What to Do After Noticing Memory Loss
Well I think, it’s important to recognize that we all are to experience memory changes as we age. Unfortunately, this is really common and we are going to not be able remember somebody’s name, as well as we did when we are on our twenties. Or have just misplaced things or not feels as organized to a, or you know, especially if we’re juggling lots of different responsibilities, which many of us are.
We’re working; we’re taking care of our families. We’re trying to do an amazing array of activities, but what is important to recognize is that when you have difficulty being independent, that’s when you should start to worry. So if you we’re having difficulty maybe paying your bills. I guess all of us can forget to pay a bill now and then. But if you forget to the point where your electricity is getting shut off or you forget to pay your rent or your mortgage, then you are—that’s impeding your ability to really live and be independent. So that’s really, those are signs that you really need to get some help.
For those of us who are experiencing kind of normal aging memory loss but in abnormal memory loss of aging, then one of the best things to do is to take a good care of ourselves as possible. What we often talk about is what is good for the heart is good for the brain. And there are a lot of cardiovascular, there’s a cardiovascular relationship where finding to Alzheimer’s disease.
So the more we exercise, the more we eat right nutritionally, the more we—it’s also there’s also that use it or lose it theory. We need to stay as active and keep our mind as active as possible. People talk about doing some crossword puzzles. I always say if you enjoy crossword puzzles, do crosswords puzzles. But if you enjoy doing other things like going to an art museum or going to a concert or dancing or doing something requires mental and physical abilities is really ideal then that’s what you do.
You really just stay as active as possible and don’t isolate yourself. Get together with friends and so have it as healthy life as you can.
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