A very real concern! (becoming forgetful)

Remy said:
I'm 61 and have put the wrong thing in the wrong place. Not often but I have. I have meant to make another stop then realized I drove right past the place and never stopped. When I was in my 30's, I was driving on the interstate and didn't realize I missed my turn off miles back until I saw the casino to my left!
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Don't feel bad, as we age that sort of thing is unfortunately normal and to be expected. Hopefully, technology will come to our aid in the not too distant future. A few miles north of here the Buck Institute is dedicated to aging research, and they aren't the only ones.
 

Marie5656 said:
Stuff happens. I read something about how we sometimes forget why we went into a room as soon as we cross into. Something about crossing a threshold into a new room, can cause that forgetfulness.
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thank you so very much you have just saved me the cost of a straight jacket...I do worry about my forgetfulness at times
 

Geezer Garage said:
"Don't worry be happy". I think these kinds of things happen to us all. Working in the shop, it seems I spend half my time looking for something I just had in my hand, and sometimes it's still in my hand. This is why I always have several projects going on. If I've misplaced something I need, I just move on to another project, and I will sooner or later trip over whatever it was I was searching for. I have always been something of a worrier, and I'm really trying to remove that from my life. The less time you have left, the less time you need to be worrying about anything. The world will keep circling the sun, no matter our little mishaps. When ever I find I've done something silly, I just smile at myself, and move on. Oven mitts in the fridge is not nearly as bad as ice cream in the fridge instead of the freezer. Cheers, Mike
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Don't worry, just be happy. I like that choice.
 
Rah-Rah said:
I am 55 years old and I am sometimes forgetful. Many times when I go from one room to the next I have completely lost my train of thought and then once I get back into the original room and sit down I go "OH" . I also lose my train of thought mid sentence sometimes.
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Rah-Rah said:
I am 55 years old and I am sometimes forgetful. Many times when I go from one room to the next I have completely lost my train of thought and then once I get back into the original room and sit down I go "OH" . I also lose my train of thought mid sentence sometimes.
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yes I've been doing that for years as well.. but more lately I'm finding I'm forgetting stuff that I just did, or just thought of a minute ago.. so now I find myself having to write everything down immediately if I know I'm going to need to remember it later
 
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hollydolly said:
yes I've been doing that for years as well.. but more lately I'm finding I'm forgetting stuff that I just did, or just thought of a minute ago.. so now I find myslef having to write everything down immediately if I know I'm going to need to remember it later
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When I'm highly distracted, stressed out or not sleeping well my short term memory is affected. When those ships are righted my memory likewise returns to normal.
 
StarSong said:
Same here, but I've been doing that since I was a little kid. One of the downsides of ADD.
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That must be tough.
hollydolly said:
yes I've been doing that for years as well.. but more lately I'm finding I'm forgetting stuff that I just did, or just thought of a minute ago.. so now I find myself having to write everything down immediately if I know I'm going to need to remember it later
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Writing things down and making lists are my friends now.
 
IFortuna said:
It is easier than you think. Although I did not have the keto foods recommended during fasting, I never got hungry after a while. I drink a lot of liquids which helps to keep me going and I take vitamins with my OMAD meal. Everybody is different I still have a good amount of fat stores that keep me going LOL 🤣 Don't count the fiber as a carb just the sugars, starches, etc. Fat also helps to assuage hunger. I love real butter. Sometimes I just slice off a chunk of cold Kerrygold and pop it in my mouth. The fat is good for assimilating the Vitamin D3/K2 that I take. It really is easy. Watch some of the videos on YouTube for tips if you like. 😇
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Update. On my current intermittent fast, I remain keto throughout and I decided to have a
48 hour fast with no food at all added to this fast. I have broken my record of a previous 36 hours
so I am happy I am getting great results.
I am having even blood sugar readings. In 15 days I have only had to take 6 units of insulin where as I was prescribed 90 units a day!
My mind is clearer, I have loads of energy and an extremely elevated mood.
I takes loads of vitamins and herbal tinctures as well. My meals are carb free. I have protein and low carb veggies for my meals.
I will join the land of the carb lovers for a couple of days after this fast is over on the 31st.

Autophagy:
  • destruction of damaged or redundant cellular components occurring in vacuoles within the cell.
begins at the 16 hour fasting mark

at 24 hours fasting this happens:

While fasting, stored carbs drop after 24 hours, prompting your body to burn fat for energy

Fasting for more than 24 hours may lower inflammation by reducing oxidative stress in your body’s cells (2Trusted Source).

