Have you ever felt exasperated when you bumped into someone at the store but absolutely couldn't remember their name? Sure, it happens to all of us.

　　Despite being the strongest computer on the planet, our brains do lapse. It's hard to blame them really. As humans, we spend much of or existence stuffing our brains with stuff.

　　No matter how powerful our brains are, they need recuperation time to be kept in shape. Think of it as a tune up for your brain. Skipping brain maintenance is as silly as the person wandering the parking garage because they forgot where they parked. Is that you? Are you that person? If so, fear not; we are all that person at some point.

　　Now I am not a brain surgeon and I am not going to suggest you do anything surgical or dangerous. I am however an astute student of human behavior so I always look for simple ways to super charge my brain.

　　Here are some things you can begin doing as soon as today to begin the great brain tune up:

　　Eat Almonds
　　Almond is believed to improve memory. If a combination of almond oil and milk is taken together before going to bed or after getting up at morning, it strengthens our memory power. Almond milk is prepared by crushing the almonds without the outer cover and adding water and sugar to it.

　　Drink Apple Juice
　　Research from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) indicates that apple juice increases the production of the essential neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain, resulting in an increased memory power.

　　Sleep well
　　Research indicates that the long-term memory is consolidated during sleep by replaying the images of the experiences of the day. These repeated playbacks program the subconscious mind to store these images and other related information.

　　Enjoy simple Pleasures
　　Stress drains our brainpower. A stress-ridden mind consumes much of our memory resources to leave us with a feeble mind. Make a habit to engage yourself in few simple pleasures everyday to dissolve stress from your mind. Some of these simple pleasures are good for your mind, body and soul.

　　* Enjoy music you love
　　* Play with your children
　　* Appreciate others
　　* Run few miles a day, bike or swim
　　* Start a blog
　　* Take a yoga class or Total Wellness routine

　　Exercise your mind
　　Just as physical exercise is essential for a strong body, mental exercise is equally essential for a sharp and agile mind. Have you noticed that children have far superior brainpower than an adult does? Children have playful minds. A playful mind exhibits superior memory power. Engage in some of the activities that require your mind to remain active and playful.

　　* Play scrabble or crossword puzzle
　　* Volunteer
　　* Interact with others
　　* Start a new hobby such as blogging, reading, painting, bird watching
　　* Learn new skill or a foreign language

　　Practice Yoga or Meditation
　　Yoga or Meditation relives stress. Stress is a known memory buster. With less stress, lower blood pressure, slower respiration, slower metabolism, and released muscle tension follows. All of these factors contribute significantly towards increases in our brainpower.

　　Reduce Sugar intake
　　Sugar is a non-food. It’s a form of carbohydrate that offers illusionary energy, only to cause a downhill slump once the initial burst has been worn off. Excess intake of sugar results in neurotic symptoms. Excess sugar is known to cause claustrophobia, memory loss and other neurotic disorders. Eat food without adding sugar. Stay away from sweet drinks or excess consumption of caffeine with sugar.

　　Eat whole wheat
　　The whole wheat germs contain lecithin. Lecithin helps ease the problem of the hardening of the arteries, which often impairs brain functioning.

　　Eat a light meal at night
　　A heavy meal at night causes tossing and turning and a prolonged emotional stress while at sleep. It’s wise to eat heavy meal during the day when our body is in motion to consume the heavy in-take. Eating a light meal with some fruits allows us to sleep well. A good night sleep strengthens our brainpower.

　　Develop imagination
　　Greeks mastered the principle of imagination and association to memorize everything. This technique requires one to develop a vivid and colorful imagination that can be linked to a known object. If you involve all your senses - touching, feeling, smelling, hearing and seeing in the imagination process, you can remember greater details of the event.

　　Control your temper
　　Bleached food, excess of starch or excess of white bread can lead to nerve grating effect. This results in a violent and some time depressive behavior. Eat fresh vegetables. Drink lots of water and meditate or practice yoga to relieve these toxic emotions of temper and stressful mood swings.

　　Take Vitamin B-complex
　　Vitamin B-complex strengthens memory power. Eat food and vegetables high in Vitamin B-complex. Stay away from the starch food or white bread, which depletes the Vitamin B-complex necessary for a healthy mind.

　　I don't believe these are that tough. If you find yourself increasing stumped, give a couple of these a try.

　　Written by Shilpan Patel of Success Soul and cross-posted from Dumb Little Man, a web site that provides tips for life that will save you money, increase your productivity, or simply keep you sane.

