10 Warning Signs You Already Have Dementia
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Joe Biden is a stutterer. Stop labeling it as dementia while ignoring his predecessors much clearer signs of the problem.
@@IQTech61
Biden is demented. Should have gone with the Marxist Sanders and started the civil war earlier.
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RIP Duncan Lemp
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Biden is a demented zombie. You obviously don't watch his press conferences.
I am 86 years old. Forgetting a few things is perfectly normal at any age. Yes, I go upstairs to do something, get distracted, do something else. Not the worst thing that can happen ( unless I was going to the bathroom).
I have an active life to lead. Worrying about all what might be as I get older is counterproductive and likely to induce just those problems. Nothing you can really do anyway.
My advice? Get on with your life. Keep active. Do those things you enjoy and stop worrying.
Exactly!
I agree, a lot of these are warning signs for ADD, too. What we focus on expands, so focus on the good.
I forgot what I like doing 🤔🤦♂️🤦♀️
I'm 28 and I have always done these things. Then again, I have adhd... So there's that. I'm just saying that it isn't necessarily dementia.
At 81, I can tell you that you are exactly right. Walk, get a bike and find a good bike trail and use it.
Here's my opinion about memory as we age. When you are 25 and you need to remember something, you only have 25 years of files to go through. When you are 80, you have 80 years of files to go through....of course, memory is not going to be as quick!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it! 🙂
Agree! Memory almost full! 🪫🔋
Yes !!
Reminds me of my favourite Far Side cartoon... Classroom scene: Student with tiny head asks "May I be excused? My brain is full."
Awesome love your story ❤️
Love it! ❤
My mother used to say to me, “I don’t know who you are, but I know I love you.”
What a blessing🕊🙏🕊
that must of been hard ... during covid i turned up at my mature friends home who was like a mum to me .. she had ptsd from her son ad freaked out at me that i was him .. i had to start talking everything off my face and head ... so she could see who it really was .. and she calmed down and said sorry i said i forgive you and i love you ...
That just melts my heart.
Oh wow, that's very deep. MY God have Mercy upon us all
That's a beautiful thing.
My late husband’s dementia specialist told me “everybody forgets where they put their keys sometimes, worry when you find them and don’t know what they’re for”
Yes but theres sometimes and then all day everyday looking for everything.
Thanks that's extremely helpful. I lose them but I always know what they're for 😮
If you forget it's Tuesday, don't worry. If you forget Tuesday is a day of the week, start worrying.
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Get in line I haven't had such a good laugh for ages :-).
The thing I dislike about getting older is dealing with this short term memory loss.
And secondly, the thing I dislike about getting older is dealing with this short term memory loss.
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Errrm. What did you say …. !
What was first part again? Auto spell check plays tricks on the mind as well. Like, did I type that or did the computer? 😄
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Stress and anxiety can do this to you as well. What happens is when you're very stressed you don't concentrate on what you're doing at the time, then it's easy to forget things. I noticed when I'm relaxed I remember better.
That's very true.
I used to think that there is no amount of distraction that can cause me to deconcentrate while doing everyday routines as well as more complicated work.
But I was wrong.
Last year i went through a period of a sheer amount of stress (the symptoms were mostly anger and anxiety) and noted how things were just "falling out" because suddenly your mind and attention belonged elsewhere. Priorities suddenly changed.
Things that used to be important were not anymore.
I could almost hear that scale of life priorities rolling like an empty barrel in my head.
Then, I guess some mental fuses worked to get relief, and my mind gradually healed itself.
I can definitely relate. I’m grateful our mind comes back. That is, Has that ability.
Yes !!
I do too. Relaxation helps a lot.
The difference, with dementia, you don't have to be stressed. My mother has dementia.
My mom didn’t know who I was at the end, but she knew I was somebody in her life, and I was very grateful for that
trouble is that once the medics confirm it you are scuppered if you need care or benefits for any other condition
@@doggyvonneExplain more please
Right! My mom didn’t know who I was but I knew who she was but it was my honor to care for her needs through the end.😢😢😢
I went through the same, she lived with me for 8 years, I lost her last year the day before Thanksgiving 😢
My 94 year old mother has onset dementia now! She retired from work at bank at 83! She used to walk everyday with her little dog! Dog passed away three or so years ago and she stopped cooking and walking! She sits and watches TV and eats junk food and diet cokes! She hasn't had a sense of smell for quite awhile! My 98 year old dad is still driving, cutting grass, etc! He rides a stationary bicycle everyday! He can hear but is pretty mentally sharp for a 98 yr old! With mom's decline their independent living is nearing it end! Feb 20 2024 will be 75 years of marriage!
They are truly blessed. Your Dad understands how important activity is. My brother (81) has dementia and lives with me. He still drives. But will NOT stay active!! His doctors have stressed physical activity, but he sits and watches TV 24 hrs a day. I have tried talking to him, to no avail. Decline is on the way.
Wow!!! God bless you!
Felicidades ❤
My mom had dementia for about 4 years before she passed away, and watching her go through it was the most heartbreaking experience I’ve ever had. By the time she died, there was nothing left of HER, who she REALLY was. Her death was a blessing, I’m positive that she never wanted to live that way. She passed away exactly 2 months ago and I still grieve everyday, but I’m grateful that her suffering is over.❤
My mom have dementia for 10 years still alive
Sending you a hug from afar!
My Mom just passed away from dementia 5 days ago
She was totally debilitated leg muscles contracted had to be spoon fed no more use of her voice but she still knew me when she wouldn’t eat for the rest home I would come there and she would eat for me
She was surrounded by us in her transition and after she took her last breath I said out loud
Ma you are free 😢❤
My mom is 94 and sharp as a tack. She has done 5 different games of Solitaire every night for years. She also stays active.
Go Mom!
I hope that counting a few blessings is amongst her habits...
I always wonder about this. For example does your mother play solitaire because she is sharp or is she sharp because she plays solitaire? Either way I’m so glad your mother enjoys good health❤️
genetic ? all your family is like that ?
@@zibtihaj3213 lifestyle!
I think this does not capture the earlier symptoms that I see quite a bit in patients. From my observations, what I have seen first is 1) difficulty learning new information 2) more difficulty with decision making 3) difficulty with cognitive flexibility - when there is an idea fixed in one's head - something happens at a particular time, in a particular way, there is more difficulty coping when the unexpected happens. This all kind of melds into increased difficulty using new information to factor into making a decision.
And what do you advise them (us) about it? Medicines, exercise, activities, diet?
I am on the edge of panic a lot of the time and the stress is damaging.
My sister used to say "It's like this. When we get old, it's either your body or your mind that goes. And if it's your mind, you won't know about it." She died 3 years ago after 20 years of dementia.
Сколько лет было Вашей сестре? Она была права....
Be careful not to assume things are dementia...many times it is anxiety and depression.
Thank you!!! This is so important. Medical diagnosis is so incredibly flawed these days.
True. Relieving anxiety and depression creates more energy to the brain
True
And many metabolic disorders can mimic dementia. For example, uncontrolled diabetes, fatty liver disease and cirrhosis to name just three.
I have those two and was thinking 🤔 do I have it 😯
im a physician and i LOVE this guy, ive never heard anyone else speak on health who makes SO MUCH SENSE. His gift is being able to extract the important FUNDAMENTALS and present it in a way that ANYONE can understand.
True, he is THE man, giving out quality information for free, others would pay big money for. You know he is doing it for the good of the world. He is also one of the few successful youtubers that actually answer to comments regularly.
However a little bit less longwinded would be highly appreciated.
