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Your Risk Level for Alzheimer’s

Feb 29, 2020 · Jami Cooley, RN, CNWC · Memory

People joke about “senior moments,” those times when your brain goes blank mid-sentence, you forget your own phone number, or simple math becomes confusing. Perhaps you forget the names of friends, misplace things frequently, or rely on an extensive array of sticky notes, calendars, and lists to remember everyday activities. … Read More

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How To Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

Feb 1, 2020 · Lynne Christensen · Memory

For most individuals, an Alzheimer’s diagnosis will begin with a visit to your primary care provider. Your doctor will review your personal and family medical history, ask you about any symptoms you’ve experienced, review your medications, and give you a physical exam. He or she will likely administer a simple … Read More

Alzheimer’s Warning Signs

Jan 18, 2020 · Lynne Christensen · Memory

To help recognize the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, and to distinguish them from normal memory lapses, the Alzheimer’s Association has developed a checklist of common symptoms, Here are three of them. Short-Term Memory Loss For most people, memory loss is the first noticeable sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Early in … Read More

Acetylcholine Supplement: Use it to Improve Your Memory

Jan 8, 2020 · UHN Staff · Memory

If Alzheimer’s disease or dementia —or what might seem like natural memory loss—has affected you or someone you know, consider the benefits of increasing acetylcholine or using an acetylcholine supplement. Acetylcholine is an often-overlooked but critically necessary nutrient. Since the brain’s ability to create acetylcholine lessens as we age, the … Read More

Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease Include Memory, Language Difficulties

Jul 17, 2019 · Lynne Christensen · Memory

Many people fear that everyday acts of forgetfulness, such as not remembering where you put your car keys, are early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Although forgetfulness can be an early warning sign, the memory loss of Alzheimer’s disease is more serious than normal age-related memory difficulties. Misplacing your keys only … Read More

10 Memory Improvement Tips to Try Now

Jul 12, 2019 · UHN Staff · Memory

Although research has yet to uncover a means of preventing Alzheimer’s, there is evidence that actively engaging your mind to “cement memories” can help preserve them as you age. And the earlier you start working on your memory, the better. Below, we outline some memory improvement tips that may help … Read More

Worried About Forgetfulness? Here’s How to Tell If It’s Serious

Jul 8, 2019 · Susan Jimison Vitek · Memory

Forgetfulness—a part of aging as familiar as wrinkles and graying hair—can be a source of worry for many seniors. Is the growing tendency to forget words, recall names, or lose track of car keys normal... or is it an early sign of dementia? The good news is that in most … Read More

Brain Atrophy: Can It Be Reversed?

Jul 2, 2019 · Leonaura Rhodes, MD · Memory

The human brain is a truly remarkable and highly complex organ. Neurons are the brain cells that carry messages throughout the brain, nervous system, and body. It’s estimated that healthy adults have around 100 billion neurons, each connecting to 10,000 other neurons—an impressive network indeed! Brain atrophy "is a common … Read More

Dark Chocolate Benefits for Brain Health

Jun 5, 2019 · David Fryxell · Memory

The ancient Olmec, Mayan, and Aztec peoples were onto something about the benefits of chocolate when they began consuming it, mostly in the form of cocoa beverages, some 3,500 years ago. Today science is finding that phytochemical compounds called flavanols found in dark chocolate—the darker, the better—and cocoa have cardiovascular … Read More

What Is Lewy Body Dementia?

May 30, 2019 · UHN Staff · Memory

Dementia is frustrating. It causes tremendous heartache and anguish for so many families. As you can imagine, struggling with any type of dementia is difficult enough, but the burden is doubled when an incorrect diagnosis is made. Unfortunately, that’s often the case when it comes to Lewy body dementia, a … Read More

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