From The Medical Editor

If you’re reading this report, it’s likely that you or a loved one is concerned about memory loss or preserving memory as you age. Your memory and cognitive function have a significant impact on your life. They affect your ability to work, play, and look after yourself.

As we age, our memory tends to decline. For most people, this decline is subtle and slow. Sometimes, though, that loss can be sudden and severe, such as in the case with traumatic brain injuries. We tend to ignore our brain health, cognitive function, and memory when they are good. It often is not until we begin to notice symptoms or hear of a friend or celebrity with a problem that we take notice and contemplate what we can do to preserve these precious functions. The good news is that there is a great deal we can do as individuals to prevent or slow decline.

Your memory is closely tied to the health of your brain and the health of your body. While reading this Special Report, you’ll learn about the stages of memory loss, cognitive decline and dementia, and the disease processes causing them. You’ll learn about the risk factors you can control and those you can’t. You’ll also learn about medications and caring for a loved one with dementia. Most importantly, you’ll learn about the lifestyle factors that influence the development of memory loss and dementia, and how you can take control of your health by making changes. Lifestyle changes include:

• Managing sugar intake and extremes of weight
• Combating mental and physical stress
• Reducing toxins
• Improving diet and nutrition, including the use of natural supplements
• Ramping up exercise

We hope this Special Report will educate and inspire you to take control of your brain health, cognition, and memory. As you read, you will feel empowered with the confidence you need to have conversations with your health-care provider about memory loss, if and when the need arises.

Sincerely,

Dr. Leonaura Rhodes

Medical Editor

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