I wish I could find a doctor who watches videos like these.
I was an MS, MD, spec. of nuclear medicine at University Clinic, and Ayurvedic Doctor. He is excellent.
@@herindoors3694 I’m in early stages of dementia & greatly appreciated his presentation especially the fact he spoke slowly. Even then I had to rewind a few times. To each their own. Be well ✌🏼
I'm 61 and for a few years I've noticed changes in my cognitive level. My last family reunion I found myself completely embarrassed when I asked my mom if she had seen one of my aunts. My heart sunk when mom told me she had died a few months earlier. Funny thing is, I don't remember her funeral.
Please go see your primary doctor and share this if you haven’t already done so. 🙏
@@1974jashfulI know I need too. I lost mine at the VA because I hadn't gone for a long time. Now I'm fighting with them to get a new one
@@1974jashfulThey have nothing for you, but they pretend they do.
Did you attend the funeral ? If so, and mental defenses of denial or gross minimization are not involved, then this could be neurological and not mental.
For some reason Dave I am unable to respond to you directly (probably offended someone so this platform won't let me, I don't know, lol!)
So I don't remember if I attended the funeral. I was so embarrassed that I changed the subject, and I still don't remember. I know it wasn't a denial thing because I really wasn't that close to her.
I think some of this could be hereditary because when my Dad was alive he was a cop in a small town for a couple years. He quit the force because he was getting forgetful and he didn't want to jeopardize someone's freedom or let the wrong person go because he forgot something!
He would also constantly call my brothers and me by the wrong brothers name.
My Dad served in Korea, he was one of the guys that retrieved our fallen soldiers on the battlefield, so to do someone wrong, even by accident would have mortified him!
Since my last post, it has gotten worse. I can't count how many times in a day I forget both important and not so important things! When I try to remember, it's like an itch I can't scratch! This sounds weird, but I can feel it just above where the back of my head meets my neck! I don't know, maybe aliens abducted me!
Working in information technology for the past 30 years has given me many symptoms of dementia.
Every single person with ADHD watching this: “I’m in danger”
Thank God you said that.. I were genuinely starting to panic 🤣😬
Same. I think I have dementia and not ADHD but I take ADHD meds. I can't live without them.
I was about to write that I've been having dementia since my teens 😂🤣😂
Seriously!! ADHDer here!!
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My beloved Gram died at 91 and was still sharp as a tack. When she stopped doing her puzzles I knew she was declining in health. She died of bladder cancer and she was aware of everything going on. I don't know if that was a blessing or a curse. But I was blessed that I was able to spend the last week with her.
Interestingly, bladder cancer is associated to dimensia.
I don’t know exactly how but I’ve read that people who get that type of cancer more likely to get dementia while that cancer is growing in them.
That happened to my mentor.
This is really eye opening. I see some of the very early symptoms in myself and have questioned this. I'm very sedentary and this is my wakeup call to get moving, even if everything hurts!
I’m 99% sure my dad has dementia and I brought it up to my step mom and she’s in complete denial. I don’t know what to do. Sometimes I think I’m crazy because I’m the only one in a big family that notices it. But I take notes every-time I see him and it’s undeniable.
Extremely normal. Spouse is absolutely the last to realize by a large margin.
Download the dementia test and have her be there while he takes the quizzes. Also, download the dementia for non-paid care givers and have her read it. It explains it to her.
Get him Ch he out in hospital with bloods, thyroid, B12 etc checked. After that no harm to put him on Thiamine supplements. Avoid medications that have anti-cholinergic side effects - they cause/ worsen cognitive decline. After that encourage reading & keeping a diary. Then little else that can be done. I’m not surprised your step mum doesn’t want him labelled- get him checked out while trying to avoid him being labelled as doctors then become biased.
It could be that rare bingo where they BOTH have dementia 😮
Have him evaluated by a neuropsychologist.
My wife was diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s about 18 months ago. Her planning function is gone and her personality is changing / has changed. As frustrating as that is for me, I remember that is her dementia talking to me but I’m still talking to the love of my life.
That's so sweet of you. That's true love
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Don Kemp, bless you. I wish there was something I could do. I'm so sorry. I watched a video long ago where several people were helped by coconut oil, 1-2 Tablespoons. It's easy to take when you wash it down with a hot drink. Couldn't hurt. Saying a prayer for Mrs. K.❤
You're a good husband. Don. Don't stop telling her how much you love her. God bless you.
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My mom had dementia for 5 years. Very slow fading away. Very heartbreaking condition and it’s tough because you want to help them get better and you can’t. In the beginning she knew who I was but towards the end she slept most of the time. She read, did crossword puzzles and was very smart about most subjects. She was a wonderful mother and I miss her but I’m glad her suffering is over.
As a child I was very early with woodworking, construction/building tree houses. Of course I used all the resources I could find and one of them the toolbox of my father. One day I forgot to replace a hammer in the toolbox (early dementia @6 yo), resulting in the rage of my father who found HIS hammer covered with rust in the wet grass. The toolbox was locked since then but I found the key on a high rim and was very carefully replacing all back and lock the toolbox before my father came home from work.
Time warp of 50 years... my father 75 yo lost his car key and I found it within 5 minutes just searching high rims.
Time warp of 10 years... my father now 85 yo lost in dementia, lost his wife and could not take care of himself, I took him in my house where he loved to remove the weed between street pavers of the driveway. And for that he misused some of my screwdrivers that were available in my always unlocked toolbox. Finally, after all those years, I had to pay the bill for neglecting his hammer and I loved to do so. He died the next year on my birthday. Thanks Daddy !
6:10 Forgetting names- I’ve never been able to remember names of people I’ve met, but can never forget a face when I see one. It’s so frustrating to not remember names, especially when you’re talking to someone that keeps repeating your own name 😂
My father died from complications of vascular dementia last year. My fathers symptoms started 2 years earlier, but according to the specialist he must have had issues many years before that. He was a art history teacher at the university for over 45 years. It was heart wrenching to have seen him decline from a very intelligent man that gave art history master classes to someone that could not even go to the toilet by himself and watched cartoons all day long. Even now that I'm writing this I get all emotional......... The problem is that the more intelligent the particular person is, the better he/ she can hide it by compensating somehow.
I also lost my father last year to Alzheimer's. Like you, looking back with the benefit of hindsight, we believe that his decline also started many years ago. Going through his paperwork we can see inconsistencies and mistakes that are now glaringly obvious but were not picked up at the time because my dad used to maintain all of the household bills and deal with all of the paperwork himself. He also developed a hobby, upon his retirement, of tracing our family history and researching our family tree. However looking back through what he has done, sadly the majority of it has had to be discarded as it really just doesn't make sense. Not only has he developed links to just about every major historical figure worldwide, but he has even listed nonsensical data such as my mother is the father of some of her siblings. 5 years before his actual diagnosis, my mother became concerned about symptoms that he was displaying and went with him to see a doctor but was directly told that he didn't have dementia. We now know that wasn't true though and with the advice in this video I now wonder if the outcome may have been different today.
My condolences for your loss, I'm glad that your dad found comfort in his cartoons at least. Mine had a stroke and was unable to move for 2 years before he died. He had no interest in reading or watching TV but would just lie in bed or sit in a wheelchair and call out for my mother all day. Even when she was there he didn't know her. I sat with him one day while my mother attended an appointment and he asked me if I was his jailer! Such a cruel and heartbreaking disease and I absolutely agree that at the time of his death, my father had long gone!
