You're watching...

5 foods that improve your memory

Details

  • Description

    Tips from US memory champ Nelson Dellis

  • Duration 4:50
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Editor's Picks

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

-- we're so busy nowadays it's easy to forget names dates and all sorts of things but did you know there are some simple things you can do and foods that you can -- to boost.

Your memory our next guest trained himself.

To become the US -- memory champion.

Two years in a row and he's going to show us out here in studio is -- -- ten else excited I'm -- also we saw you in the tease and you're looking at a regular deck of cards yes Ed you were shuffling them.

And you memorized the -- blame.

Let us -- -- test your skill.

I'd say so six of spades.

-- club's -- heart's desire to protect.

King of hearts Jack of spades queen of spades.

Five of parts to clubs.

Queen of hearts -- For diamonds a -- seven of hearts yeah spades.

Jack of diamonds -- diamonds I can't upload your mind clear -- not in the states fund -- Think sentenced reject her it's -- clubs yeah.

You get -- -- to get the point so you did this how long it take you to memorize this act but -- minutes.

And it just.

Okay can you tell us how we do that you know also to do that's particular thing is it takes a bit of practice there's some techniques that anybody can learn it's pretty simple.

And then the rest is just practice as if -- go to the gym -- stronger you can do the -- with memory you're just always proud here you're working out your memory yes yes and US sign com.

Images exactly -- each card means some and to me other than what it's like six -- spades is actually.

The double.

The next card ace of clubs is an ex girlfriend of mine so I make these crazy stories.

I've heard of this -- that I have a high around the stories that I know it sounds like a lot of work but it's actually a lot easier for Brent understands how to -- a bit easier I think for all of us to do is eaten every enhance yes millions of practice is one thing and then -- -- -- -- specific way to try and help keep my mind sharp what's surfacing so.

-- -- I do a lot of blueberries and blackberries those are high in antioxidants which have helped produce fox added stress in the brain.

For making you think clear.

Some of these -- of vegetables and beats.

Just those are good for overall health and Mac and your body's good your -- -- good.

I'm one of my -- it's -- salmon.

From their high in Omega three which is this important Friday asked for permission right I've heard people take a -- -- -- -- -- -- inflammation that's good because inflammation of the brain is bad -- can you just take fish -- and -- -- -- -- you can yeah and that's actually probably easier way and for those were vegetarian don't -- About fish -- you can have some of these us.

-- let's hear how the DHA Omega three inside of them so tortillas some milk I'm actually take this this is algae.

And said about official well I think that -- -- and you are also a big advocate for trying to raise alzheimer's awareness and to some help combat the disease would you do it on that front so I sort of charity either raise awareness for the disease and I climb mountains around the world.

I'm going -- and two weeks actually are you really.

So he had he had a tackle but yet.

I've tried once before are really close some -- -- republics on.

That's great because I didn't do you think that if we all work on exercise our -- that we can combat alzheimer's definitely so training your brain eating right.

And trying to stay fit overall is -- just.

The key points and you.

It you can check out climbed -- memory dot com to check out Nelson's charity also you are that -- down.

Championship the US -- memory championship is this again it's on Saturday -- and I'm gonna turn when it -- Wilson.

Also it's national pie day sadly I don't mean the desserts I mean -- three point one more extra mile.

Never known to most people -- 43 point one parent you know all I know there's no all of.

Pilot anti nausea delighted -- I've learned if you are usually know about fifteen Clinton but I learned -- -- a hundred.

For -- -- like OK yes we're still gonna lose that graphic and we would like to hear you recite -- all right come three point 1415926535.

89793238462643383.

27 -- 502884197169399.

Just -- some five.

1058209.

-- 4944.

592307.

A house tests thought did an awesome because it's hard pressed even know if this is a zero dollar and -- lost the graphic that we should have it up but you drive -- -- I think that you were right but you gotta keep going -- every -- and then you're gonna keep going can you pick up from there.

Yeah I -- before you do -- those who know three point 14 you can just -- another digit three point 141.

But season and then you stop everybody at a dinner party nicely got to -- and --