Memory loss: symptoms, causes, all remedies

Memory loss is a mild cognitive impairment that can become alarm bells for Alzheimer's disease . Let's find out better.

Mild cognitive impairment means a disorder also known as MCI which stands for mild cognitive impairment, in Italian. In many cases there is also talk of incipient dementia or isolated deterioration of memory and is diagnosed when memory loss is episodic or otherwise not such as to heavily interfere with daily life.

It is considered as a natural transition phase with respect to aging. It may present with a wide variety of symptoms, but in cases where memory loss becomes the predominant symptom it is often referred to as "amniestic MCI" and is identified as an "alarm bell" for Alzheimer's disease.

Symptoms of memory loss

The loss of memory is still only connected to cases of oblivion of appointments, names of colleagues, telephone numbers, places where the objects that are used daily are found. Disorientation in space and time, language problems, difficulty in abstract thinking, personality changes are all manifestations of a stage that proceeds towards degeneration.

Let us remember that the most important factor is not to give in to fear, to avoid filling yourself with a panic for a sporadic event caused by mental and physical fatigue.

Causes

Prolonged stress creates brain damage. When the commitments overlap, when you give a lot of time to others and if you keep little for yourself, when you travel little and you are always in the same habits it could be easy to run into memory loss. The same is true for eating habits: there is a direct relationship between the consumption of white flours and refined sugars and the loss of memory.

The memory loss could then occur following a particularly significant event such as mourning .

Diagnosis

When an important memory loss occurs, the diagnostic tests are aimed at constructing a considered clinical opinion, which takes into account a series of important contributing factors. The clinical judgment is based on a multiplicity of diagnostic tools: clinical observation, neuroimaging, blood tests (iron, blood sugar, vitamins, castings and more are measured).

Recently it is confirmed with some evidence how MRI can highlight brain deterioration, including the progressive loss of gray matter in the brain, from "mild cognitive impairment" to more serious and degenerative diseases.

CARE FOR THE LOSS OF MEMORY

Supply

It is good not to eat too much, because large meals tire the whole body at the expense of intellectual performance and memory efficiency.

Green tea is an excellent antioxidant for brain wellness. Banana is a recommended fruit as it contains magnesium. The brain needs "good fats" so use pure extra virgin olive oil. We are talking about the unsaturated fats that promote cognitive functions and that are found in nuts, fatty fish, vegetable oils such as olive or sunflower.

Yes to foods rich in phospholipids (lecithin), fibers, minerals (especially iron and zinc), vitamins (in particular folic acid, beta-caratene and vitamin C) and antioxidants (polyphenols, bioflavonoids, anthocyanins). Go ahead for fruit and vegetables.

Food shortages or excesses affect us and the well-being of our brain.

A diet composed of foods low in saturated fats (fatty meats, cheeses and products of animal origin in general) and cholesterol.

Herbal remedies for memory loss

The vegetal adaptogens are sensational in the treatment of memory support, they are also used in the medical field, where there are specialists open to the great results that nature can help achieve.

Ginseng: it is tonic and revitalizing, able to promote health and longevity. It dates back thousands of years and is the most famous of all the herbs of traditional Chinese medicine. However, its adaptogenic virtues are numerous: it improves the organism's response to the stimuli of everyday life, it increases the capacity to recover memory.
Eleuteococcus: also called Siberian Ginseng, it has tonic, anti-stress and anti-fatigue properties, very useful in case of mental fatigue that leads to memory loss. It stimulates the adrenal and sexual glands and the nervous system, it is useful in case of psycho-physical exhaustion.
Rhodiola: it is traditionally used in Siberia by folk medicine to alleviate the feeling of tiredness, thanks to its remarkable adaptogenic property, it is an excellent remedy to face the difficulties of life: it is the natural shield in counteracting the dangers of both physical and mental stress. Acts on memory loss caused by emotional stress.

Bach flowers for memory loss

Among the Bach flowers to improve the functionality of the memory there are several: the suitable one (or the suitable mixture) must be identified by talking to the flower-therapist who will be able to read your words and the way in which you will express the state of discomfort. Agrimony is prescribed when there is a test or event that generates performance anxiety and tires us. Chestnut Bud provides mental clarity and the possibility of staying in the present.

Clematis is useful in case of continuous distraction and lack of lucidity.

Elm is useful if fatigue and memory loss are linked to exaggerated perfectionism.

Holly is for the loss of connected memory and boundless emotion. Larch instills confidence when he devalues himself after realizing he has forgotten something.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Kidneys, Heart and Spleen are the organs directly connected to the faculty of memory in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The worries, the absence of sleep, excessive sexual activity, the habit of maintaining sadness and self-power for too long are factors that affect the essence of the energy circulating in these organs.

The acupuncture treatment is aimed at balancing stagnations or excesses that affect the function of the kidneys, heart and spleen.

Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a good support for cognitive faculties and intelligence. The remedies for these faculties are usually: Anacardium orientale, KaJjurn phosphoricum and Lycopodium clavatum.

The prescription varies greatly depending on the subject, so it is important that the therapist is sensitive. For example, Anacardium orientale is characterized by the fact that the lack of memory accompanied with indecision, headache, fear of taking a position and situations of constipation or diarrhea.