Mac freezes and every slow, says free only 69MB (with pic)

Hello,
I have a MBP 2.26 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo - 2 GB RAM running Lion. For the past couple of months when running Snow leopard it randomly freezes and its slowly down completely and its happening even after updrading to Lion.
I have taken a screen shot of the system memory and it says out of 2GB i have only 69MB left, is this what's causing the slow down. Should I buy an extra 2GB RAM and also will the 2.26GHZ will be able to handle 4GB of RAM
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you

First, open Disk Utility, click on your internal disk on the sidebar, then click "Repair Disk"
Problems related to unexpected system sleep, shutdown, lights or fans call for an SMC reset:
Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Resetting the SMC on Mac portables with a battery you can remove
Shut down the computer.
Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
Remove the battery (to remove the battery - click here: MacBook or MacBook Pro).
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.

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