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Fit to Think Clear

Fit to Think Clear. By: Melissa F. Evans-Madorma HW420, Unit 5 Project. Introduction.

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Fit to Think Clear

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  1. Fit to Think Clear By: Melissa F. Evans-Madorma HW420, Unit 5 Project

  2. Introduction Do you find yourself thinking slower as you continue in years? Or maybe you finding you need to make lists, as your mental ability to remember more than a few items, has become a requirement? Or could you be someone who cannot hear the television program because your mind is too busy planning your next day? Do not worry, your next trip is not to the dementia unit at your local nursing home. Actually there has been research done just to postpone that unknowing trip, and maybe even buy you a few extra years by only doing simple mental exercises. I will explain how simple meditation can allow you to increase your concentrate on that television program. We will take a look at how a simple child’s video game can assist you in remembering those unlisted items and increase your mental speed. Lastly, I will explain how a simple crossword or jigsaw puzzle can delay that trip to the dementia unit. I will also explain two cognitive exercises you can use to aid in your continued search for mental agility, to get you started.

  3. Study #1, Meditation shows that a group randomly assigned to 5 days of meditation practice with the integrative body–mind training method shows significantly better attention and control of stress than a similarly chosen control group given relaxation training.

  4. Study # 2, Video Games • In a study published in April in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, scientists at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Southern California used standardized memory tests to assess 487 healthy adults over the age of 65, half of whom were asked to complete Posit's two-month brain-fitness program. • The results of the Posit-funded study show that the software users improved their mental speed by about 60% compared with 7% in the control group. • Afterward, nearly half of the Posit users noted improvements in everyday situations like remembering names or following conversations in a noisy restaurant, but so did 40% of the control group--and all they had to do during the study was watch the History Channel and get quizzed on it. The brain's alertness is the result of what we call cognitive fitness - a state of optimized ability to reason, remember, learn, plan, and adapt that is enhanced by certain attitudes, lifestyle choices, and exercises.

  5. Study # 3, Puzzles There has been much in the news about the benefits of crossword puzzles, suduku and other mental games. Research has shown the remaining engaged in cognitive activities will help to prevent memory loss.

  6. Put Your Mind to Work Piece it together! Work it Out! • Place together a puzzle • Set a timer • Work within a time span of 10, 20, or 30 minutes to start • Notice your level attention to the puzzle • Expand your time span to increase your attention span • Crossword or Sudoku puzzle • Set a timer as in previous exercise • Write down how long a designated amount of correct answers takes you to complete • Reverse timer and try to complete within limit

  7. Conclusion Continued effort towards using our body and our mind will add the decrease of our visible muscles and our mental muscles. Using activities such as meditation, video games, and puzzles, will aid in this process.

  8. References (1998). The Ultimate Mind-Body Workout. Harvard Health Letter, 24(2), 4. Retrieved from Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition database. Gilkey, R., & Kilts, C. (2007). Cognitive Fitness. Harvard Business Review, 85(11), 53-66. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database. Rochman, B. (2010). Workouts For Your Brain. Time, 175(2), 59-60. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database. Stibich, Mark Ph.D., Longevity and Mental Fitness. About.com Guide. Updated February 20, 2007. http://longevity.about.com/od/mentalfitness/p/mentalfitness.htm Yi-Yuan Tang, Yinghua Ma, Junhong Wang, Yaxin Fan, ShigangFeng, Qilin Lu, Qingbao Yu, Danni Sui, Mary K. Rothbart, Ming Fan, and Michael I. Posner. Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation. Proc NatlAcadSci U S A. 2007 October 23; 104(43): 17152–17156. Published online 2007 October 11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0707678104.PMCID: PMC2040428

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