"Although it has been long known that a lower caloric diet contributes to longevity in humans, it is now understood that fasting can switch the metabolism from using glucose as fuel to using fatty acids. This shift seems to trigger our stem cells to become more active and regenerative. Dec 21, 2021" (dvcstem.com)

Still, many studies indicate that 48-hour fasting can improve cellular repair more than other fasting methods (1Trusted Source, 10Trusted Source).
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/48-hour-fasting#benefits
 
I'm revisiting this thread for two reasons:

1. To offer a very sincere thanks to @David777 for recommending Remember by Lisa Genova.
2. To underscore his recommendation and suggest it to others.

Neuroscientist Lisa Genova, who many might recall as the author of the novel (also made into a movie), Still Alice, tackles the subject of how our brains remember and forget things and whether we should be worried about forgetting where we parked (mostly no), the name of a movie star that we can't quite recall (almost always no), the word for something that we can't bring to mind at the moment we need it (mostly no), the name of someone we were just introduced to five minutes earlier (almost always no) and so forth.

Like David, I found the book fascinating and helpful - not just in improving my memory for where my car is parked (which it has) but also for the reassurance that little slips of memory are perfectly natural and often not cause for concern. It's easy, engaging reading, so don't be put off by her neuroscientist credentials.

Thanks again, David. I've recommended Remember to several people already and will continue to do so.
 
first time pursuing this thread - funny, how the memory slips... :cool:

caught this neurologist on youtube a while back that addressed memory loss. he said that everyone can sometimes forget where they put their car keys, but take heed when you can't remember what your car keys are for...

then there's other neuroscientists who claim that everything that one has experienced in life is stored somewhere in one's memory. kinda scary, actually, if it were all available for immediate recall, we'd probably short-circuit in a nano-second :cool:
 
ElCastor said:
Don't feel bad, as we age that sort of thing is unfortunately normal and to be expected. Hopefully, technology will come to our aid in the not too distant future. A few miles north of here the Buck Institute is dedicated to aging research, and they aren't the only ones.
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Oh perfect. I'll switch my charity of choice to Buck Institute...aka an investment with maximum returns 🤫:giggle:
Well, my children would certainly thank me. Seriously though, good information ElCastor. Thank you for posting.
 
William Archibald Spooner, was a long-serving Oxford don. He was most notable for his absent-mindedness, and for supposedly mixing up the syllables in a spoken phrase, with unintentionally comic effect. Such phrases became known as spoonerisms, and are often used humorously. Many spoonerisms have been invented and attributed to Spooner.

It was absentmindedness that Spooner was noted for, not forgetfulness, absentmindedness isn't because the person is getting old, it's because of being distracted. Amnesia and absentmindedness are not common bedfellows, however I do hope that I never do what Dr Spooner was reputed to have done. His wife had driven him to the station, there a porter took charge of his luggage. Just before Spooner boarded his train it's said that, he kissed the porter and gave his wife sixpence.
 
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Liberty said:
Think the secret to helping correct short term memory loss is to "concentrate" on exactly what you are doing at the time you are doing it. Try it. For instance, if you
are taking a pill, say to yourself "this is Monday morning and I'm taking the --- pill.
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Very true. When I enter a room forgetting why I went there, then return to the previous room to jog my memory, then sometimes repeat the cycle a second time (ugh), I've learned to say aloud, "I'm going to the garage for a can of chick peas." That does the trick.

For vitamins and meds I use a daily pill minder so I won't forget to take them, and don't have to worry about taking them twice. One of the most helpful bits about "Remember" is Genova's oft-repeated message that memory aides like pill minders, notes, lists, internet search engines, etc., don't damage our ability to recall things without that assistance.
 
Lara said:
Oh perfect. I'll switch my charity of choice to Buck Institute...aka an investment with maximum returns 🤫:giggle:
Well, my children would certainly thank me. Seriously though, good information ElCastor. Thank you for posting.
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No need to switch. The Buck Institute is apparently well funded. (-8
"The Buck Institute for Research on Aging[1] is an independent biomedical research institute that researches aging and age-related disease. The mission of the Buck Institute is to extend the healthy years of life. The Buck Institute is one of nine centers for aging research of the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.
The institute, a nonprofit organization located in Novato, California, began its research program in 1999, making it the world's first institute founded primarily to study intervention into the aging process. It is named for Marin County philanthropists Leonard and Beryl Hamilton Buck, whose estate funded the endowment that helped establish the institute, and the Buck Trust currently contributes approximately $6 million annually to support the institute's work."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Institute_for_Research_on_Aging
 

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