Posted by GregCo on March 31, 2003, at 15:18:18
In reply to Re: Memory, Concentration, Energy Problems...... » GregCo, posted by beardedlady on March 31, 2003, at 14:55:38
I wouldn't really define what I'm looking for as magic fixes. At one time medications for the relief of depression and for people who had a difficult time paying attention might have been considered a "magic fix"
As for my spatial problems, I was diagnosed with that when I was little, It has to do with knowing where you are in space. Everyone has varying levels of it. An expert diver or gymnist might be considers excellent spacially. A guy who walks out of a bathroom and can't remember rather to go left or right to get back to their seat at a restaurant would be considered poor spatial ability.
I went to a doctor a few years back and he told me I didn't have a problem in that area, he ascertained that by asking me to run, catch a ball and touch my thumb to each one of my fingers quickly. I did all of those trials well. From what I know that's not a real indicator of spatial ineptness though and fairly simple tests especially the finger test which I think has more to do with hand eye coordination which I'm very good at.
I recently learned that premature babies whose mothers smoked often had spatial difficulties which my mother did. From what I've read it's probably due to an underdeveloped frontal lobe in certain areas... I don't expect to find something that helps solve that problem but I was hoping I would find something that would help with some of my others.
As for Ginko Biloba I thought new study trials have shown only a marked improvement in elderly people who had lost some of their memory abilities.
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