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Book SynopsisSeven Steps to Managing Your Aging Memory helps individuals determine whether their aging memories are normal or not, when they need to see their doctor, what evaluation their doctor should do, which medications can actually improve their memory, as well as the diets, exercise, strategies, and memory aids that can augment their memory function in daily life.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments How to Use This Book About the Stories Introduction STEP 1. LEARN WHAT IS NORMAL MEMORY Chapter 1: Which Memory Errors Can Happen to Anyone of Any Age Chapter 2: How Does Memory Change in Normal Aging STEP 2. DETERMINE IF YOUR MEMORY IS NORMAL Chapter 3: What Kinds of Memory Problems Are Not Normal? Chapter 4: What Should the Doctor Do to Evaluate My Memory? Chapter 5: When Are Special Tests and Evaluations Needed? STEP 3 UNDERSTAND YOUR MEMORY LOSS Chapter 6: Will My Memory Get Better? Which Causes of Memory Loss Are Reversible? Chapter 7: What Are Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Subjective Cognitive Decline? Chapter 8: What Is Alzheimer's Disease? Chapter 9: What Are Vascular Dementia and Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment? Chapter 10: What Else Could It Be? What Are Other Brain Disorders of Aging Affecting Thinking and Memory? STEP 4 TREAT YOUR MEMORY LOSS Chapter 11: Which Medications Can Help Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease? Chapter 12: I'm Feeling a Bit Anxious and Depressed by My Memory Loss or My Diagnosis: What Should I Do About These Feelings? STEP 5 MODIFY YOUR LIFESTYLE Chapter 13: How Can Sleep Help My Memory? Chapter 14: What Foods Should I Eat or Avoid to Help My Memory? Chapter 15: Can Physical Activity and Exercise Help My Memory? STEP 6 STRENGTHEN YOUR MEMORY Chapter 16: What Can I Do to Strengthen My Memory? Chapter 17: What Strategies Can I Use to Help My Memory? Chapter 18: Which Memory Aids Are Helpful? STEP 7 PLAN YOUR FUTURE Chapter 19: Will Changes in My Memory Change My Life? Chapter 20: Where Do I Go from Here? Glossary Further Reading About the Authors Index