　　你(ni)是(shi)否(fou)有(you)這(zhe)樣(yang)的(de)經(jing)曆(li)當(dang)你(ni)在(zai)商(shang)店(dian)撞(zhuang)見(jian)某(mou)個(ge)人(ren)時(shi)根(gen)本(ben)不(bu)能(neng)記(ji)起(qi)他(ta)們(men)的(de)名(ming)字(zi)

，而(er)那(na)時(shi)你(ni)是(shi)否(fou)感(gan)到(dao)憤(fen)怒(nu)？肯(ken)定(ding)是(shi)這(zhe)樣(yang)的(de)
，而(er)這(zhe)樣(yang)的(de)事(shi)情(qing)會(hui)發(fa)生(sheng)在(zai)我(wo)們(men)每(mei)個(ge)身(shen)上(shang)。

　　大da腦nao盡jin管guan是shi這zhe個ge星xing球qiu上shang最zui強qiang大da的de計ji算suan機ji
，但dan它ta確que實shi會hui僵jiang化hua。其qi實shi，我wo們men很hen難nan真zhen正zheng指zhi責ze它ta。作zuo為wei人ren類lei
，我wo們men大da多duo運yun用yong大da腦nao往wang它ta內nei部bu填tian充chong原yuan料liao。

　　無wu論lun我wo們men大da腦nao多duo麼me強qiang大da


，它ta們men都dou需xu要yao會hui休xiu整zheng時shi間jian一yi保bao持chi活huo力li。把ba它ta當dang作zuo你ni大da腦nao的de調tiao整zheng。不bu保bao養yang大da腦nao是shi愚yu蠢chun的de

，就jiu像xiang一yi個ge人ren忘wang記ji把ba車che停ting靠kao在zai哪na裏li而er在zai停ting車che場chang遊you蕩dang一yi樣yang。你ni是shi那na樣yang的de嗎ma
？你ni就jiu是shi那na種zhong人ren嗎ma
？如ru果guo是shi這zhe樣yang，不bu要yao害hai怕pa；我們所有人有些時候都是那樣子。

　　woxianzaibushinaokeyisheng
，wobuzhunbeijianyinirenheyiliaohuozheweixiandeshiqing。danshi
，woshirenleixingweidecongmingxuesheng，suoyiwoyizhiyilaixiangzhaoxunbaochinaobuhuolidejianbianfangfa。

　　下邊是一些開始調整大腦你今天可以開始做的事情：

　　吃杏仁

　　xingrenbeirenweishikeyitigaojiyideshipin。ruguozaishangchuangshuijiaozhiqianhuozhezaochenqilaizhihouheshangyibeixingrenyouheniunaihunhewu，tajiangzengqiangwomendejiyili。xingrennaichadezhizuozhixuquchuwaibubaohumohouyasuitianjiashuihetangjiukeyile。

　　喝蘋果汁

　　馬薩諸塞羅威爾大學研究表明蘋果汁有助於增加腦部的基本神經傳導素乙酰膽堿，進而增加記憶力。

　　高質量睡眠

　　研yan究jiu表biao明ming長chang時shi記ji憶yi會hui在zai夜ye間jian睡shui眠mian替ti代dai了le白bai天tian經jing驗yan過guo的de印yin象xiang而er得de以yi加jia強qiang。這zhe些xie回hui放fang可ke以yi編bian輯ji無wu意yi識shi的de想xiang法fa進jin而er儲chu存cun這zhe些xie意yi象xiang和he其qi他ta相xiang關guan的de消xiao息xi。

　　享受簡單的快樂

　　壓ya力li會hui抽chou光guang我wo們men的de智zhi力li。一yi個ge備bei受shou壓ya力li折zhe磨mo的de想xiang法fa會hui消xiao耗hao我wo們men大da量liang的de記ji憶yi資zi源yuan從cong而er留liu給gei我wo們men一yi個ge遲chi鈍dun的de大da腦nao。養yang成cheng一yi種zhong習xi慣guan每mei天tian享xiang受shou簡jian單dan的de快kuai樂le來lai消xiao解jie大da腦nao的de壓ya力li。這zhe些xie簡jian單dan的de快kuai樂le對dui於yu你ni的de大da腦nao
、身體和四項都會有　好處的。

　　欣賞你喜歡的音樂

　　與你的孩子一起玩耍

　　欣賞別人

　　每天跑幾英裏、騎車或遊泳

　　開一個博客

　　參加瑜珈或者完整健康計劃

　　鍛煉大腦

　　就如體育鍛煉是身體強壯的基本
，智力練習對於一個敏銳

、活(huo)躍(yue)的(de)大(da)腦(nao)同(tong)樣(yang)重(zhong)要(yao)。你(ni)有(you)沒(mei)有(you)注(zhu)意(yi)到(dao)相(xiang)比(bi)成(cheng)人(ren)孩(hai)子(zi)們(men)的(de)智(zhi)力(li)更(geng)佳(jia)
？孩(hai)子(zi)們(men)有(you)遊(you)戲(xi)的(de)想(xiang)法(fa)。喜(xi)歡(huan)遊(you)戲(xi)的(de)大(da)腦(nao)會(hui)擁(yong)有(you)更(geng)強(qiang)的(de)記(ji)憶(yi)力(li)。參(can)加(jia)一(yi)些(xie)要(yao)求(qiu)你(ni)大(da)腦(nao)保(bao)持(chi)活(huo)躍(yue)和(he)輕(qing)鬆(song)的(de)活(huo)動(dong)。

