Want to boost your memory? Simply start cooking

Cooking helps to activate your brain regions associated with a sense of smell, touch, sight and taste. @shutterstock Do you often find it difficult to remember where you kept your car keys or your partner’s birthday? These incidents may initially give you the tag of a ‘forgetful professor’ which you may enjoy, tacitly though. But what if these goof-ups become frequent and start interfering with your functional life? Well, the frequency and magnitude of such events may act as a cue to your dwindling memory. Don’t ignore them. As you age, your memory and other cognitive abilities start to decline . The ability to grasp and retain new information goes downhill. “Here age does not only stand for how old you are according to the day you were born ( chronological age) but also refers to how old do you feel in terms of your health ( biological age ),” says Dr Prahlad Kumar Sethi, Senior Neurology Consultant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. Your biological age is determined by various factors such as your lifestyle, genetics, the food that you eat, diseases and other conditions. “If you are a 30-year-old who has an extremely unhealthy lifestyle and food habits then the possibility is that your biological age is much more than 30,” adds Dr Sethi. So, your biological age, which is dependent on various lifestyle and genetic factors, is a crucial determinant of your cognitive skills including memory. “A healthy brain lives in a healthy body. Starting from a young age, one must follow a routine of healthy eating, regular exercise, and sleeping at the right time for a sharp mind,” says Dr Sethi. Here is a list of a few simple yet effective activities that you can incorporate in your daily routine to rev up your memory. Start […]

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