The Total

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to a Healthy
Memory
by Frank Shallenberger, MD
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 The Total Solution
to a Healthy Memory
Many of us joke about “senior moments.”
But when they start happening to you more
often, they’re not funny at all. Instead, they’re
frustrating, embarrassing, and perhaps even
worrisome.
For example, do you ever walk into a
room—and forget what you went in to get? Run
into someone you haven’t seen lately—and can’t
recall their name? Misplace your glasses or your
house keys?
It’s ironic. Just when you’ve got all this
wisdom and experience under your belt, your
brain is no longer “old reliable.” You never
know when it’s going to trip you up, frustrate
you, embarrass you, or make you wonder if
you’re starting to lose your marbles.
The good news is, scientists
just discovered what causes
these frequent memory lapses
— and how to stop them fast…
Researchers at Harvard, Stanford, Johns
Hopkins, Duke, UCLA, and other top universi-
ties recently discovered three hidden triggers
that cause frequent memory lapses and mental
decline. They’re the missing link scientists have
been seeking for years!
And thanks to a new breakthrough, it’s
now possible to switch off these hidden trig-
gers—and even reverse years of brain aging.
That means you can enjoy a “steel trap” memo-
ry, crystal-clear thinking, and laser-like focus—
in just 30 days or even less.
It all starts with reversing this first hidden
trigger…
Hidden trigger #1: Your brain
wiring is going haywire
You know what it’s like to forget a name,
misplace your keys, or lose your train of thought.
Now scientists know why these memory lapses
happen: they’re due to a common brain-wiring
snafu that starts in middle age.
This brain-wiring snafu makes it harder to
send vital messages from one part of your brain
to another. Somewhere along the line, they get
hopelessly lost. And suddenly, you can’t remem-
ber for the life of you where you parked your car.
So what makes your brain wiring go hay-
wire? Scientists believe it all has to do with the
white matter that protects nerves, called myelin.
Myelin is like the rubber that covers electri-
cal wires. If the rubber wears down and the wires
become exposed, they fray and become damaged.
Once this happens, they don’t conduct electricity
as well.
The same thing happens with myelin in your
brain. Myelin protects your nerves, so messages
can travel along them without getting corrupted,
scrambled, or diverted along the way. But the prob-
lem is, myelin starts to wear out as you get older.
According to UCLA researchers, as myelin
deteriorates, nerve fibers begin to fray. These
frayed nerves don’t transmit messages as well. As
a result, you become more and more forgetful.
But that’s not the only
reason your memory begins
to fail you…
To add insult to injury, you also produce
fewer neurotransmitters as you age.
Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals needed to
promote memory, enhance learning, and calm
your mind so you can concentrate. They’re the
fuel your brain needs to run.
When the myelin in your brain starts to wear
out, you produce fewer neurotransmitters. That’s
because you only make these vital brain chemi-
cals whenever a brain cell receives a message. If
your brain cells aren’t receiving messages due to
worn-out myelin, you’re not going to make
enough neurotransmitters.
This means you’re stuck with worn-out
myelin AND a deficiency of neurotransmitters,
often by the time you hit middle age. So what
does this cruel combination do to your memory
and thinking?
Harvard researchers prove
“double whammy” effect
Harvard University researchers wanted to
look at the effects of these brain-wiring changes.
So they studied a group of younger and older
adults between the ages of 18 to 93. They had the
adults perform various tests on memory, thinking,
and learning.
But that’s not all. The researchers also took
pictures of the people’s brains using a test similar
to an MRI. They found the older adults had more
myelin damage and fewer neurotransmitters than
the younger adults did.
So not surprisingly, the older adults’ brains
didn’t transmit messages as well. This explains
why they didn’t score as high on the memory
tests as the younger adults.
If you want to stay mentally sharp as you
age, it’s crucial to maintain healthy myelin and
produce plenty of neurotransmitters. I’ll tell you
how you can do both in a moment. But first, let
me tell you about another brain change that
affects your memory…
Hidden trigger #2:
Your brain is getting slower
by the minute
Senior moments are bad enough. But you
may also have noticed you’re more easily distract-
ed. Perhaps your mind wanders when someone is
talking, or you can’t stay focused on what’s in
front of you.
A group of researchers decided to look at
why people get more distracted as they age. So
they took a group of young adults aged 18 to 30,
and a group of older adults aged 60 to 77.
Each person performed a simple memory test
—with a twist: while the memory test contained
information to help people complete a mental
task, it also contained information meant to be
distracting.
The researchers found that the younger
adults had no problems blocking out this irrele-
vant information. But the older adults had a
harder time not being distracted by it, or couldn’t
block it out at all. So they didn’t do as well on
the test.
When the researchers looked at why the
older adults couldn’t block out this information,
they made a surprising discovery. The older
adults’ brains were slightly slower than the
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younger adults’ brains, by about 200 milliseconds.
The difference is very slight, but it’s all it
takes to weaken your memory and focus. Just a
fraction of a second can interrupt a memory in the
making — whether it’s forgetting what you walked
into a room to get, or what you were about to say.
So that train of thought gets completely lost
instead of ending up in your “working memory.”
Why you keep losing your
train of thought
Working memory is that mental space at the
forefront of your mind. It’s where you put infor-
mation you want to have available, but you’re not
sure yet if you need to store it long-term. It’s sim-
ilar to RAM, or Random Access Memory, in a
computer. RAM allows your computer to work
with more information at the same time without
storing it.
When your working memory is working prop-
erly, it helps you block out distractions…keep
focused on a task so you can finish it…stay on track
during conversations…play games like chess…and
avoid misplacing your glasses or car keys.
The problem is, your working memory is
vulnerable to a little-known age-related threat:
inflammation. Just as inflammation can run amok
in your joints or other parts of your body, it can
run amok in your brain. And the trigger is often
certain foods, toxins, allergens, or even stress.
This repeated exposure causes powerful
immune cells in your brain to produce more
inflammatory chemicals than you need. These
excess inflammatory chemicals then go into over-
drive. They kill off perfectly healthy neurons, or
brain cells—and take a direct hit on your work-
ing memory.
That’s why it becomes harder to concentrate.
You can’t recall information as easily. And your
train of thought gets completely lost.
But there’s one more hidden trigger that
speeds up brain aging…
Hidden trigger #3:
Your brain is under constant
attack from free radicals
Long before you start to notice memory lapses
or trouble focusing, other changes are happening
in your brain. These changes are due to decades of
exposure to free radicals and other toxins.
