2019-09-01 Reader\'s Digest

Combined with diet, exercise, and other healthy habits,

these brain games, developed at a UCLA research center,

are proven to boost memory remarkably fast

2 WEEKS TO A

YOUNGER BRAIN

By Gary Small, MD

from the guardian

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haron, a 46-year-old sin-

gle mother of three teenag-

ers, came to see me about

her increasing forgetfulness.

Working full-time and man-

aging her household was becoming

overwhelming, and she was misplac-

ing lunch boxes, missing appoint-

ments, and having trouble focusing her

attention. She was worried because her

grandmother had gotten Alzheimer’s

disease at 79, and Sharon felt she might

be getting it, too—just at a younger age.

I said it was highly unlikely that Sharon

was suffering from early-onset demen-

tia, but I agreed to evaluate her.

Whenever I consult with people

about their middle-aged pauses, I first

Photographs by Matthew Cohen

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Your Mind

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