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- "Smoking weed causes memory and learning difficulties. It dulls your thinking, problem solving, and physical coordination. And it can interfere with your thinking for days or even weeks after you smoke. So frequent users may operate at a lower level all the time. Scientists still don’t know whether the changes marijuana makes to your brain are permanent." -WebMD
- "Alcohol might block your brain from converting new memories into the kinds that are stored for a long time in your mind. But it doesn’t interfere with older memories you had before drinking. Nor will it keep you from making new short-term memories while you’re drinking. The more booze you have at one time, the more it affects your memory." -WebMD
- "Vegetables like broccoli and leafy green ones like spinach are great for your heart as well as your memory. People who ate them had a much slower memory decline in one study. Foods high in folic acid such as lentils, peas, and fortified cereals could also help your memory. Same goes for fish, mainly because it’s high in brain-developing omega-3 fatty acids. You might even get a memory perk from omega-3s in the form of a dietary supplement." -WebMD
- "A 2011 study showed that people who regularly worked crossword puzzles late in life slowed their rate of memory loss by 2.5 years. That’s regardless of how educated they were or what else they did to stay busy. Leisurely activities like reading, board games, musical instruments, dancing, as well as being social and exercising have all been linked to lower dementia risks. Memory loss is a common symptom of dementia." -WebMD
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