As you may know, free radicals are unstable
molecules that damage your body. It’s as if they
rust out your brain. Over time, this build-up of
brain rust damages your cells. It can also cause
dangerous amyloid plaques to form in your brain.
This brain rust also destroys mitochondria,
the energy-producing power plants in your cells.
As a result, your brain doesn’t make enough
energy to work efficiently. This makes your
brain slow down even more.
What’s worse, you’re also exposed to heavy
metals and toxins like lead, mercury, aluminum,
arsenic, pesticides, and others that poison your
brain and speed up mental decline. And studies
show the damage from these toxins begins years
before you notice any symptoms.
You can see how even a normal, healthy per-
son can’t avoid the natural consequences of aging
on the brain. Inflammation kills off healthy brain
cells…your brain wiring doesn’t work as well as
it used to…your brain gets slower…and decades
of free radicals attacking your brain begin to take
their toll.
But now there’s an easy way to combat
inflammation, correct this brain-wiring snafu,
make your brain work faster, and undo the dam-
age done by free radicals and toxins.
Announcing a new break-
through that makes your brain
perform like it did before you
hit middle age
My name is Dr. Frank Shallenberger, and I’m
a practicing M.D. I’m also editor of the popular
health advisory Second Opinion and past editor
of Real Cures.
For years, my patients and readers have
asked me for a solution to their memory prob-
lems. I’ve always recommended a healthy diet
and regular exercise. But there are now dozens of
exciting studies that show several cutting-edge
nutrients can make a dramatic difference.
I wanted to find a supplement I could recom-
mend that contained these powerful nutrients. I
looked at dozens of memory supplements on the
market. But when I compared their formulas to
recent studies, all of them fell short. They were
either out-of-date, left out some of the most
important ingredients, or skimped on potencies.
That’s why I helped create my own formula I
could use with patients and recommend to oth-
ers. It’s called Advanced Memory Formula and
contains the most cutting-edge nutrients for
memory and brain health.
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Tens of thousands of people have used this
formula to boost their memory and focus, enjoy
enhanced mental clarity, and protect their brains
against the many threats we face as they age.
That’s because Advanced Memory Formula helps
you reverse the three hidden triggers for mental
decline I just told you about.
That’s right, you can stop the damage and
even undo it. This means you can make your
brain perform like it did before you hit middle
age. No other supplement I’ve seen does this!
Here’s how it works…
Fixes brain wiring so you
dramatically improve your
memory
I explained earlier how the myelin in your
brain begins to wear out and you don’t produce
enough neurotransmitters as you age. These
changes affect your brain wiring and lead to
memory loss, fuzzy thinking, and brain fog.
But now scientists have discovered three
powerful nutrients that put your brain wiring
back on track. These nutrients actually rebuild
worn-out myelin and increase your production of
neurotransmitters! You get all three of these
nutrients in Advanced Memory Formula.
The first nutrient is similar to L-Carnitine,
an amino acid that boosts energy production in
your body’s cells. It’s called Acetyl L-Carnitine, or
ALC for short.
While L-Carnitine energizes and supports
your heart, ALC does the same for your brain.
That’s because ALC crosses the blood-brain barri-
er and gets into your brain cells. It also repairs
damaged mitochondria, which helps your brain
work more efficiently.
But here’s what’s really amazing about ALC.
It actually…
Rebuilds worn-out myelin and
stops brain aging in its tracks
That’s right, research shows ALC rebuilds
worn-out myelin. This means your brain can send
messages more easily so you feel quicker on your
feet…even if you’ve already started to notice
memory problems.
In fact, Stanford University School of
Medicine did a study of 334 adults—all of whom
were suffering from serious mental decline.
Researchers were stunned by the results.
 Those adults taking ALC became less forget-
ful and showed fewer signs of mental decline than
those taking a placebo. That’s pretty incredible
for people already suffering from serious memory
problems.
In spite of this study and many more like it,
supplement makers often skimp on this crucial
nutrient or leave it out completely. But I made
sure I included ALC in Advanced Memory
Formula. And it’s in a potency that can make a
dramatic difference in your memory and focus.
Now let me tell you about another nutrient
you get in this formula that helps your brain pro-
duce more of the neurotransmitters you need to
stay sharp…
Restores lost neurotransmit-
ters for a steel-trap memory
Starting in middle age, your brain begins to
make fewer neurotransmitters. One of these neu-
rotransmitters is acetylcholine. You need acetyl-
choline so you can remember what you walked
into a room to get…find your misplaced car
keys…or learn someone’s name and recall it later.
To make acetylcholine, your brain needs a
nutrient called choline. But you don’t get as
much choline to your brain as you get older, since
your body has a harder time breaking it down
and using it. So you often end up with a choline
— and acetylcholine — deficiency.
The good news is, when you increase the
amount of choline that gets to your brain, it has a
dramatic effect on your memory. In a recent study
involving adults ages 50 to 80, people who took
choline reported having HALF as many “senior
moments” — such as forgetting names or losing
things—as before. What’s more, they saw this dra-
matic improvement in just 5 weeks or less!
Choline is so powerful at boosting your
body’s production of acetylcholine, research sug-
gests it can create the equivalent of a “super
brain,” with long-lasting effects. A Duke
University study showed that giving choline to
rats produced vastly superior brains with more
neuronal connections. The rats demonstrated
increased learning ability and better memory
recall, both of which lasted into old age.
How to give yourself a “super
brain” in 5 weeks or less
You can take choline in supplement form, but
it often has a fishy smell or taste to it. That’s why I
recommend a better form of choline that doesn’t
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have this fishy smell or taste. What’s more, it gets
into your brain much more easily than pure choline.
This better absorbed form is Alpha-
Glycerylphosphorylcholine, or Alpha-GPC. I
included the ideal amount in Advanced Memory
Formula. When you take Alpha-GPC, your brain
starts producing more acetylcholine almost
instantly. In no time, your mind can feel as crisp
and clear as it did decades ago!
Over 20 studies involving more than 5,000
patients have shown repeatedly that Alpha-GPC
increases alertness, boosts learning, and revital-
izes mental performance.
What’s more, studies show it can even
improve memory and mental clarity in people
with severe mental decline.
If Alpha-GPC can have such a dramatic
effect in these serious cases, imagine what it can
do if you’re simply putting up with occasional
forgetfulness and brain fog. Before long, your
friends and family will marvel at your steel-
trap memory!