I always thought it was the repetitive nature of certain professions
It was my mom that brought it to our attention. They were visiting us in California. Their home is in Arizona. They were getting ready to head home one morning when my mom approached me to say, "He can't do it." In other words he doesn't know how to get home. Mom knew there was a problem, but she could no longer keep it to herself. I would say, dad hid it well. He was in the early stages. One image I cannot erase from my mind is the look in my dad's eyes, in the later stages, wondering who I was??
That’s probably true
@@jonerrek7806 Thanks for sharing Jon! I know exactly what you mean. The first time that happened will always stay with me.........
I've worked with the elderly for 15 years as an assisted living and memory care Administrator.
There is ONE commonality that is an underlying factor in every case with those who had dementia aside from substance abuse.
They lived highly stressful lives, either to stressing over everything small thing, stress in their relationships, events that are beyond their control, or the profession they worked in.
If you want to preserve your memory eliminate as much stress as you can from your life.
@@Taleh_Min i left my toxic job after working there for over 13 years. Stressful and toxic. At my new job it had made a world of difference. I almost geel guilty for no longer feeling stressed.
That's a very good point. As I was watching the video, I was thinking about two close friends that are showing signs of dementia. They both have experienced (and continue to experience) stressful relationships. One of them also stresses over every small thing. It can certainly be difficult to avoid stress in our lives, but I agree it's very important.
Find another or Take a lower paid job if you can to reduce stress, life is short it's not worth it
Agreed. Chronic stress is so disabling to the brain.
@@larryhagman5514
Jobs are not the only cause of stress. There are relationships ... and not just relationships one can get out [easily] like simply quitting a job ... there are relationships where one cannot be free until the other in the relationship answers the call of God.
I have had a problem with names all my life. I learned to listen better which has helped me a lot. I could always remember what a person said but couldn't remember his or her name. I learned Spanish in my late 60s. Lifelong exercise fanatic. Walk, Run every day and resistance training 2-3 times a week.
I was a pole vaulter and decathlete in high school. I'm 82 now and very healthy. Thanks Doc. I love to learn.
Did you try to match their name up to a song or another person w the same name? Or a rhyme?
I learn english..... For 45 years....Without results....😆
I also have difficulty learning names. What I find helps a lot is if I say it out loud, more than once if possible. "Nice to meet you Anna." "Well, Anna, as much as I'm enjoying our chat I must go." Sometimes I pretend I forgot something important after they walk away "Anna, wait!" It doesn't seem to matter how much I try to remember a name by thinking about it, it doesn't work. Saying it out loud does the trick, it's like it involves a different part of the brain.
@@BrandyBalloon If is Anna cute babe, her name I remeber instantly minimal 10 years....😆
Thank you for posting this. The triangle of activation/motivation/brain function is completely accurate as I've watched my husband lose all three of those steadily. Binge drinking has hastened the process so you might mention the high percentage of younger adults (under 65 years old) who are destroying their brains. Reading the comments below, I see that nearly everyone has loved ones who lived good lives and fell victim to dementia through no fault of their own, but maybe someone will see this and wake up before it's too late.
1. Reduction of brain endurance 2. change in posture 3. smaller handwriting 4. reduced sense of smell 5. reduced quality of sleep 6. hunched and curled up posture 7. loss of arm swing when walking 8. chronically poor judgment 9. losing track of date or season 10. losing things and being unable to retrace steps 11. difficulty being coherent in speech
Thank you so much! I was getting anxiety waiting for it!!! I knew to go to the comments!!!
Thank you!!!
Thank you!
@@tiffanyhollywood2108 12. Having anxiety while watching youtube videos....lol!
I would add: loss of interest in reading.
As a Christian with, perhaps, early stage dementia, I tell my wife, "Try not to mourn me if it happens. Remember, "This, too, shall pass"." And, as I've been saying since my stroke (TIA), "I am EXCITED about the future. I can't WAIT to see what comes next!"
If there's nothing after life, no one will ever know. In the meantime, my faith gives me ever-increasing joy, hope, and love for my life and appreciation for those around me. These are the BEST days if my life!
May God bless and keep you.
Such a good attitude. Faith is so important to have. May God Bless you always. May God also Bless your family as they move through this with you. They will all need faith, strength and patience to get through this with you. My Mom is 88 and has dementia. It is very hard on our family to see her like this. I just hope that inside herself she is happy. Stay strong.
God bless you 🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏼
I love your comment that if there's nothing after life, no one will ever know! That is brilliant! With very best wishes for your future. 🌹🍀🌹
This is fascinating. CZcams didn't notify me of any of you all's comments until the fourth one and none of the Likes. Very strange.
Thank you for all the well-wishes. They are appreciated.
Let me clarify. I only think I may be developing dementia and so I am doing everything I can to arrest it. There are some very encouraging videos on CZcams about possible Nutritional treatments. So... great! I'm all in!
I'm 70 and take omega 3 and multi vitamins and this year won the Dorset Major Chess championship. I have won it twice before but each time it coincided with losing weight. I lost 4 stones over 6 months through 1000 calories a day dieting. The message to me seems clear...lose weight and stay active.
Thank you very much. I'm 85 and barely into the early stage from normal. It is barely detectable. I was an IT System Designer and Project Manager, so Lists and Post-its are not a useful indicator of decline. I write lengthy, carefully constructed political articles, commentary, responses, etc. on the Internet. I am active and straight as a cadet. This is great, but you have reminded me to stay aware that my priority is to be me all the way through. Plus you've given me some things to watch for and to do for maintenance. Thanks again Dr. Stan.
In my case, the forgetfulness and "brain fog" was NOT dementia. (I wasn't old at the time anyway.) It turned out to be kidney failure, causing in a buildup of toxins in my brain that my kidneys could no longer excrete. If you have such symptoms, don't assume it's dementia. There are systemic causes as well that should be investigated.
Is your kidney failure treatable/reversable?
@@neena9202 The type of kidney failure that I have--primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis--is not reversible. The treatment is regular dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Mine was Lyme
Thank You Steven Litvintchouk. Sorry about your kidneys. You're absolutely right that there are multiple possible causes for various symptoms. That's why all my videos include explanations of mechanisms, so people can get the bigger picture and start understanding themselves better.
Spot on
I just lost my sweet Mother to the horrid disease of dementia. She didn't get combative, but she forgot everything. She was my rock and best friend. My brother kept her at home and was her primary care giver. We were both with her holding her hands as she died. I wouldn't have it any other way. I take great comfort that I was able to tell her bye. I pray that we don't get dementia of any kind. I am going to be more active and try to eat more properly. Thanks for this video.
I lost mine two years ago. May God give you strength. It is one of the most difficult and painful challenges in our lives when we lose our moms.
I moved out of state to try to split the difference between Mom's two homes. That was a mistake. Sadly none of my siblings knew how bad nursing homes are! They put her in assisted living which was bad enough, but when she went into the last place the pandemic hit and we couldn't even visit her; that was made worse because she could no longer use a phone, and visiting through the window was like she was seeing strangers staring in 😢
I am Joe Biden, what's your diagnosis for me. Don't say you don't know, because you have watched tons of videos.
@Ken Fullman Keep a positive attitude about yourself. Eat right. They have a lot of good videos here with good information. Stay with good friends. Exercise as they say. Take care,
@Ken Fullman I'm so sorry you suffered with your mother's decline this way. May I ask, what is your lifestyle like, and what has been your diet? Smoker? Drinker? Take lots of medications? if yes, which ones? Are you a meat eater or vegetarian? Do you eat a lot of processed foods, and/or highly refined sugary products, sweets? Are you depressed? Do you live alone, or if you are in a marriage is it a stressful, rocky relationship, or more stable? How is work? still working, or retired? What do you do for leisure and to de-stress? These are all crucial questions to ask, and things to improve in your life, to clean up your life habits, etc.
