Increasing your Memory

In this day and age there are pills to help you maintain a good memory. There are simple steps that you can do to increase recall and memory. Why not do the daily crossword. There are several in the newspaper and from the news racks you can purchase a small book full of crosswords. By doing crosswords on a daily basis will not increase your memory however you are working your brain power. You are using thought process. Another method of using your brain power is to play concentration with a deck of cards. If you take the ace through nine and take only the pairs of these and shuffle the cards and place them in rows and then try to match them and remember where their mates are. Another method of increasing your brain power is finding a really good anagram game, or make them up yourself. For example take your name and see how many words you can make from it. If your name is BOB, choose something different like a month of the year or a holiday such as Christmas. See how many words you can make. Many of us forget from time to time that a simple game like hangman is also good for the brain. By playing hangman with a child, you are working on increasing brain power. It not only gets your mind off of stressful things you are enjoying time with a loved on. By practicing these fun games and doing them on a daily basis, will lead into increasing your memory.

Living with a Diabetic

Living with a diabetic has been made easier with all the sugar free offerings there are to choose from. There are gift baskets, to ice cream, and many drinks now too have no regular sugar. By taking into consideration that your mate is diabetic then it should be no problem in changing your home to just sugar free items, from sweetener to lower sugar items. By having on hand a small amount of regular sugar incase of company will not tempt the diabetic. If you choose to have a chocolate snack then, purchase something that will not harm your mate's sugar counts for the day. Peanuts, or rather items with protein in the evenings can aid in bringing down the sugar count and help process the sugar intake. Cinnamon can also have the same effect. These have not been proved in studies, however in diabetic guides you many see these featured, as it does help in some. Remember anything white will increase your sugar counts. By paying attention to this you will find that cooking is easier, brown rice instead of white rice, all grain spaghetti instead of regular, and so on. If you are the chef in the family and your diabetic there are many books on cooking with sugar free products. There are many printed on sweets and many that you can make for dinner or other meals as well. Take time to plan a dinner. Include your recipes in your shopping list. Take time to plan and you will find that you and your partner are sure to gobble up the great food that you make.