Now let me tell you about another nutrient
in Advanced Memory Formula that helps your
brain perform as if you were years younger…
Filters out distractions and
calms frazzled nerves
If you often can’t remember what you went
to the grocery store for or have a hard time stay-
ing focused, it could be because your brain isn’t
making enough GABA.
GABA is a crucial neurotransmitter that
calms your mind and filters out distractions.
When you don’t make enough of it, your thinking
gets cloudy and you have trouble concentrating.
The good news is, you can easily boost your
body’s production of GABA with a natural herb.
This herb is called bacopa monnieri, or bacopa
for short.
Bacopa contains memory chemicals that help
your body make more GABA. They also repair
damaged nerve cell connections, so your brain
can send and receive messages more easily.
At least 14 recent studies confirm bacopa
improves memory and boosts retention of new
information. In one study, researchers found peo-
ple who took bacopa did a better job of recalling
lists of 15 words after they were read aloud. They
also had an easier time blocking out distractions.
Another way bacopa improves memory is to
soothe frazzled nerves and help you handle stress
better. Stress affects your memory, making you
more forgetful and even accident-prone. So reduc-
ing stress actually boosts your mental performance!
Many people who take bacopa regularly
notice they feel less stressed and even sleep bet-
ter. One study showed bacopa lowered anxiety
levels by about 20 percent.
As you can see, bacopa can sharpen your
memory, improve your concentration, and bring
you many other health benefits. Yet you’d have a
hard time finding this well-researched herb in
any memory supplement. That’s why I made sure
I put it in Advanced Memory Formula, in the
right form and amount so you get the results
seen in studies. But that’s not all…
Bulletproofs your brain cells
against killer toxins
I’ve also included a potent, antioxidant-like
compound, called luteolin, in Advanced Memory
Formula. Luteolin is found in many plants,
including carrots, peppers, celery, and rosemary.
New research shows luteolin bulletproofs
your brain cells against killer toxins. It also
restores working memory.
That’s because unlike most other plant com-
pounds, luteolin is able to cross the blood-brain
barrier. So it actually gets into your brain. This
allows it to block the production of inflammatory
chemicals that destroy healthy brain cells.
Here are the amazing results of one recent
study, published in the Journal of Nutrition.
Researchers looked at the effect of luteolin on
immune cells in the brain. They took some of
these immune cells and exposed them to a toxin.
The immune cells reacted to the toxin by
increasing their production of inflammatory
chemicals. These chemicals then killed the sur-
rounding brain cell—almost immediately!
Now here’s the amazing part. The
researchers then repeated the experiment, but
with a twist. Before adding the toxin, they treat-
ed the immune cells with luteolin. Result: The
cells treated with luteolin didn’t make nearly as
many inflammatory chemicals— and the sur-
rounding brain cells survived!
The researchers next turned their attention
to the effects of luteolin on working memory.
They gave older mice and younger mice either a
control diet or one that included luteolin.
After four weeks, the researchers had the
mice swim through a water maze. They then gave
the mice a series of clues to help them find a hid-
den platform to exit the maze. Result: The mice
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that were fed luteolin found the platform much
faster than the mice that were not fed luteolin.
And here’s something even more remark-
able: The older mice that were fed luteolin per-
formed better than younger mice! Researchers
believe luteolin can have the same anti-aging
effects on working memory in humans.
I just told you how Advanced Memory
Formula helps repair worn-out myelin, restores
lost neurotransmitters, makes your brain wiring
work better, and wipes out brain inflammation.
Now let me explain how this formula can help
improve the function of brain cells and help you
feel sharper than you have in years.
Makes your brain perform
like it did when you were
decades younger
You know that mental lift you get when you
go for a jog or a brisk walk? Thanks to a new dis-
covery, you can get the same brain-boosting effect
you get from exercising. It not only can help keep
your brain young, it can protect your memory and
boost your mental performance.
This new discovery is called NeuroFactor™
and I’ve just added it to Advanced Memory
Formula. That’s because this powerful, newlydis-
covered ingredient is the first and only natural
compound that’s been shown in human studies to
do something amazing. It significantly increases a
memory-boosting protein called “brain-derived
neurotropic factor,” or BDNF.
BDNF is the master molecule in your brain
that helps build the complex infrastructure in
your brain. The more BDNF you have, the more
brain cells your brain makes and the stronger the
connections between them. Not only does this
sharpen your memory, focus, and alertness, it
can improve how you perform skilled tasks, like
driving a car.
Studies show your brain’s BDNF levels get a
big boost when you do vigorous exercise. In fact,
until now intense exercise was the only natural
way to raise BDNF levels significantly. But thanks
to NeuroFactor™, you can dramatically increase
BDNF without exercise.
This powerful, newly-discovered ingredient is
the first natural compound that’s been shown in
studies to significantly increase BDNF in humans.
In a doubleblind, placebo-controlled human clinical
study— the “gold standard” of research—
NeuroFactor™ increased BDNF by 143% on aver-
age. And that was within just two hours…with one
100 milligram dose!
 What’s more, this all-natural compound is
such a potent antioxidant, just one gram gives
you the same free radical fighting power as 625
grams of fresh blueberries…974 grams of strawber-
ries… 1,230 grams of raspberries…or 2,030 grams
of grapes!
You may think since NeuroFactor™ is derived
from a coffee plant, it’s the caffeine that makes
you feel sharper. But this brain-boosting extract
contains only trace amounts of caffeine—about as
much as you’d get in a cup of decaf coffee or tea.
What makes NeuroFactor™ so powerful is the
fact that it’s derived from the whole fruit of the
Coffea arabica plant. So it contains thousands of
beneficial compounds and phytochemicals found
only in the fruit of the plant. It’s these non-caf-
feinated components that naturally boost BDNF
levels…and neutralize toxic free radicals that
speed up brain aging.
I think you can see why I’m so excited about
NeuroFactor™. It’s one of the most promising
brain health breakthroughs I’ve seen in years!
Now let me tell you about another powerful nutri-
ent that helps your brain work faster, so you can
think and recall information as quickly as you did
in your younger days…
Simple secret speeds up
your brain for better learning
and focus
As I explained earlier, your brain gets grad-
ually slower as you age. You may not feel as
sharp and on top of things as you used to. But
now there’s a way to speed up your brain—
and make it work like the efficient machine of
your youth.
The secret is to make the cell membranes in
your brain as healthy as possible. Cell mem-
branes are a kind of “skin” that surrounds living
cells. But they do much more than protect cells
and keep them intact.