The earliest signs of Alzheimer's dementia that I witnessed in my mother was not forgetting names or objects or directions. It was a subtle eroding of personality, that distinction that makes each person unique starts to lose its specificity. The next phase was making mistakes, especially repeating something I said to her and she thinking she thought of it herself or heard it from someone other than me, and telling it to me as if I'd never heard it before. This is critical. Imagine this pattern with some gossip or news event. I have a friend who is starting to show this sign. It's one of those things that annoys other people even if they don't tell you because they don't recognize it as early dementia. The next phase is burning things on the stove. And that's when people go to the doctor and get the diagnosis, that's basically too late if it's Alzheimer's.
I often wonder if not being able to distinguish smells (not a stuffy nose where you can't smell) but noticing say where you are by the smell of a place, or telling scents apart. The sense of smell is critical to brain function but I've yet to hear a doctor talk about it. Only in end stage dementia have I been told patients lose their sense of taste.
I’ve been catching food on fire since my thirties. Oven, stovetop, grill, microwave - you name it, I’ve burned it.
I always felt my dads alzheimers was caused by his diet and after an unexpected move for him boredom. I wish he could have gotten helped sooner. One thing you said in last stage they say random words with no context. With my father language was the first to go. I helped with some tasks that day I complained of mild back ache my father said " why dont you go water your fins" while it was funny and cute. We were always able to understand him. He was telling me to go take a hot shower. What i didn't see you mention is that besides forgetting names, activities, and location of items things they forget is. I live him I would not steal from him. But every day he was convinced everyone was stealing from him. He actually stole my belongings thinking i stole them from him. Its hard listening to your parent call you a thief every day. They forget how to use the toilet. Like they never had the sensations before. They forget how to walk, they forget that they don't know how to walk. They forget what a fork is and why we use it. They forget they are supposed to eat. They forget how to eat. The pain in the tummy of hunger, they don't know what it is. i wish he would have only forgotten my name I can't imagine the fear he felt. But he kept the connection with his wife and he knew me. So i think it brought him some comfort
I have a sister in law that had a very severe stroke when she was 32 due to lupus. She acted exactly the same as you describe. She to this day has to use a wheel chair and can't speak in full understandable sentences. Stroke can Mimic dementia.
People should be aware of this.
Likely you are aware of this as a medical professional: my late husband, who had worked for 9 years as a manager of a retirement village, had undergone ongoing training in this capacity, particularly regarding dementia. Not long before his retirement, he told me he thought he may have early signs of dementia - purely because he recognized some typical symptoms. He continued to be active in our community after he retired from this post aged 65, never mentioning dementia again. But in his 72nd year, he suddenly had typical mild stroke symptoms- our GP was alert enough to get him to a neurosurgeon and have an MRI scan done - Nigel had a massive tumour on the right side of his brain. This was successfully removed, as he came home three days after surgery and continued working part time jobs, intricate jobs! Then 7 months later the tumour returned, this time his symptoms were more aggressive, in that he faded in and out of normal life, getting confused with how old he was. Why I mention this to you - how many people are likely being diagnosed with dementia, when in fact they may have a treatable brain tumour? Nigel did not die from cancer, btw, he died from a hospital virus. - the new tumour, in the same site, was also removed successfully.
There is a condition where fluid accumulates on the brain which causes a TREATABLE dementia. A vitamin B12 deficiency can cause mental problems also.
Was it the vaccine? Or was it covid.
@@joycehandersonfriends3225 Is that true about pills being destroyed by stomach acid?
Sorry to hear about the hospital virus thank you for sharing your story
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My deepest condolences on your loss of Nigel. Sounds like you both went through a lot before that hospital "souvenir" got him. My dad survived a difficult surgery, only to catch a horrible virus. The nurse said the surgeon kept a suit on-site that has never been cleaned that he wore for the last patient visit prior to their release. My dad was never the same.
This video was very painful to watch, but it is spot on. I am 64. I lost my mother to dementia yesterday morning. She was just a few days short of her 89th birthday. Watching this video was exactly like watching Mom decline. I only wish my brother, who held all the cards, could have seen this video too, and maybe agree to pay for the care she needed and deserved.
I’m so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family. My brother-in-law just passed 6 days ago. He also had dementia.
My mom passed this January 31, she was 19 days from celebrating her 88th birthday. She had dementia and Alzhimers. Had a massive stroke 7 years ago..Sorry for your loss. 😔😥😟🌹🕊
I think every person with a parent who developed dementia lives with the concern it could happen to them. I'm seriously worried how I can't remember where I just set down my coffee (phone, glasses, etc.).
@@bjelfin my mother is almost 94 and has been in the last stages for a long time, she needs total care. I came to see her as my sister thought she was dying, she didn’t. My sister looks 10 yrs older than her age, my mother was never easy but she looks good, better than I do. I’m 67. So far my sister who runs her estate figures we’ve spent about 500,000 thousand dollars on her care, she’s in California. She had a good life, any thought of the money going to her hard working children instead of the long term care industry and CEO’s is questionable. No one, absolutely no one wants to live like this and have their inheritance go to Corporate instead of their family or whoever they wanted to have it. But they have no idea what’s happening. And yes it’s my biggest fear, I do have a plan in place. I’m not going to have people feed me me and change my diaper for the last 10 years of my life and chip away the inheritance for my children while I lay in bed groaning in agony but unable to speak or think coherently.
Very sorry for your loss. Sounds like it's even more painful given the conditions you alude to. :(
I hope you understand just how much of a blessing you are Doc to millions of people! Your education & clarification of so many things raises awareness and that is so valuable to me. Thank you!
I’m 62 and have a better memory than when I was in my 30’s and 40’s, stressed out single mother, often working 50 hours per week, often in a toxic work environment raising a child alone and going to college working toward my bachelors degree. I’ve never been able to do math in my head, sometimes even simple equations.
I’m watching these to find out how to prevent dementia because my father just died and he had dementia, but I do take issue with saying that the person is “just gone” and “not there.” as if his life had no value. I learned more about my father in the last few years of his life than I ever knew, and his short term memory deteriorated, but his long term memory was somehow better as memories from his childhood in the 1930s and youth up to the 1950s suddenly came to the surface. He was singing songs, telling stories, and full of humor and memories about those days. His brain wasn’t totally gone. His brain just lost massive short term memory
I'm so sorry for your loss. I know what you mean. My mother died of pneumonia 15 yrs after being diagnosed with dementia. I never once thought of her as gone or not there during those years. She was always my mom. I did a lot of worrying about her at first because she thought my brother was my father and that the year was decades before. But I was fortunate to get her on Aricept early on, and it worked very well in her case. She knew who everyone was again and she knew everything that was going on around her. Plus, she didn't deteriorate in all those years. She knew us all right up till her last breath.
She sang too. She would sing the theme song to the "New Tricks" TV show nearly every day: "It's all right, it's okay, we're getting to the end of the day." :) And she could even remind me of things I'd forgotten at times! Just because she was different didn't mean she had disappeared altogether.
Please don't worry you might get the same condition as your father. I read that the majority of dementia is not inherited by children and grandchildren. In rarer types of dementia there may be a link, but these are only a tiny proportion of overall cases of dementia. The Alzheimer Society says that in the vast majority of cases (99 in 100), Alzheimer’s disease is not inherited. If your father had developed it young that would have made it a bit more likely to be a faulty gene, but it sounds like he lived to a ripe old age.