　　嚐試隨意和縱橫拚字遊戲

　　做誌願者

　　與別人互動

　　養成新的愛好比如寫博、閱讀、繪畫、觀察鳥的活動

　　學習新的技能或者外語

　　練習瑜珈或者默想

　　瑜yu珈jia或huo者zhe默mo想xiang能neng夠gou緩huan解jie壓ya力li。壓ya力li是shi記ji憶yi的de阻zu力li。壓ya力li越yue小xiao，血xue壓ya越yue低di
，較jiao低di的de呼hu吸xi和he新xin陳chen代dai謝xie，肌ji肉rou緊jin張zhang也ye會hui有you所suo緩huan解jie。所suo有you這zhe些xie因yin素su對dui於yu增zeng強qiang我wo們men的de智zhi力li很hen有you幫bang助zhu。

　　減少糖的攝入

　　糖(tang)不(bu)是(shi)食(shi)物(wu)。它(ta)是(shi)一(yi)種(zhong)碳(tan)水(shui)化(hua)合(he)物(wu)提(ti)供(gong)假(jia)象(xiang)的(de)能(neng)量(liang)，隻(zhi)能(neng)導(dao)致(zhi)迅(xun)速(su)的(de)衰(shuai)竭(jie)一(yi)旦(dan)最(zui)初(chu)的(de)能(neng)量(liang)消(xiao)耗(hao)殆(dai)盡(jin)。過(guo)量(liang)的(de)攝(she)入(ru)會(hui)導(dao)致(zhi)神(shen)經(jing)綜(zong)合(he)症(zheng)。眾(zhong)所(suo)周(zhou)知(zhi)，過(guo)量(liang)的(de)糖(tang)會(hui)引(yin)起(qi)幽(you)閉(bi)恐(kong)怖(bu)症(zheng)、記憶喪失和其他的神經紊亂。吃不含糖的食物。遠離甜飲料或者過量消耗含糖的咖啡因飲料。

　　吃全麥食品

　　全麥細菌包含蛋黃素，而蛋黃素有益於緩解動脈硬化問題
，而這個問題也經常不利於大腦的功能。

　　晚飯適量

　　晚wan飯fan過guo於yu豐feng盛sheng常chang常chang讓rang人ren輾zhan轉zhuan反fan側ce，休xiu息xi期qi間jian也ye會hui有you持chi續xu的de精jing神shen壓ya力li。白bai天tian吃chi豐feng盛sheng的de食shi物wu是shi明ming智zhi的de
，因yin為wei我wo們men的de身shen體ti在zai活huo動dong可ke以yi消xiao耗hao掉diao這zhe些xie攝she入ru的de食shi物wu。飯fan菜cai清qing淡dan並bing輔fu助zhu於yu水shui果guo會hui有you一yi個ge好hao的de睡shui眠mian。夜ye晚wan好hao的de睡shui眠mian可ke以yi增zeng強qiang我wo們men的de智zhi力li。

　　開發想象力

　　希xi臘la人ren掌zhang握wo了le想xiang象xiang的de原yuan則ze並bing將jiang之zhi與yu記ji憶yi事shi情qing相xiang聯lian係xi。這zhe個ge記ji憶yi要yao求qiu一yi個ge人ren開kai發fa出chu一yi個ge生sheng動dong多duo彩cai的de想xiang象xiang與yu熟shu知zhi的de事shi物wu相xiang關guan。如ru果guo把ba所suo有you的de感gan官guan—　觸覺、感覺
、味覺、聽覺
、視覺在這個過程中都加以利用
，你可以記住事情的所有細節。

　　控製脾氣

　　漂白的事物，過量的澱粉或者過量的白麵包會導致神經柵作用。這回導致瘋狂甚至有些時候絕望的行為。吃新鮮蔬菜，＆足夠的水，默想或者練習瑜珈可以緩解這些有毒情感和導致壓力的情感波動。

　　吃維他命Ｂ合成體

　　維他命Ｂ合成體能都增強記憶力。吃含維他命Ｂ高的食物和蔬菜。遠離澱粉事物或者白麵包
，這些會消耗健康智力所必須的維他命Ｂ合成體。

　　這些當然不是機械的。如果你感覺自己問題越來越嚴重，可以同時嚐試幾項。