Cell membranes are the unsung heroes that
pump waste products like free radicals and toxins
out of your brain cells. They also ensure proper
cell-to-cell communication, so your brain can send
messages more easily.
When your cell membranes aren’t healthy,
they can’t do these important jobs. As a result, the
neurons that cell membranes are supposed to
protect don’t work properly. This slows your
brain response, making you more forgetful and
less focused.
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Noticeable improvements
in just 3 weeks!
Now there’s an easy way to keep your cell
membranes healthy—and your brain sharp as a
tack. How? By taking a nutrient called phos-
phatidylserine, or PS for short.
PS is a healthy brain fat that is the building
block in all cell membranes. You can’t have
healthy cell membranes without it. The problem
is, your body naturally makes less PS as you age
since you usually produce less energy.
You don’t get much PS from your diet either,
because it’s not found in most foods. So you can
see why it’s so important to supplement with PS,
particularly if you’ve begun to notice memory
problems. And it can make a big difference fast.
Just look at some of the incredible results
seen in studies. In one study, scientists looked at
149 patients aged 50 to 75. All of the patients had
been suffering from memory loss.
They gave half the patients PS and half a
placebo. After just 3 weeks, those taking PS
showed noticeable improvements in memory and
learning. That’s right, after just 3 weeks!
Cuts 12 years off your
“brain age”
These results were so impressive, the
researchers decided to look further. They found
that after 12 weeks, those people taking PS had
an easier time concentrating, remembering tele-
phone numbers, paying attention while driving,
and finding misplaced objects.
In fact, while the average age of the
participants was 64, their “brain age” tested
at 52. This means they tested as if they were 12
years younger!
Another study found nearly 9-in-10 people
with impaired memories who took PS noticed a
major improvement in just 6 weeks. Plus at least
61 other clinical trials and 2,800 research papers
show this supplement can improve memory, atten-
tion, verbal fluency, and overall mental function.
Advanced Memory Formula contains an easi-
ly absorbed complex of PS that gets to your cell
membranes quickly. Before long, you’ll feel sharp-
er, clearer, and more focused than you have in
years! Now let me tell you about another nutrient
that speeds up your brain and dramatically
improves your mental powers…
Boosts circulation to your
brain for improved memory
and thinking
It’s probably no surprise that when your
brain doesn’t get enough oxygen, your memory
and thinking suffer. Well, guess what? Right now
your brain could be starving of oxygen!
As you age, your circulation becomes more
sluggish. When you don’t get enough blood flow
to carry oxygen to your brain, you can suffer
memory loss and even serious mental decline.
The good news is, scientists now know how
to reverse this common effect of aging. They’ve
discovered an extract from the periwinkle plant
can boost blood flow to your brain—and give it
the increased oxygen it’s starving for.
This extract is called vinpocetine and it’s been
researched and used in Europe for more than two
decades. Studies show it helps people recall new
information more easily and feel more focused.
Even people suffering serious mental decline
notice a difference!
In one study, elderly patients with serious
memory impairment took either vinpocetine or a
placebo. Of those who took vinpocetine, 100%
scored better in memory tests after just 3 months
compared to those who took the placebo. You
heard me right, 100% of people who took vinpoce-
tine saw an improvement!
It’s no wonder I’m convinced vinpocetine can
make a big difference in your memory and think-
ing. Before long, you’ll notice fewer frustrating
searches for misplaced objects, fewer embarrassing
moments forgetting names and faces, and fewer
senior moments! You get the same amount of vin-
pocetine used in studies in Advanced Memory
Formula to keep your brain sharp and energized.
Now let me explain how this breakthrough
formula wards off free radicals and other toxins
that trigger mental decline…
Easy way to clear away
brain rust and fend off
toxic invaders
It’s impossible to avoid the third hidden trig-
ger for premature brain aging—a build-up of
brain rust. This brain rust is due to decades of
exposure to free radicals and other toxins.
Over time, this constant onslaught of free
radicals and toxins takes its toll. It kills off nerve
cells. It disables neurotransmitters. And it causes
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memory destroying amyloid plaques to form on
your brain.
But you can help fend off the damage and
protect your brain from future attacks. That’s
exactly what this next nutrient in Advanced
Memory Formula does for you…
Sharpens memory and makes
your brain “young” again
You already know antioxidants help ward off
the effects of free radical damage. One of the most
powerful antioxidants on the planet is the common
blueberry. USDA researchers now know blueber-
ries have the highest levels of free radical fighters
compared to over 40 other fruits and vegetables.
Blueberries are packed with potent plant
compounds called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins
are so powerful, they contain four times the free
radical fighting power of vitamin C.
Even more important, blueberries are one of
the few antioxidants that destroy free radicals that
attack your brain. They also combat inflammation,
protect neurons, and fend off amyloid plaques.
Studies show a daily dose of blueberries helps
you keep your memory sharp and stay coordinat-
ed as you age. One recent study looked at people
in their 70s suffering from poor memory.
The researchers split the people up into two
groups. One group consumed blueberry juice each
day, while the other drank a placebo. Result:
Those who drank blueberry juice scored much
higher on learning and memory tests. That’s
right, from simply drinking juice!
You can see why researchers believe blueber-
ries may be the ultimate memory food. But not
everyone can eat enough fresh blueberries every
day or drink glass after glass of blueberry juice to
enjoy their brain-boosting effects.
That’s why I included a concentrated blue-
berry extract in Advanced Memory Formula, so
you can easily ward off free radicals and make
your brain “young” again.
But that’s not all. You get another crucial
nutrient to fend off free radicals and slow brain
aging to a crawl…
Time-honored herb protects
vulnerable neurons and
brain tissues
As you may know, the herb ginkgo biloba is
good for circulation. Ginkgo biloba has long been
used in Chinese medicine to boost memory and
heart health. And alternative doctors have recom-
mended it for decades.
Because gingko biloba increases circulation,
it floods your brain with energy and speeds up
mental performance. But it plays another impor-
tant role.
It protects vulnerable neurons and brain tis-
sues from free radical damage. That’s because
this well-researched herb has powerful antioxi-
dant-like properties.
Multiple studies show gingko biloba improves
memory, attention, and thinking. It’s even been
shown to halt mental decline in people with seri-
ous memory problems. In one large study,
patients who took gingko biloba saw their memo-
ry get better, while those taking a placebo contin-
ued to get worse.
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The #1 Cause of Memory Loss —
And the Easiest Ways to Fix It
If you’re having memory problems, you may
have tried some nutritional remedies, such as
ginkgo, choline, or phosphatidyl serine.