He sounded like quite a character and left you a lot of his memories to add to your history. All the best to you.
Again so sorry to hear about your loss. I listened to a work related lecture on dementia. Speaker explained it’s like shaking a bookcase, and the recently added books (so recent memories) on top will fall off first, leaving the books in a more secure location (older memories) still there. Most interesting. The speaker also explained that even if the person with dementia doesn’t remember the very pleasant outing they just had, they’ll still feel really good about their day (without necessarily knowing exactly why). So yes they have feelings and they’re not gone as a person.
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Eat a less sugar and an anti inflammatory diet as prevention. Exercise and do puzzles with unique style. Unidragon puzzles
According to research by the University of Virginia Department of Perceptual Studies, there is a phenomenon called "terminal lucidity". It describes situations in which people with severe dementia, who could not recognize relatives, could not express themselves, etc. completely recovered their lucidity shortly before death. It implies that the "person" who has seemed to disappear due to dementia is not actually gone, but elsewhere until shortly before death. The implication is that the "person" is the soul, not the body, not the brain.
Impending doom concentrates the mind wonderfully apparently...but how ? Does it suggest that brain is still 100 % intact but we have lost the 'energy' to access it until 'fear' gives us the necessary energy we need to access it ? My own personal guess is that living alone in old age is the worst situation to be in and the likeliest cause of dementia.
@@cwwiss1I agree 100%!
Having a father past from Alzheimer’s and losing a brother two weeks ago to dementia, I’m scared it isn’t finished with me.
Thanks! Stage 2 , age 70 . I'm working on better posture, particularly in movement like walking , intermittent keto fasting to get insulin resistance lowered and more ketone fuel for the brain, and staying physically active. I just hope this works . I have improved on recall and organization recently .
Thank You Sten ❤
Thank you @stevewhalen6973.😄
Go full cornivore diet Steve! 💪
Keto is dangerous
God bless you❤
How and why? Blank statements like thst aren’t helpful
Symptoms of other illness can present as dementia such as an urinary tract infection in an elderly person. If the doctor or hospital overlook this, demand your loved one be tested for a urinary tract infection.
Also, Candida overgrowth. It not only mimics dementia, arthritis and infertility .
Plus many side effects of medication in the elderly plus dehydration can mimic some forms of dementia
Yes, my mom goes absolutely crazy when she gets a UTI.
Yes this happened to my friend's father in the nursing home. Very good advice.
@@Dbb27 my mom hadd same but we cudnt understand and now im lost without her..her painful situation just haunts even when she is gone .God help me Amen
I've noticed when I am under stress, I forget things or get confused. I've seen similar reactions in other people. I think it's emotional overload. Good to know that exercise and posture can correct or postpone decline.
Mental tunnel vision. Also do you evet look for a term to flippantly use, fro. Another decade of life activity? Not eady to find anymore. Altho i don't have any problem besides verbal right now.
I've been thinking the same thing for quite some time now. I've been under stress about various parts of my life, and I've also noticed I'm more forgetful too. It's like a cloudy day sometimes.
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And also lack of quality sleep causes one to exhibit these symptoms. Hence, get routine good night sleep!
I think this is what is going on with Biden. Too much stress!
This was beneficial as my 94 year old dad is afflicted with Alzheimer’s. He’s stage 6 according to this and declining rapidly. Thank you for this information and tips.
Incredible information. Scares me since I am 63 years old already. I am constantly stressed and experiencing anxiety for decades. 😢
I truly thought I had a touch of dementia when I realized I was going through perimenopause. But, things are turning around, as I am post-menopausal now. Thank God! Great informative video!
Im peri menopausal ..it's difficult....I thought dementia is coming to me.
Everyone was calling it, 'having a senior moment'. I don't experience them now, as I did, a few years ago.
@@veronicac.sparks1795 can you elaborate
Me too I felt that way too
Another great, informative video! Thank you!
It's important to mention that forgetting specifically names or having a habit of not being able to remember names specifically is not a sign of dementia per se. So it's really important to recognize that. Some people are not good with names at all during their entire life. Doesn't mean they have dementia.
Also, forgetting where you put things can be a sign of too busy or stressed. Even if you forget important things, it can be lots of other things, or just the way you are. Forgetting the name someone new can be just because they were not interesting enough to remember. It is when you forget people very close to you, or even your own name, that bells should ring. When we have so much to remember these days with pins passwords phone numbers, how not to get scammed, killed or catfished…something has got to give. An old friend used to say, when your brain gets full of information some things have to be ditched to make room for more.
My mother wasn’t demented but even in her 40s because she was highly stressed, she would forget all sorts of things, leave taps running, things cooking until burnt and she would go through saying all our names before getting to the one she wanted. Stress is bad.
Indeed, I have always been bad with remembering names, I constantly forget WTH I put my keys my entire life. Always chalked it up to just being forgetful, or what nowadays is considered attention deficit disorder (which wasnt even a thing when I was growing up).
@@PetroicaRodinogaster264 agree, although even forgetting names of those close to you can be caused by severe stress. Happened to me and once that passed the name issue disappeared. Stress causes all sorts of issues and none of it has to do with dementia.
I have always had trouble remembering names. I worked in a local government office and first names were so difficult to remember. I knew their last name, i knew where their farm was, what it looked like, and what their farm number was. Their first name? As soon as I saw the folder I knew his name! There was 1800-2000 farms.
I've never been able to remember names. In a group setting where people are being introduced, by the time the third person is introduced, I've forgotten the first two people's names! I've been like that since I was 20!
Thank you for bringing up this difficult topic. It’s a hard one to grasp, but as always your approach and professionalism is spot on 🙌🏼
My wife had a stroke in 2010. Left her w aphasia and paralized on right side. The last 3 yrs she has gone into decline by looseing weight from a 2x to currently a large . Her appatitite has great diminushed as well . Shes still alert strong vital sighns. This last month in feb 2024 showing sighns of confusion and lack of emotions. She sleeping more as well. I have been her 24/7 caregiver all this time . Shes been on hospice now a year and half. Totally bedridden. I keep her dry and clean .shes incognatent. And constant pain. W pain meds every ,4 hours. I keep her turned and lots of pillows i have listened to you alot .thank you. I lost my mom in 2021 . Wish i had you then. To help. I was her caregiver as well. As she too became bed ridden . She went fast. Only 3 months . You are great keep helping.
Thinking of you and your wife xx
Thank you for sharing. All the best.
Bless your heart, Robert. That is a heavy burden you bear. There aren't many men who would do what you're doing for your wife.
I pray all of God's blessings, strength, endurance, and peace be yours through this journey.
You have my utmost admiration and a huge bear hug.
I'm adding a comment to remember I've watched this ..🖖
Thank You John Dunn. LOL. Great strategy 😄
@@drekberg on a slightly more worrying note, I find that if I binge watch a series on Netflix, I don't retain the story line for any great period of time. Not sure if this is a symptom of the 'binge' nature of viewing, or my memory in general.
On the plus side , I've watched the Elementary series, in 3 consecutive years now and enjoyed it, as if anew. 🤔🖖
I concur, unfortunately for real 🤨
Lewy Body is what poor Robin Williams suffered from.😔
I'm in the compensatory phase, at first I rewarded myself for being clever. Time to employ strategy's. 😳
My mom is in the later stages of Alzheimers, she was a consistent walker, exercised and ate hordes of fruits and vegetables all her life, never drank, smoked. My dad died afer56 years of marriage and she shortly afterwards was diagnosed with lymphoma and then alzheimers. I believe it was the emotional pain that caused both of these diseases.
