Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MDAlzheimer's is a common form of dementia (senility) affecting almost 5 million Americans. As our population ages, this is an area that drug companies believe may be quite profitable, so there is heavy advertising being done for the medication...
Kathleen BarnesDepression, anxiety, panic, obsessions, addiction and memory loss are problems faced an increasing number of people. Friends, family and sadly, even doctors, often tell you that self-discipline, "getting over it," or long-term psychotherapy are the...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouNo, memory loss is not inevitable as we age, but we’d be very fortunate to avoid it happening. Memory starts to decline imperceptibly in early adulthood (Alzheim Dis Assoc Disord, 2003; 17: 162-7); by age 65, about 40 per cent of us will have...
* Don’t isolate yourself. A MacArthur Foundation study found that keeping close contacts with others and remaining involved in other people’s lives predicted successful ageing (Kahn RL, Rowe JW. Successful Aging. New York: Pantheon, 1998).
* Take a
Memory loss is something we all fear as we age. After all, memory is what makes us who and what we are, as having access to the huge database in our brain is integral to our very concept of ourselves. We can’t survive independently without it...
I hope Penny Pullen (WDDTY no 15 no 11) has noticed an improvement in her health after having her mercury fillings removed. I had most of mine removed, but was not given the necessary vitamins or care to ensure mercury did not flood my system.
Reader's Corner
The MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan is a screening technique that has been in use since the early 1980s. It can provide a detailed picture of your body’s soft tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord.
Re your special report on memory loss (WDDTY vol 16 no 3), with increasing years, I notice my memory slipping.
* Tranquillisers
* Beta-blockers
* Steroids such as prednisolone
* Epilepsy drugs such as Zonegran