That’s all well and good. But these nutri-
tional supplements usually provide only minor
improvements. That’s because the #1 cause of
memory loss isn’t a nutritional deficiency; it’s a
hormone deficiency.
You see, hormone levels tend to wane as
you get older. And these lower hormone levels
affect your body in a variety of ways.
Deficiencies can affect your bone health,
your organ function, your energy levels, and even
your risk for getting cancer and heart disease.
Even your muscles have hormone recep-
tors. If they don’t get the proper hormones,
your muscles begin to atrophy. What most peo-
ple don’t realize, though, is that the same thing
happens in your brain!
But it’s much worse in your brain. Why?
Because your brain cells have the largest number
of hormone receptors in your body! Your hor-
mones interact with the receptor sites in your
cells to improve the cells’ metabolism. If these
cells don’t get enough hormones, their metabo-
lism slows down. And when your brain cells’
metabolism slows down, so does your memory.
One of the hormones that directly affects
your cell metabolism is the thyroid hormone
T3. You wouldn’t believe how many doctors
misdiagnose a T3 deficiency as dementia. I’ve
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take it, the sharper you’ll likely feel. And most
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firepower it needs to protect your brain and fight
the most common triggers for mental decline.
treated scores of patients who received a
dementia diagnosis. But when I brought their
T3 levels back up to normal, their “dementia”
went away almost immediately!
How the “Sex” Hormones
Affect Your Memory
But a T3 deficiency isn’t the only hormone
loss that can cause memory problems. There
are several hormones that can cause memory
problems if you don’t have optimum levels. And
if you’re over 50, your levels of these hormones
are almost certainly depleted. Two of the most
common are the sex hormones estrogen and
testosterone.
Women typically see a big drop in their
estrogen production through menopause. And
that’s about the same time they begin to have
memory loss. If fact, women in the middle of
menopause frequently have trouble thinking
clearly and focusing. They have trouble remem-
bering things and concentrating. And they may
develop mood disorders.
We don’t know for sure if these mood disor-
ders contribute to a loss of memory, or if the loss
of memory contributes to mood disorders. But it
doesn’t really matter. Either way, estrogen and
progesterone deficiencies can wreak havoc on a
woman’s mental and emotional functioning.
The effects of male hormones deficiencies
aren’t as noticeable. This is because hormones
decline much more gradually in men. But I’ve
fixed hormone deficiencies in male patients in
their 60s. And they often report improvements
in memory and concentration.
Another Easy Way to Fix Your
Sex Hormone Levels
The adrenal hormones pregnenalone and
DHEA also play important roles in memory.
To Protect Your Memory, Drink
Less of This...
Health practitioners keep making the same
mistake. They assume that just because some-
thing is harmful when taken in large amounts it
is also harmful in small amounts — just less
harmful.
Take coffee, for instance. In high enough
doses, coffee definitely has adverse effects. It can
interfere with liver function and cause heart
burn. It can interrupt the sleep cycle and lead to
insomnia. It can cause anxiety. It can raise blood
pressure and heart rate. It’s a habit that can
hurt your memory. I have even seen it cause the
irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. So doc-
tors tell people to avoid coffee. Big mistake.
Moderate coffee intake has a very different
effect. Studies show that the risk for type-2 dia-
betes is lower among regular coffee drinkers than
among those who don’t drink it. Coffee also
reduces the risk of developing gallstones, discour-
ages the development of colon cancer, reduces the
risk of liver damage in people at high risk for
liver disease, and reduces the risk of Parkinson’s
disease. Coffee has also been shown to improve
endurance performance in athletes.
And now, there’s evidence that moderate
coffee consumption can improve brain function.
A recent French study looked at the effects
of coffee on brain function in more than 7,000
women and men. All were dementia-free at the
start of the study. The researchers evaluated
their brain function with a series of tests that
examined their memory and recall. They evalu-
ated the participants at the start of the study
and then two and four years later.
What they found was that women who
drank three or more cups of coffee a day were
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People with high levels of DHEA tend to
achieve the highest scores on memory tests. The
lower the blood level, the lower the score.
One advantage these two hormones have is
that you can buy them both at your local health
food store or pharmacy. They also tend to be a
lot easier to use than typical estrogen and
testosterone therapy. And DHEA, in particular,
can help raise both estrogen and testosterone
levels. So it’s a simple way to raise your sex
30% less likely to have memory decline at age
65 than whose who drank one cup or less daily.
And the benefit increased with age. Women over
age 80 who drank three or more cups of coffee a
day were about 70% less likely to have memory
decline than those who drank one cup or less.
While this study didn’t find a similar pro-
tective effect in men, other studies have. For
instance, a study published the European
Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at 676
healthy men. It found that regular coffee
drinkers had a lower rate of brain function
decline over a 10-year follow-up than those who
didn’t drink coffee. What’s more, the more cof-
fee these men drank (up to a maximum of three
cups a day), the better their mental function
was. Those who drank three cups daily had the
least signs of decline, 400% less than those who
did not drink coffee at all.
So the next time you go to have a cup of
coffee or tea (tea contains about half as much
caffeine as coffee) just remember this: As long
as you limit your intake, it will not only give
you much more pep and energy, but it will also
help you remember who you are and what the
date is even when you are very old. Personally, I
think three cups is too much, as it can adversely
affect other parts of your body. I tell my
patients to keep their coffee intake to 12 ounces
or less. I suggest you do the same.
Kathleen Doheny. Memory Slow? Drink Some Joe.
HealthDay News. Posted: 2007-08-06 16:07:01
van Gelder BM, Buijsse B, Tijhuis M., et al. Coffee con-
sumption is inversely associated with cognitive decline
in elderly European men: the FINE Study. European
Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2007) 61, 226–232.
hormone levels.
There is a drawback to taking DHEA.
Women who take too much may experience hair
loss, acne, or oily skin. If you’re a woman and
you notice any of these signs while taking
DHEA, simply reduce your dose and the prob-
lems should go away.
Men, however, need to be more careful. If
they take too much DHEA, their bodies convert
it to estrogen. This will decrease libido and
increase body-fat percentage. It can also aggra-
vate the prostate, increasing your risk for
prostate cancer. And it can enlarge your breasts.
However, there is a form of DHEA that
doesn’t have these effects. It’s called 7-keto-
DHEA. It’s a regular metabolite of DHEA that’s
naturally present in the human body. It’s not
easily converted into testosterone or estrogen.
