--- title: "Wellness Tips: 10 Ways To Improve Brain Function" description: "Wellness Tips: 10 Ways To Improve Brain Function" --- [![Logo](https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo.png?width=350&height=75&name=Logo.png "Logo")](https://www.eskaton.org/) **[eskaton.org](https://www.eskaton.org/)** [Eskaton](https://blog.eskaton.org/author/eskaton) 8 February, 2016 | 1 min read Search Blog ### Posts by Topic - [Independent Living (157)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/independent-living) - [Assisted Living (105)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/assisted-living) - [Residents + Staff (103)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/residents-staff) - [Wellness Tips (101)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/wellness-tips) - [In the News (81)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/news) - [Information & Assistance (53)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/information-assistance) - [Testimonials (50)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/reviews) - [Philanthropy (43)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/giving) - [Eskaton Village Carmichael (35)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/eskaton-village-carmichael) - [About Eskaton (34)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/eskaton) - [Ask the Expert (30)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/ask-the-expert) - [LifeBios by Students (23)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/lifebios) - [Senior Living Community (19)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/senior-living-community) - [Age is Beautiful (18)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/age-is-beautiful) - [Celebrating Diversity (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/celebrating-diversity) - [Living with Dementia (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/memory) - [Memory Care (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/memory-care) - [Technology (14)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/technology) - [Signs it is Time for Help (13)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/signs-it-is-time-for-help) - [Well-Being Philosophy (13)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/well-being-philosophy) - [Senior Living (12)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/senior-living) - [Emotional Health (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/emotional-health) - [Fall Prevention (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/fall-prevention) - [Kids Connection (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/kids-connection) - [Heart Health (5)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/heart-health) ## Wellness Tips: 10 Ways To Improve Brain Function 1. **Avoid sugar** – large amounts of sugar in the diet over time can disrupt the ability to think clearly 2. **Put away the calculator** – doing math without a calculator trains the type of memory we use to store information for immediate use. 3. **Work out** – aerobic exercise keeps the blood pumping; if it’s good for your heart it’s good for your brain. 4. **Improve sleep** – good quality sleep is critical for learning and memory. 5. **Be social** – a recent study showed that people with more active social lives had a slower rate of memory decline. 6. **Relax** – chronic stress damages the hippocampus which is the portion of the brain that helps form new memories and recall old ones. 7. **Test your recall** – make a grocery list, memorize it, and leave the list at home to do your shopping. 8. **Turn off the navigation app** – navigating gives your spatial intelligence a work out. 9. **Learn something new** – a language, how to cook, how to play a game such as Sudoku or chess. 10. **Drink green tea** – it contains polyphenols which are antioxidants that can protect against brain cell damage. Drinking green tea regularly may improve mental alertness, enhance memory, and even slow down aging of the brain.   Sources: [http://www.helpguide.org/articles/memory/how-to-improve-your-memory.htm](http://www.helpguide.org/articles/memory/how-to-improve-your-memory.htm) [http://examinedexistence.com/21-things-you-can-do-to-work-out-your-brain/](http://examinedexistence.com/21-things-you-can-do-to-work-out-your-brain/)   ### Share This Post! - - - ## Get in touch! Feel free to contact us to learn more about all of our senior care services. [![Logo REV](https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20REV.png?width=1500&height=322&name=Logo%20REV.png "Logo REV")](https://eskaton.org) © 2025 Eskaton • All Rights Reserved - - - -