| To maintain normal function, the brain must receive a | | | | Health issues like allergies, candidiasis, stress, thyroid |
| certain combination of nutrients and oxygen in order | | | | problems, hypoglycemia, and diabetes affect aging |
| to serve you properly, and that includes general | | | | and memory loss directly. |
| health down to remembering where you left your | | | | Alcohol, drugs, environmental toxins like free radicals |
| keys. | | | | contribute to these conditions and can also affect |
| But the brain needs more than that to maintain your | | | | memory loss directly as well. |
| memory. It also needs neurotransmitters and the | | | | The following ten questions form part of a common |
| nutrients that help them function and as well as | | | | test as they cover both the short and the long term |
| protection from a variety of environmental toxins. | | | | memory and also test for orientation as well. |
| Specifically, in order to maintain proper brain health | | | | · How old are you? |
| and a good memory, you must have enough B | | | | · What is your date of birth? |
| vitamins and amino acids. | | | | · What day is it today? |
| Even if you take supplements, if you have a high | | | | · What month are we in? |
| amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood, | | | | · What year is it? |
| then you lose the benefits of these nutrients. | | | | · When was the first world war? |
| These are blockers to blood flow and the blood is | | | | · What is the name of the President / Prime |
| the only way for your nutrients to get to the brain. | | | | Minister? |
| When your brain is deprived the blood and nutrients it | | | | · Where are you now? |
| needs, the health of your memory suffers. | | | | · Can you please count backwards from 20 to |
| Have you ever been in the middle of a sentence and | | | | 1? |
| had the word you were about to say escape you? | | | | · Tell them an address, then ask them to repeat |
| This could be your brain giving you a hint that it | | | | it back to you after five minutes. |
| needs more nutrients. | | | | Although the test is deceptively easy it is also very |
| These nutrients directly support the | | | | useful as it's quick, cheap, non-evasive and helps |
| neurotransmitters that are like electrical connections | | | | diagnose Alzheimer's disease or dementia and gives |
| in the brain, helping you pass impulses and information | | | | an indication of the areas in the patient's memory |
| back and forth to where they need to be. | | | | that may be affected. |
| Aging, also, affects memory loss, but there are other | | | | To combat memory loss, eat well and drink lots of |
| conditions that may speed up aging, which in turn, | | | | water. Rest, exercise, and avoid smoking, drugs, and |
| debilitates your memory and may include diseases | | | | excessive amounts alcohol. Stay away from stress |
| such as Alzheimer's and forms of dementia. | | | | and if your memory loss continues, consult a doctor. |