We start not remembering where we parked the car or put down the house keys and we get to skip the session at the dentist. These are small oversights that you prefer not to give much importance to, especially if you are still young. When we reach middle age we tend to attribute the responsibility for some holes in the memory to an excess of work and family commitments. In fact, some cognitive deficits may appear even before old age, but much can be done at least to slow down the decay process. After all, even just 5 symptoms at age 45 indicate that the brain is facing dementia and that action must be taken promptly to reverse the course.
Although old age brings with it a natural and physiological decline in memory and cognitive performance, some strategies can be adopted. There are in fact 3 exercises to train the brain every day for 5 minutes and counteract memory loss. But above all it is recommended to keep your eyes open because forgetting things and appointments already at 40/50 years is not always the fault of stress. It could in fact be the most superficial clue and reveal that some irreversible brain damage is underway. It can happen that the mind starts to waver and it is difficult to remember events dating back to the previous day even if you are not yet old. In fact, sometimes it happens that it is not so much old age that causes the brain to lose blows as much as 2 unsuspected deficiencies of which one is not aware.
Keep your eyes open because forgetting things and appointments at 40/50 is not always the fault of stress
For more than twenty years, nearly 9,000 subjects over 50 have answered some questionnaires that assess their memory skills. From this Dutch research it emerged that those who recorded memory lapses and lapses were more exposed to the risk of stroke. In addition, there was a prevalence of cases of cerebral haemorrhage and stroke in those with the highest level of education. Which is to say that even those who keep the brain active and plastic risk brain disorders if they suffer from forgetfulness. Memory lapses even among the most educated people would therefore be the first sign of damage to the cardiovascular system. From the longitudinal study it is therefore deduced that small oversights, even in the most educated fifties, could predict the onset of hemorrhages and strokes.