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That\u2019s a question I hear from patients several times a week. The inquirer, usually a woman in her late forties or early fifties, knows for certain something is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy brain\u2019s turned to mush.\u201d \u201cI handle my company\u2019s finances and I don\u2019t trust myself to add up a column of figures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t find the right word for something. My sentences have gaps. I think I must look pretty desperate, Dr. Edelman.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s Edelberg\u201d I say. \u201cSee what I mean?\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not your imagination. Your brain does change over time and there\u2019s a term for it–age-related memory loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you age, you\u2019ll discover it takes longer to learn new material, but once you do learn it, you\u2019ll retain the material well. Your brain is able to recall older information more readily than newer stuff, which is why you can recite the words of a TV commercial from your childhood, but have difficulty remembering the name of the person you were just introduced to. You may recall the color of your prom dress but not what you ate for breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any good news? Indeed there is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it\u2019s unlikely you\u2019re developing Alzheimer\u2019s. Most people who do are not aware that anything\u2019s going wrong. Those who actually are suffering from this condition, when confronted with declining brain function, usually deny it. Your very concern about your mental function is good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, you can reverse, or at least slow down, a lot of this, so that looking back a few months from now, you can honestly say \u201cI believe my brain is getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In honor of our brains, for the next several weeks our health tips will address the reasons–besides just getting older–why your brain could be acting up. We\u2019ll also offer some easy steps you can take to reverse this unpleasantness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be well,
David Edelberg, MD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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