The only concern about 7-keto-DHEA is that it
may not be as effective as other forms. But it’s
a much safer form for men to take. Women can
take regular DHEA.
The Other Overlooked
Hormone Deficiency That’s
Very Common
You’re probably beginning to think that
hormones are related to just about every bodily
function. That’s because they are. And when
you disrupt the normal function of these hor-
mones, it almost always affects your brain.
The most common way to disrupt the func-
tion of our hormones is to get stressed. Stress is
a memory killer.
Stress affects your memory in several ways.
Long-term stress causes adrenal fatigue. And
adrenal fatigue leads to lower adrenal hor-
mones. As I mentioned earlier, deficiencies of
the adrenal hormones can cause memory loss.
Stress also causes your body to release corti-
sol — another hormone — which can affect your
ability to concentrate and remember. Cortisol
How to Fight Alzheimer’s
and Lose Weight
What if I told you there’s a treatment for
Alzheimer’s disease patients that’s proven,
inexpensive, and safe? What if I also told you
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influences the receptor sites in your brain cells.
Patients treated with large doses of synthetic
cortisone can even develop a psychosis.
When you experience trauma, infection, or
some other stressful event, your cortisol levels
skyrocket. These high levels make it difficult for
you to think clearly and that affects your memory.
So both long-term and acute temporary
stress can hurt your memory. Taking steps to
reduce the stress in your life will allow you to
see marked improvements in your brain func-
tion. One of the best ways to reduce stress is
to simply meditate or pray for 30 minutes a
day. The quiet time will do your body wonders.
And it may give you the solutions you need to
reduce the sources of external stress (such as
job problems).
So What Can You Do
About These Declining
Hormone Levels?
Unfortunately, you can’t really get your
body to make more of the hormones. While
you can increase production somewhat, it
won’t be enough to make up for the deficien-
cies. If you have a serious deficiency, even rais-
ing your levels by 50% may not make much of
a difference.
To boost your hormone levels back up to
their optimal levels, you may need to take the
hormones themselves. I always recommend
using bio-identical hormones instead of the pills
most doctors prescribe. Those prescription pills
are actually chemical drugs, not hormones.
They just act like hormones in your body.
So talk to an integrative physician who uses
bio-identical hormones. Natural hormones have
fewer (if any) side effects and the health bene-
fits are amazing. You may notice a lot of other
improvements in your health as well. To find a
physician familiar with bio-identical hormones,
contact the American College for the
Advancement of Medicine at www.acam.org.
this treatment is something you can do without
the help of your doctor? And what if I told you
it might also help the patient lose weight?
Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s not. It’s
very real and I’ve seen it work wonders for my
Alzheimer’s patients.
In fact, the journal Neurotherapeutics
recently reviewed the treatment and found it to
be amazingly effective. The article pinpoints how
a simple change in diet can significantly improve
memory and mental function in patients with
Alzheimer’s. It all has to do with ketones.
An Easy, Painless Memory Test You
Can Do At Home
If you think you’re losing your memory, you
don’t have to go to your doctor to find out.
There’s a quick and easy memory test that you
can do at home to track your memory. It’s the
same screening test that I have used in the clin-
ic for many years. And though it’s very simple
in design, it’s remarkably accurate in determin-
ing and measuring memory loss.
To get started, all you need is a pencil and
paper.
First, make up a list of 10 one-to-two sylla-
ble common nouns. Here’s the list I often use:
leg, cheese, tent, motor, flower, stamp, cup,
king, forest, menu. After the list is made up,
then say these instructions to the person you
are testing (if you’re testing yourself, ask some-
one to help you):
(1) I have a list of 10 common nouns. I’m
going to say them one at a time. Every time I
say one, I want you to repeat it out loud. When
I have finished the last word, I will point to you.
At that time, I want you to repeat back as many
of the words as you can remember. You can say
the words in any order you want.
(2) When you can no longer remember any
more of the words, we will repeat the same pro-
cedure a second time.
(3) After the second time, we will do this
one more final time. The third and last time
will be different. On the third time, I will just
say the words without you repeating them. And
as soon as I finish saying the last word, I will
point to you so that you can repeat as many of
them as possible.
(4) Your final score on the test will be the
best score that you have out of all three
attempts. Do you understand?
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Ketones are a class of molecules that are
produced in your body from fat. Eating carbohy-
drates suppresses ketone formation because it
suppresses fat metabolism. The more carbohy-
drates you eat, the less ketones you will make.
But the less carbohydrates you eat, the more
ketones your body will make.
(Note: This is not necessarily true for dia-
betics. For some diabetics, ketone production
can be a sign that their diabetes is not well con-
As soon as you are sure the person under-
stands the instructions, you can carry out the
test. As the person repeats each word back, put
a check mark next to it.
When the test is concluded, you will have
three columns of checks. Tally them up. The
person’s score is the total of the most correct
answers that they had on any one of the three
tests. Here’s how to score the results.
(1) A score of 10 out of 10 is very unusual,
and indicates exceptionally good short-term
memory and focus.
(2) A score of 8-9 out of 10 is the usual
score for good memory and focus.
(3) A score of 6-7 out of 10 indicates a mar-
ginal performance.
(4) A score of 5 or below indicates definite
memory impairment.
One of the sure signs that there’s a memo-
ry deficit is if the person cannot remember the
instructions, and has to have them repeated
more than once.
A marginal score is often the result of sev-
eral changeable factors including fatigue, emo-
tional upset, time of day, or distractions. Be
sure to limit these possibilities by performing
the test in the morning after a good night’s rest.
And make sure you do it at a time when the
person you’re testing is not preoccupied with or
upset over something.
A score of five or lower needs to be followed
up by a trip to the doctor. You can give this test
once every several months in order to determine
if the memory loss is improving or getting
worse. When repeating the test, it’s a good idea
to use different words. Now all you have to do is
remember where you put the results!
trolled. But for people without diabetes, ketone
production is a normal part of metabolism.)
So why is all this important?
It turns out that ketones are a very impor-
tant food for the brain.
For example, one of the best ways to stop
seizures dead in their tracts is to put a patient
on a diet low enough in carbohydrates to create
an abundance of ketones. Normal brain cells
prefer to metabolize glucose (blood sugar). But
injured or impaired brain cells, such as cells
that are causing seizures, cannot metabolize
glucose well. That’s why they will behave
abnormally even when there are only minor
fluctuations in the blood sugar level. That’s also
why increasing the ketones that are in the
blood can be helpful. Because these cells, even if
they can’t use glucose well, can still metabolize
ketones effectively. So a diet low enough in car-
bohydrates to induce the formation of ketones
can correct all kinds of abnormal brain function
from seizures to ADD to depression to bi-polar
to Alzheimer’s.
