How can someone so young be so forgetful?

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Not long after entering the door

"Hey, where are my keys?"

People walking

"Well, what am I going to do?"

The two chatted

“I was just about to say something.”

I don't know since when, young people have been asking this question more and more frequently. Isn't it only the elderly who become forgetful? How come someone so young is already forgetful?

Memory decline, also known as "amnesia," is believed in traditional Chinese medicine to be caused mainly by: excessive thinking or overwork, chronic illness and aging leading to deficiency of qi, blood, yin, and essence, resulting in insufficient nourishment of the brain marrow; or consumption of rich and greasy foods causing phlegm and turbidity to accumulate and block the brain orifices; or negative emotions such as tension, anxiety, and depression causing emotional distress, liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, which obstruct the brain channels.

"High work pressure is the main cause of memory decline in young people"

In modern society, whether in work or life, the pace is very fast. Young people are the main force of society, facing intense competition and great pressure in work, life, and family. Firstly, frequent overtime and excessive worry can harm the heart and spleen; spleen deficiency cannot generate qi and blood, heart blood depletion cannot store the spirit, and the brain lacks nourishment, leading to forgetfulness. Secondly, due to fierce competition, negative emotions such as tension, anxiety, and depression easily cause liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis obstructing the brain channels, resulting in forgetfulness.

Besides work pressure, the usual lifestyle is also one of the reasons!

Modern young people have irregular work and life schedules, and staying up late is common, Traditional Chinese medicine believes that stress and staying up late can easily damage the liver and kidneys, leading to poor circulation of qi and blood, and the brain not receiving proper nourishment, resulting in forgetfulness.
Secondly, modern life is materially abundant, and young people indulge in rich and fatty foods while sitting for long periods with little physical activity, leading to weakened spleen and stomach functions. This impairs the digestion and metabolism of consumed food, resulting in the internal generation of phlegm and turbidity, which ascends to the brain orifices and causes forgetfulness.
Many modern young people have poor self-control, indulge in desires, are immoderate in sexual matters, leading to depletion of essence and marrow, resulting in brain nourishment loss and forgetfulness.
Fourth, smoking, drinking, etc. will cause memory loss.

"Adjusting your lifestyle can help improve your memory"

There are many methods to improve memory, mainly in the following aspects:

Reasonably arrange work and life, study and rest time, improve work efficiency, and at the same time, correctly handle personal gains and losses, establish correct outlooks on life and values. Through methods such as calming the mind, cultivating virtue with determination, regulating emotions, and maintaining psychological balance, keep the vital energy contained and not lost, maintain a healthy state of unity between body and spirit, and improve memory.

Adjust and improve your lifestyle:

First, ensure an adequate amount of sleep and try not to stay up late.
Secondly, pay attention to a reasonable diet; enhancing memory by adjusting the daily dietary structure is the most economical and effective method.
Moreover, regular exercise can promote the secretion of nerve growth factors in brain tissue, prevent brain function decline, enhance memory, and activate the brain. At the same time, it can also relieve stress and maintain a good mood.
Finally, you should restrain your desires, nourish your essence, and nourish your brain marrow to improve forgetfulness.

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