）, which elevates the cortisol levels in the brain. Doctors have found that increased cortisol diminishes certain areas of the brain, especially the hippocampus, which is where short-term memories are stored. Prolonged（adj.延长的，拖延的） depression can thus destroy your brain’s ability to remember anything new.Seek professional help to combat your depression – your brain will thank you.
【减少压力，压抑】想愤怒和焦躁这些压抑的情绪，将会占领你大脑司管记忆的部分。压抑是一种压抑大脑的情绪，导致注意力不能集中，而且通常被误诊为记忆的问题。如果你不能集中注意力，你将会经常忘记事情。消极增加了血液中醇的含量，将会提升大脑中醇的含量。医生发现醇将会降低部分大脑的功能，特别是海马区，司管短期记忆的地方。长期的压抑将会损害你的大脑，不会记住任何新鲜的事情，所以请人消除你的压抑情绪，你的大脑会感谢你的。
3. Write it down. If there’s something you want to remember, writing it down can help. Writing it down creates oxygenated blood flow to areas of your brain that a responsible for your memories and literally exercises those parts of it. You can start a journal, write yourself e-mails, or even start keeping a blog – all of these activities will help to improve your capacity to remember and memorize information.
【写下来】如果你需要记住一件事情，写下来。写下来将会产生带氧的血流将会增进你的记忆。你可以写日记，或者给自己写Email，或者写博客--所有这些将会帮助你记住信息。
4.Listen to music. Research shows that certain types of music are very helpful in recalling memories. Information that is learned while listening to a particular song or collection can often be recalled by thinking of the song or “playing” it mentally. Songs and music can serve as cues（n.暗示） for pulling up particular memories.
【听听音乐】 研究表明，特定的音乐对于记忆很有帮助，在听音乐过程中记住的内容容易在回想音乐的时候被回想起来。歌曲和音乐可以当作你回忆的线索。
5.Feed your brain. 50 to 60 percent of the brain’s overall weight is pure fat, which is used to insulate its billions of nerve cells. The better insulated a cell is, the faster it can send messages and the quicker you will be thinking. This is precisely why parents are advised to feed their young children whole milk and to restrict dieting – their brains’ need fat to grow and work properly.Skimping on fats can be devastating even to the adult brain. Thus（adv.所以）, eating foods that contain a healthy mix of fats is vital for long-term memory. Some excellent food choices include fish (especially anchovies, mackerel and wild salmon) and dark leafy green vegetables.Deep-fried foods obviously contain fat, but their lack of nutritional value is going to help your brain or your body, so think healthy foods and fats.
【补补你的大脑】大脑的%50-60%都是脂肪，这些使神经细胞隔离开来，神经细胞隔离得好，工作得更快。家长为什么只喂小孩奶而不吃其他东西就是因为他们的脑脂肪需要快速成长。对成人大脑来说，脂肪也很重要。吃富含脂肪的事物对长期记忆非常有用。这些食物有：鱼（特别是沙丁鱼，大鱼和野生鲑鱼），还有那些墨绿色的蔬菜。煎过的食物明显含有脂肪，但是缺乏大脑和身体需要的营养，所以不行。
6.Visual concepts. In order to remember things, many people need to visualize（v.视觉化，形象化） the information they are studying. Pay attention to photographers, charts（n.图表） and other graphics that might appear in your textbook, or if you’re not studying a book, try to pull up a mental image of what it is you are trying to remember. It might also help to draw your own charts or figures, or utilize（v.利用） colors and highlighters to group related ideas in your notes.
【可视化】为了记住东西，很多人将学到的东西可视化。注意书中哪些图片，图表和插图，就算你没有看这本书，你也记住了一些画面。在做笔记的时候，自己也可以画画图，用些颜色和高亮来分类和记住一些想法。
7.Teach someone else. Reading material out loud has been shown to significantly（adv.显著地） improve memory of the material. Expanding further upon this idea is the fact that psychologists（n.心理学者） and educators have found that by having students teach new concepts to others, it helps to enhance understanding and recall. Teach new concepts and information to a friend or study partner, and you’ll find you remember the information a lot better.
【教教别人】将阅读的内容读出来将会大大提高记忆能力，心理学家和教育学家发现，当学生给其他人教新的概念的时候，自己也会加强理解和记忆。像朋友或同学教新的概念和信息，你将会发现自己记得更牢。
What are some tips or tricks you have food to increase your memory and keep your brain sharp?
你有什么其他的好的办法呢？
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