11 tricks and tips to get the most from your memory, from Harvard Men's Health Watch

Do you often find yourself marching around the house in a huff, searching for misplaced car keys or eyeglasses? It's frustrating, to be sure, but not inevitable – and there are things you can do to prevent such memory lapses, explains the cover story in the September 2012 issue of the Harvard Men's Health Watch.

"Most people get a little more forgetful with aging, but there are some simple things you can do to prevent memory slips and help your brain to learn and remember better," says Dr. Anne Fabiny, chief of geriatrics at Cambridge Health Alliance and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.