Yeah, emotion trauma speeds up every disease.
Me, heart broken reading this 😳😅
I believe you are on to something. Emotional Stress
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That makes so much sense! Emotions have so much to do with our physical and emotional health.
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I was wondering the same also. My great grandmother who passed from Alzheimer’s was obsessed with her youthful glory days and was angry at the thought of getting old. My grandmother has dementia now but is like your mom, eats very healthy, exercises and dances a lot but there was about 20 years when we couldn’t locate her son (my uncle) and she worried incessantly about him. He turned up a few years ago but while she does remember him (and all of us) she has the signs of dementia.
The forget names thing freaks me out. I was at church one day and was helping out in prayer. This lady that I have known for a long time and asked for prayer and my mind just went completely blank. I couldn’t remember her name. I was mortified!! Dementia and Alzheimer’s runs in my family on both sides. My grandmothers had it.
I was recently diagnosed with pseudodementia. I have ADHD, Major Depressive Disorder (both in my teen years and all 43 years of adult life) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (5 years but diagnosed only 10 months ago). Many of those with ADHD suffer from the latter two disorders and if not treated can end up having pseudodementia. For over a year I have had cognitive impairments. Examples of what I do as follows:
Face blindness (don't immediately recognize what I see).
Instead of placing it in the dishwasher I will take a pile of visibly dirty dishes from the counter/sink and put them back in the kitchen cabinets. I will place dirty laundry in the dryer instead of the washing machine. If placed in the washing machine, I won't turn the machine on, later I go into the laundry room and remove it from the washing machine and take the laundry which is still dirty and place it in the dryer which I then turn on.
If not accompanied out on streets, I will sometimes walk across at a crosswalk but at a red light.
I often don't recall making the errors.
Difficulty verbally communicating. Forming sentences is very difficult. To think, I once worked in a bank as an account manager doing investments, loans and mortgages and held meetings and such. There's no way I could do all that today. 🫤
There of course are many other examples but too many to mention.
Cognitive impairment of pseudodementia is caused by depression. My depression has reached a point of, for lack of a better word, "snapping." Some people with depression will suffer physical pain/ailments, some suicidal thoughts and a small percentage will suffer pseudodementia. The brain is protecting itself from a brain overload of depression. If that makes any sense.
After a whole battery of tests, including CT scanning, MRI, Brain Wave testing, dementia testing, thorough blood testing, treatment has included having a psychiatrist increase the dosages of all my meds. Currently I am receiving psychotherapy from a psychologist. Slowly but surely, I will get my life back but it's going to take hard work and patience. 🫤 Easier said than done when Generalized Anxiety Disorder and ADHD are in the picture. Gotta have a sense of humour. Hey, I still have the ability to communicate without issues via writing such as drawing up this comment.
I hope you are progressing as to a healing scenario. Best of success to you there! Big hugz to you in your healing from this frustrating scenario.
You are so right about your ability to communicate through writing. It's amazing how a mind can struggle in some areas but is still able to convey thoughts, feelings and actions so effectively and without error (grammar/spelling/punctuation). Wishing you all the best xx
The way you write you don’t have dementia
@@nouse3771, correct, I do not have dementia. I have what is referred to as, pseudodementia.
I was diagnosed with pseudodementia as well. I can't find much information about it
I was in early stage dementia where I was already stuping and arm swing and leg swing out of sync. I'm 70 years old. I changed my posture and forced my legs and arms to swing properly then did high intensity exercises coupled with intermittent easy walking and my brain noticably responded the next day. I've kept it up and have revovered my MIND after only a month of attending to getting blood flow to my brain !!!❤😂😅😊
Thank you dr. Ekberg !
My compliments.stay healthy.❤
I've noticed that attending to my posture and doing stretching exercises helps me function far more effectively.
My mother taught yoga until age 95, and could still do all the postures herself. She started dementia at around age 90, and passed away at 98, at which stage she had it pretty badly but still had some lucid moments. I am 85, active, dancing and doing fitness classes. I'm noticing some new forgetfulness that is frightening me. I was told that I would probably develop dementia because my mom had it. I do mind games and am a writer. Although no one has mentioned any changes in me, I am watching myself very carefully-I live alone, and hate to think what my future would be if I went the same route as my mom. I also entertain on piano at retirement and care-giving facilities and have witnessed the power of music-I've heard that playing the piano is a good exercise for the mind.
I volunteer and the hospital associated care centre (full time clients) and music is a core for that unit. more music people needed.
Did you have the jab? My dad had all doses and since, problems started occuring, like prostate, hearing and the latest is dementia. A very bright, clever, excellent memory man (as was his dad and family) with great knowledge, now forgets serious stuff and even went missing once when he couldn't remember his way back home. I'm not sure if you can detox, but well, do all you can. Look up pranic healing too and also heavy metal detox. Eat cleaner. Take care.
Don’t worry about it you won’t necessarily follow in your Mom’s footsteps. With dementia your friends and family will probably notice it first. I had a dear friend that even forgot she had dementia and kept driving. She ended up on the freeway going down the wrong way. Before she passed she still couldn’t recognize dementia in herself and she was an RN. She died about two years into her diagnosis not from dementia but heart disease.
What is your diet like if I may ask? I might not see your response because I had my notifications disabled so if you just like my comment when responding I can see if you had responded or not. The reason I'm asking is because I've been researching the carnivore diet and there are many people who have reversed their mental ill-health as well as physical ill-health with a carnivore diet. They've reversed MS, fibromyalgia, epilepsy, depression etc. There seems to be a correlation between eating too many carbs and Dementia or Alzheimers. People with these conditions in old age homes deteriorate because their diets are loaded with carbs. The brain is a fatty organ. It needs fats to thrive. And too often we're starving it because we eat too much bread or pasta.
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Someone with knowledge!
I'll add to that with my own thoughts:
- along with carnivore, add as many Omega 3s as you can tolerate, at least 5-6grams a day of epa/dha. Most 1 gram soft gels have 300-400mg of epa/dha, so try and take 4-5 gels with each meal. Or pay for more quality and go with liquid- Nordic Naturals or Carlsons fish oil.
- fasting. Fasting for roughly 3-4 days will get most people into autophaghy, where the body scavenges itself, cleaning uneeded and damaged cells. Many people believe this prevents cancer and even eliminates infections like herpes.
Excellent video. Thank you so much for being there for us. 💐🍀🌈
Oh Sten, I wish I had this information three or four years ago... my friend, he wasn't too far gone, but the advice and "help" he got about managing his condition was dreadful. He was encouraged to change nothing... and that was the voice of authority and wisdom? My heart still hurts for him.
Many of those symptoms listed under the "When to worry" section have been with me since forever. I mean it, I'm 42 and I've always had problems with time perception, managing budgets, retracing steps, even being hunched over (my family always tried to make me straighten up my back, but I still struggle standing up straight). The thing is I also have ADHD and I found out recently I'm autistic, of all things. There's a lot of overlap on the symptoms and they are very, very similar.
I can relate, keep us posted for the next couple of years. I'm about 34-35 and I feel just like you.
Hi Jean, I am 73 and was diagnosed with "mild cognitive impairment", but I am a Spanish teacher and am not going to let that stop me. You mentioned that you are autistic. I would recommend you not let any of those "Labels" define you or hold you back! You are awesome and I wish you a very long and productive life.
