Posts Tagged ‘forgetfulness’
New book outlines the five lifestyle pillars to “build a better brain at any age”
Like many people over 60, I sometimes lose my keys or forget the names of favorite films. When I do, it makes me wonder: Is this the beginning of cognitive decline? Or, worse, am I fated to follow in the footsteps of my mother, who died of Lewy-body dementia in her 70s? According to neurosurgeon Sanjay…
Read MoreDr. Gary Small’s The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: Brain Fog
(Editor’s Note: what follows is an excerpt from Dr. Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan’s new book, The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases) CHAPTER TEN Brain Fog Summer 1990 Gigi and I had moved to Studio City, about a forty-minute commute to UCLA. On weekends, we often went…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Prevention and Diagnostic Tests
Roundup of several insightful articles and recent research: Fish Oil May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s (Washington Post) — “The omega‑3 fatty acids found in fish oil might play an important role in preventing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a research team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).” — “Publishing in the Dec. 26 issue of the…
Read MoreBrain Coach Answers: Is “placenta brain” real? I can’t remember anything ever since I got pregnant!
Q: Is “placenta brain” real? I am 6 months pregnant and can’t remember anything ever since I got pregnant! A: Yes, in the third trimester.
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