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A good multivitamin/multimineral, COQ10 and fish oils or Omega-3/6 supplements ensures an adequate supply of nutrients: Testing for homocysteinePatrick Holford is an advocate of testing for homocysteine as poor memory and concentration are often a sign that levels in the body are too high. It is an amino acid in the blood that in high levels is believed to predispose to serious illnesses such as Alzheimer's. Very few GPs test for this, so it is easier to send off for a test kit from YorkTest, (tel: 01904 410410). If levels are too high they can be reduced by supplementing Vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid, which are often combined in one supplement.Clearing clutterIt's hard to maintain good mental health if you have a lot of baggage from the past. Confusion can be caused by depression or unhappiness that may have arisen from past or recent events. Counselling can sometimes help and, as a side-effect of less confusion, you become more able to remember things."The only thing we ever claim to cure in counselling is confusion," according to Phillip Hodson, psychotherapist and Head of Media Relations at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). "Some people come to us saying that they can't remember any of their childhood and in several sessions they rediscover lost tracts of memory. Removing an emotional block can help people to know better who they are, where they've come from, and what has happened in their lives. "It is natural for memory problems to increase as life goes on. This is due to hormonal interference and the fact that the brain no longer records so well. People need to be a bit more yielding and not force it. We all forget some names and dates and try to make ourselves remember them, but when we stop thinking so hard, it almost always comes back. The unconscious mind retrieves it when the panic of forgetting has gone. "Learning to live with your brain is important. For instance, having systems like lists, or a 'mantra' you keep repeating like I do when I play cricket - to remember my trousers, gloves, bat and so on." Products
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