@@wandamcdonald3908I was so scared my self, I felt like there was a whole in my brain, I couldn’t remember my thought or what I was speaking about, I just start HRT, I’m 54 I start to feel better , no labels we are whole and perfect as the creation of the god the most high 🪴🍀💜
I have scoliosis, and have had it all my life. So, my posture is off. I must have dementia...LOL
Facts. I'm 67, also on the spectrum and have ADD, CPTSD and blah blah lol. Anyway, meds help a great deal as far as organization and focus. But also we (autistic people) just see and perceive things differently - I think, including time. Some people struggle with the concept of a layered multiverse - to me, it's like "Well geez, you all are just now figuring that out?" My Gram summed it up well so many years ago when she said (in heavy Maine brogue) "Never you mind, dear. We may be weird, but we're harmless." So Imma not worry about all that. Memento Mori. Life is short. Friggin' enjoy it instead of making yourself miserable. (Just an aside, my husband and I MMO game - we also play some FPS and such but we love being able to play together MMO style. Seriously it takes your total attention to play even somewhat well. There are many things which keep your mind constantly busy. Personally I think it's a great way to exercise the mind. I'm not talking about repetitive point-and-click stuff or mind-numbing nonsense like candy crush or whatever. I mean completely open world gaming. He got me into it when we first got together and he created a monster.😆😆😆) Be well and happy, folks!
I just lost my mother to Dementia and Alzheimer's she passed about 2 weeks ago . She struggled with it for more than 12 years . Every word this man speaks in this video is on point , from the very beginning to the end . It's been tough .
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Sorry for your loss. 🙏
So sorry about your loss. 🙏🙏
You're explaining is very soothing
I’ve just turned 60 recently retired and now officially terrified, this random video just appeared, thank you lots to look forward to!
That is its intention; pay no heed and live a happy retirement!
@@mph1ish 👍 absolutely!
I had symptoms of early onset dementia and was devastated.
I'd not long lost my mother to vascular dementia ( smoking related).
I was talking to my sister in law about getting tested, and she told me before I make an appointment with my doctor to go through the medications I was taking.
She is a medical professional and told me that it was the high dose of gabapentin I was taking for neurological pain.
I told my doctor I wanted to come off them and would rather tolerate the back pain than feel like I was losing my mind.
Over a few months, the dose was tapered until I was off them completely.
The difference was like the difference between night and day.
The brain fog had disappeared.
Gabapentin interferes with one's brain's ability to form new synapses, make new mental connections, and learn. I was using it for back pain (and anxiety), but have run into insurance issues, so I cannot purchase my long acting Neurontin. The back and knee pain have begun to kick back up, but my inattentive ADD is a bit better.
@Julia Dixon I knew about it interfering with the ability to make new synapses but wasn't prepared for it to make me feel as bad as it did.
I was out on huge doses of Gabapentin by my pain specialist. Then over time 3 people close to me told me my personality had changed. I stopped cold Turkey - not knowing I wasn’t meant to- but wow- I had no idea what an effect it had in me. Amiltriptyline was similar in that it made me feel like a zombie until after midday. These drugs sneak up on you. You don’t realize until you stop!
I would love to know what you replaced for your neuropathy pain? I take 900 mg oh gabepentin a day.
I have the same symptoms on Gabbapentin, I refuse to take any opioids but the brain fog and my loss of articulation is very evident, I feel like I can't win,
I'm so terrified of dementia and I'm creeping into the more concerning stage of decline. Constant stress and fatigue over the past three years have taken a hard toll on my whole body, especially my brain, and I feel so exhausted all the time.
Courage. Me too
Just keep going as each day is a gift.
Get enough sleep!!!!!!!!!!
@@iraschellenberg-kollenstei2247 It's s very true to get enough sleep. I've struggled with that all my life. Also have dementia in my family. I just try not to stress, just do your best ok
Do NOT worry. Your wife drives you crazy.
I was driving one day and it shocked me I didn't know where I was going.
Thank you for great video, spot on. I may watch this again since it was late last night & watched last part today.
My 93-year-old mother takes 4 fitness classes a week and walks every day. Her relative youth and sharp mind are proof that exercise keeps us young!
My mom did it all and she still died of Alzheimer’s. I’m not convinced that any of that helps. Happy for your mom though.❤
God bless her
It's not really proof, it is just one point in a data set but I get the crux if you like of what you are saying.
I'm sure that exercise and keeping busy in social clubs, groups, etc. helps greatly. I just think that maybe this works for some more than it does others.
My mom is 94. She has late stage dementia. She doesn't remember having been married for 65 years. Nor any of her four kids. Her memory retention is around 5-10 seconds and then she's forgotten what was just said. She's in an assisted living group home. This disease is terrible. She led such a full life and dementia has robbed her of all her life's memories.
so very sorry! 😥Sounds like you are still in her life which is hard on you but you'll be glad you were there for her, trust me. I do work in many of these places and so many of these poor souls are alone-no one ever comes. Maybe she doesn't know you are there but it will bring you comfort after she is gone to know that you never abandoned her. Stay strong & God bless you
I was doing a social service survey for the elderly and one poor woman notice my brooch. Every 5 minutes or so, she would notice it and say, "My, you have a lovely brooch." I would tell her thank you, but it made me sad for her. She was so very nice and had a beautiful home.
Absolutely heartbreaking to watch someone you love suffer as their lives memories evaporate in front of you.
Thank you Dr Ekberg! Helps us, helps us help's others! If only there was more constructive observation information out there to pre-empt such troubles.
I am not sure if this is legit, but I started playing piano and it seems to really help with mental function. Maybe its the coordination that you end up developing which that has a positive effect. But it also really stimulates your short term memory because you have to remember patterns in a very fast succession.
Probably the single most best thing you can actually do to help against dementia… well done
Yes, piano uses and connects the entire brain plus eye- ear- hand- brain connection is reinforced
Learning new, challenging skills has been shown to help mental function. Need to make sure you keep working on new, more challenging pieces to continue benefits.
plus music helps the body regenerate especially when it's your own creativity.
I bet it helps. I do puzzles, especially cross words.
Stage 3 is a story of my life since school. My mother had dementia. So scary. She didn't know who I am.
About movment. My dog sais the same: "Move woman. I'll go with you. Just get up." And he is so right.
Your Dog is right! We dogs are always right ✅ 🐕 🐶
Thank You Anna Młochowska. LOL. Listen more to your dog. 😄
Yeah, as I was watching the video, and he got to Stage 3, I was like, "So I've been in stage 3 my entire adult life."
This is why isolation is so insidious.
animals have a sense to detect if you are doing wrong/right, or if you are vital or less vital
i had a stroke in my 50's so i am very much afraid of dementia.
before i suffer from it i should die.
A Dr. told me that my husband had dementia. I knew he was wrong. You don't get dementia in one week. I went to Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and it turn out he had an Ischemic Stroke.
Now that I'm 54. Things like this concern me. Gotta stop the sugar!
Best Doc on the interwebs
Thank You Brad. What ever it takes to provide the motivation. 😄
...and stop the cooking / salad oil.
I was also going to say something about bread, pasta and carbs ...but I forgot.
@tom alba I will excuse your English if you’ll excuse that’s the only language I speak. I’ve tried. I marvel at anyone that’s bilingual. 🥰
@tom alba my longest-lived grandparent, who was lucid till the end, swore by coconut oil. i also have a friend whose grandfather had alzheimer's and benefitted tremendously from 2 tbsp. coconut oil daily. my friend is a nurse and had heard about the research, otherwise she wouldn't have known. he went from having mostly stopped speaking to remembering more words, to actually speaking in full (maybe short, but full) sentences! i fell out of touch with her but that progress was just within a few months.