The Effect of Ketones
Can Be Remarkable
Studies have compared the effect of
ketones in patients with Alzheimer’s. They
used the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment scale
with cognitive subscale. This testing system,
abbreviated ADAS-Cog, measures memory per-
formance along with other aspects of brain per-
formance. What these studies found might just
surprise you.
In fact, when the researchers increased
the blood ketone levels of patients with
Alzheimer’s for only three months, a remark-
able thing happened. Not only did their ADAS-
Cog scores not decline, they actually increased.
Compare this to the patients in the control
group whose ketone levels remained unchanged
during the same time period. These patients, as
expected, saw their scores significantly decline
by two points.
What’s more, when the researchers brought
the ketone levels of the treated patients back
down to normal, their scores dropped according-
ly. And within two weeks, they were no differ-
ent from the control group.
Why Are Ketones So Effective?
The ketones alleviate the symptoms of
Alzheimer’s because the brains of Alzheimer’s
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patients cannot use glucose efficiently.
This is the major reason that they don’t
function well. By raising the ketone levels in
the blood, we simply give the brain cells of an
Alzheimer’s patient the energy fuel that they so
desperately need. In effect, when all you feed
them is glucose, they effectively starve.
So how do you increase the blood ketone
levels of your loved ones with Alzheimer’s?
Actually it’s one of the easier things to do.
Just decrease their carbohydrate-intake enough.
Here’s How I Have
My Patients Do It
First, buy some Ketostix from your local
pharmacy. These are urine dipsticks, and
they’re readily available. When you place a
Ketostix indicator in urine, it will turn purple
as the ketones in the blood increase.
Then put them on a diet that completely
eliminates the high-carbohydrate foods. This
includes fruit, root vegetables (such as potatoes,
carrots, beets, etc.), legumes (beans, soy, peas,
lentils, etc.), grains (bread, corn, rice, chips,
rolls, etc.), and all sugars.
Once they’ve started the diet, start check-
ing the urine every morning. In about two to
three days, the Ketostix should be turning a
good strong purple color, indicating that the
body is producing a lot of ketones.
Stay on the diet for another two to three
days just to make sure that the ketone produc-
tion is nice and steady. Then start adding in
known amounts of carbohydrates every day
until ketone formation is suppressed and the
Ketostix stops turning purple. I like to use bread
slices because all you have to do is to look at the
ingredients label to find out how many carbohy-
drates are in the slice of bread you’re using.
For example, one of the local breads here in
Carson City contains 23 grams of carbohydrates
in every slice. So I would have the patient con-
tinue to stay on the same diet that made the
ketone levels increase. Then I would add in one
slice of this bread per day. If after two days the
ketones were still showing in the urine, then I
would have him add in 1½ slices. This would be
a total of 34.5 grams (23 grams + 11.5 grams).
If the ketones still show two days later
after adding the half slice, I would add in anoth-
er half slice for a total of 46 grams (23x2). I
would keep doing this until the Ketostix
stopped turning purple. Usually, the sticks will
stop turning purple when the patient gets up to
around 30-40 grams of carbohydrate.
Once the Ketostix stops turning purple,
then you can calculate how many carbohydrates
the patient can eat daily. All you have to do to
calculate the carb limit is to take 80% of the
carbs they ate to stop the ketones. So if two
slices of bread stop the ketone production, then
you take 80% of 46 grams. The result is 36.8
grams of carbs (46 x 0.8). That’s the maximum
number of carbs the Alzheimer’s patient can
eat each day in order to maintain an effective
blood ketone level.
The next thing is to get a book that tells
how many carbohydrates are in various foods.
This will help your loved one keep below his
limit. Every now and then it would be a good
idea to check the urine to make sure that the
patient is on target.
What to Do When It’s
Not Working
Now let’s say that you are doing this and
you can’t find a diet low enough in carbohy-
drates to turn the stick purple. That means
that the diet is too low in fat. Since ketones are
made from fat metabolism, you must have
enough fat in your diet to make them. In this
case, make sure that the patient is eating
enough fat. I like olive oil, nuts, flax and fish
oil, coconut oil, and, of course, animal fats like
butter, cheese, and meats. As you increase the
fat intake, the ketones will appear.
Studies have shown that a ketogenic diet (a
diet low enough in carbohydrate to cause ele-
Easy, Inexpensive Way to Prevent
Dementia of All Kinds
Few things are more upsetting than the
thought of developing dementia. Some cases of
dementia are just misdiagnosed cases of nutri-
tional and/or hormonal deficiencies. In these
cases, just correcting the deficiencies can cure
the condition.
But in the majority of cases, particularly
Alzheimer’s dementia, there is no cure. So this
puts the onus of therapy on prevention. Did you
know that the latest data shows that if you
have made it to the age of 70, your statistical
chances of getting dementia are 1 in 8! What
are the factors that we can focus on that may
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vated blood ketones) is entirely safe, and can be
employed for years. When using a diet like this
there are three things I tell my patients.
First, it is important to get some exercise
every day. This could be as simple as a 20
minute walk.
Second, be sure to eat as many vegetables
and salads as possible. If you don’t, it could
make your memory worse. This is one of the big
reasons an Atkins-like diet can negatively affect
your brain. But if you eat a lot of vegetables
and fruits along with a low-carb diet, you have
an easy solution to keeping your brain young
and healthy.
And third, take a good multivitamin
regimen. I recommend my Super Immune
QuickStart powder (to order call 1-800-791-3395).
If you’ve read or followed the Atkins Diet
plan, you’re probably very familiar with
ketones. It’s true that this type of diet will help
you lose weight. And it’s a very safe diet for
everyone.
However, if you have diabetes, make sure
that you do not go on a ketogenic diet unless
you do it with your doctor’s supervision. It’s
safe, but there’s a good chance that your med-
ications will need to be altered or even discon-
tinued altogether to prevent your blood sugar
from becoming too low.
REFS:
Henderson, S.T. “Ketone bodies as a therapeutic for
Alzheimer’s disease,” Neurotherapeutics, 2008
July;5(3):470-80.
Reger, M.A., S.T. Henderson, C. Hale, et al. “Effects of $-
hydroxybutyrate on cognition in memory-impaired
adults,” Neurobiol Aging, 2004;25(3):311-314.
be predisposing us to dementia? A new study
offers some good answers to this question.
Researchers at the University of California
in San Francisco conducted a study to help doc-
tors determine who was more likely to develop
dementia. This is what they did.
The researchers looked at 3,375 elderly
men and women with an average age of 76.
None of these people had any signs of demen-
tia. They followed all of them for the next six
years. During that time, 14% of the participants
(there’s your 1 in 8) developed dementia within
that timeframe. Then the researchers looked at
all of the possible reasons that could have caused
their dementia. They came up with eight factors.
The first six factors had equal weight. They
were:
1. The blood test for the genetic marker for
Alzheimer’s called the apolipoprotein E epsilon
4 alleles.
2. Evidence of cerebral white matter disease
on an MRI of the brain.
3. An enlarged heart (ventricular enlarge-
ment).
4. An increase in the thickness of the inter-
nal carotid artery found on ultrasound.
5. Evidence of slow physical performance.
6. And the last one might surprise you — a
lack of alcohol consumption.
Does Eating Soy Hurt Your Brain?
The Answer Will Surprise You
How much of a factor does your diet
have on your risk of getting dementia? A
new study is showing that it makes a huge
difference.
Japanese researchers looked at 1,006
Japanese men and women between the ages
of 60-79 years old. All of them were free of
any signs of dementia. They charted these
people for an average of 15 years to see if
their diet played any role in how likely they
were to develop dementia as they got older. I
think the results are extraordinary.
Of these participants, 271 people devel-
oped dementia, with another 88 developing
vascular dementia. Vascular dementia stems
from the results of poor circulation. They also
found that 144 developed Alzheimer’s disease,
and 39 had dementia from other causes. The
researchers looked at what they were eating,
and came up with seven different dietary
combinations. One was significantly less like-
ly to lead to dementia. It was a diet high in
soybeans and soybean products, vegetables,
algae, and milk and dairy products, and low
in carbohydrates. How effective was the diet?
Get this.
This diet reduced dementia from all caus-
es by 66%, Alzheimer’s by 65%, and vascular
dementia by an astounding 45%. These num-
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These factors all rated one point each on a
15-point scale. I want to focus on two other fac-
tors that, taken together, had almost as much pre-
dictive weight as the first six factors combined.
The higher weighted factors were: a poor
cognitive test performance, which was rated
with four points (on the 15-point scale), and a
low body weight, which was rated with two
points. And here’s how the overall results came
out. Those people with scores in the middle of
the scale had six times the risk of getting
dementia than those with the lower scores.
Those with the higher scores had 12 times the
risk! These are startling numbers. They reveal
some significant ways to protect yourself from
developing dementia. So let’s take a good look
at what the data tells us.
First of all, consider the highest ticket item
bers are truly amazing. I don’t think there is
one drug or supplement out there that can
boast anything as good. Notice that three
things stand out about this diet. It is high in
vegetables, algae, and soy (rather than ani-
mal protein). I can’t think of one reason why
we can’t all be on this diet. But there is one
thing you need to be clear on.
Make sure that any soy or soy products
you eat are organic. I put only organic soy (as
well as the best organic algae available) in my
Super Immune QuickStart powder. That’s
because if it’s not organic you can bet it is
genetically modified soy. And genetically mod-
ified soy may be the single, most unhealthy
food you can eat.
There is a lot of false information out
there about the so-called dangers of eating
soy. I have written about this before. So just
to be clear, let me restate that as long as it’s
organic soy, it is one of the healthiest foods
you can eat. It does not cause low thyroid
function or lead to breast or prostate cancer.
In fact, there are many published studies that
show that it can be successfully used to treat
these diseases.
REF: Ozawa M, Ninomiya T, Ohara T, et al. Dietary
patterns and risk of dementia in an elderly Japanese
population: the Hisayama Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013
May;97(5):1076-82.
in the group, poor cognitive test performance. It
was the single most influential factor these
researchers found in their study. Now this is
important for two reasons: First, you can easily
determine your own cognitive test performance
all by yourself. And second there are a number
of easy methods you can use to improve cogni-
tive test performance. This is one of these cases
in which you can often be your own best doctor.
The testing process is easy. You can
find this test on my website (www.secondopin-
ionnewsletter.com). If you score five or below on
this test, you should start working to improve
your score.
Even if you score well, it’s not a bad idea to
practice a little preventive medicine. Here are
some of the easy things that will improve your
score.
First, make sure that you’re exercising your
brain. Reading is one of the best ways to do
this. I’m not talking about romance novels. I’m
talking about instructive articles or books that
require paying close attention to what you’re
reading. A great way to do this is to take a
course. Whether it’s a home study course or one
that involves going to class makes no difference.
Another technique is memorization. I like
to memorize verses from the Bible. I’ll put them
on an index card and carry them with me while
I drive to and from work. I’ll just study them
until I can repeat them easily word for word.
Then I’ll go on to another one. And then a week
later, I test myself to be sure that I can still
remember the verses I memorized in previous
weeks. It’s fun. And it’s a really good way to
impress your grandkids with how smart you
are. Other good activities for exercising your
brain are puzzles, such as crossword puzzles,
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and games that challenge your concentration
and focus, such as chess or bridge.
The second factor may come as a surprise
— low body weight.
Low body weight (a body mass index less
than 18.5) carries twice the risk as each one of
the first six factors I mentioned earlier. So why
is that?
The major cause for weight loss (other than
from a disease) in the over-60 category is loss of
lean body mass. Lean body mass refers to mus-
cle and bone tissue. As you get older you’re
going to lose lean body mass. That is unless you
do something to keep these in place — such as
exercising every day, replenishing deficient hor-
mones, and keeping to a diet skewed toward
protein and away from carbohydrates. People
who do these things not only don’t lose lean
body mass, they actually put it on — even when
they are in their 90s.
So let’s put these two factors together.
Maintaining optimal cognitive test scores
(greater than seven) and maintaining your lean
body mass can reduce your risk of dementia by
almost 50%. Best of all, these are cheap and
easy ways to prevent memory loss. In fact,
everything I’ve mentioned for these two factors
is free.
So let me encourage you to take the test
now and every year. If you test well, great! Just
keep it up. If you don’t, then please take the
time to protect your brain while you can still
remember to do so.
REF: Barnes, D.E., K.E. Covinsky, R.A. Whitmer, L.H.
Kuller, O.L. Lopez, and K. Yaffe. “Predicting risk of
dementia in older adults. The late-life dementia risk
index.” Neurology. 2009 May 13. [Epub ahead of print].
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