BTW i googled "Ongo Melena de Leon" = lion's mane mushroom. indeed, known for neurological / brain benefits!
@@drekberg hi dr. ekberg. i love your videos. you're the smartest, clearest, most honest doctor on the interwebs. you're not trying to sell us anything, just educate us so we can be "health champions" (love that phrase!). i have a question i'm wondering if you could address at some point (or maybe you have, and i just haven't found the video), which is about some negative side effects of keto and IM that pre-menopausal women can experience, and any strategies you may be able to suggest to address them.
when i tried healthy keto (no processed foods; healthy meats, fats, low-carb veg) and IM, i had some clear benefits, but also, increased insomnia and anxiety, hair loss, and ultimately, i lost my period. doing some research, it seems like i was experiencing increased cortisol. is there any way to do keto / IF but manage it so cortisol doesn't increase? i found a few answers but nothing from trustable sources. plus most stuff out there on keto is very all or nothing. i feel stuck in a bind and feel like given the way you approach every topics with nuance, this is something i'd love to hear your thoughts on!
Some of these also describes ADHD, so don't panic and get tested (I'm just got diagnosed with inattentive ADHD at age 46).
yes
I thought of the same because my husband has ADHD and has some of the early signs of dementia described here.
I have ADD and the symptoms sound very familiar.
I had a friend who lost his mind. He listens to the BBC and even considered voting Labour. It's sad to watch his decline.
Tee hee
You are brilliant! Love the way you teach!
Having worked in health care for over 20 years the human body has never ceased to amaze me as to what it can endure. I've seen people totally neglect & abuse themselves for years & yet the body keeps going. Imagine if we really looked after our bodies & respected them? What a differance it would make!?
I could not agree with you more 👍🏻. Dementia is devastating to families and loved ones when it strikes, and raising awareness to help prevent/delay the onset of this terrible disease is a great thing your doing 🙏💪🙋♀️
Thank You Mick and Trudie. I'm so glad you found it valuable and I appreciate the feedback. 😄
@@drekberg Hey doc. Hope ur doing well. Thanks for these videos.
I wanted to ask u something. Am 17 and recently I've been noticing that my body is vibrating/ shaking internally. It is really annoying when I do any work. Last week I had a really high fever and cold. I took 3 paracetamol tablets each 560 mg and after a few days this started.
What do you think I should do ? Please help
My Aunt was the biggest Health Nut ever. Only ate onions, carrots, stuff like that. Took heaps of vitamins. But Alzheimer's is stronger than any 'supplement.' It was kind of funny how I spent 10 of our last 18 yrs. together trying to teach her how to write a check. For the memo line, she invariably would write "electric" or "phone" instead of the account number. I'd explain that they know who they are. Each day, I had hope, would go over it clearly, but still she would write "phone!" She lived to be 91, but in bad shape mentally.
@@rubyparchment5523 did your aunt go into menopause early? That to doesn't help if that is the case. HRT can help with some protection if taken within the first 5yrs.
vegetables are not what is needed. the brain needs Good animal fats. synthetic vitamins are crap.
we need sunshine and minerals, good water.
and FAT.
THANKS,Doctor . Lucky to see this
I am so glad i found this video. Remarkably clear. Thank you.
Lost both of my grandparents to dementia. It was the most horrible thing to go through, for not only them; but us too.
Father died of vascular demetia.The mental anguish he was in, head in hands, at the table was horrible to watch.If you could have flicked a switch ?
Dr. Ekberg I cannot thank you enough for this video because I feel empowered after viewing it. I just buried my 80 year old mother who began exhibiting signs of Alzheimer's in her mid fifties. The past ten years was torture for her. I was her caretaker for the past ten years until my mother had to go to a nursing home because of swallowing and breathing problems. I have had a closeup of how devastating this disease is and it terrifies me. My maternal grandmother and aunt also had it. I am terrified that I have it too and actually avoided presentations like yours out of terror. This is the first I have watched and you have reduced some of my fears by informing me I can take actions to prevent or slow it down. I am now in my 60s and was convinced I probably have it and am helpless even though I am not exhibiting symptoms. It seems to me that my grandmother, aunt, and especially my mother, just passively accepted it, but I want to fight it with all I have. Thank you.
Fast and take huperzine...do that and you won't get dementia
Do not go gently Into that dark night, rage, rage against the fading of the light. Dylan Vaughan Thomas.
Yes start fasting cut the carbs and sugar
@@wideawake914 Thank you. That is some of my favorite poetry and so appropriate.
@@richardlawson6787 Thank you. I have never heard of huperzine. I am willing to fast. I already cut out most carbs and sugar (type 2 diabetes) How often should I fast?
Great video, Going through everything you talked about,
Both my parents have dementia. My dad also has stage 4 bone cancer. I would say that both my parents have mid range dementia. They will get angry with me for saying something simple. I’ll go to my bedroom, which is a guest bedroom, take 15-30 minute break and when I come back out they aren’t mad at me anymore because they have forgotten it all. We are separated halfway across the US from each other, but I am going to take FMLA for six months or until my dad passes, sell their condo on the beach then move my mom to where us kids live and spend the money to get help for my mom like assistive living or volunteers to help me with my mom. She raised me with my dad and now it’s my turn to honor my parents. I’m terrified but God is leading the way so I shouldn’t be terrified.
I think another early sign I've seen in a couple people is that they repeat the same stories over and over.
Al Rivers: That's a great point. I've noticed recently that I'm constantly interrupting the conversation flow, with " Yeah, I know , you told me" , or " I know, Yeah, you said" to more people I know than is usual.
I worked with a guy who repeatedl stories all the time, nicest guy ever, but lower iq, ignorance is bliss, kinda a jealous in a way
An early sign I've seen is people repeating the same stories over and over
@@peterwhite6683 lol
@@peterwhite6683 An early sign I've seen is people repeating comments over and over
My neighbors were married nearly 60 years. She started down this horrible path and her husband took it upon himself to care for her until the end stage, when he finally surrendered her to a nursing home. The stages you described were very clearly shown in her steady demise. It is a truly horrible way to die.
One of James Garners' last TV movies was based on a man whose wife was institutionalized and didn't recognize him any more, and in fact, was in fear. I can't remember the show just a decade ago but it was really touching .
@@louisliu5638 the movie was called The Notebook. I watched it couple times but can't bear to watch it anymore.
@@shirleys765 Thanks. After Garner being my hero all my life, a "man's man" this was a really touching performance on his part.
@@louisliu5638 it sure was a touching performance. The movie reminds me of my parents and the love they had for each other. They were married for 65 years but sadly they both passed away in 2022. I will love and miss them forever.
The notebook
Why is it incredibly important to notice this? My mother died of this horrific disease and there is no cure.
Would it be possible to have a discussion on ADHD/ADD vs mild dementia? A lot of my ADHD has been long term in adulthood -- I forget the new person's name almost instaneously....also getting things done, multi-step planning, etc.
Same situation new names are in one ear and straight out of the other.
I lost my dad to this evil disease a week ago. Watching his regression over the past year during this horrendous pandemic isolation to his last breath was just heartbreaking 😓
I'm so sorry for what you & your father have gone through and your loss...prayers ❤.
My condolences 💐
@@kevinbraden9445 🥰 thank you
Condition, not a disease.
@@mrearly2 are you seriously correcting me after I have lost my dad to this!! 👏👏👏
“My memory is so bad”
“How bad is it”
“How bad is what?”
I’m right there with you and I’m 55.😢
😂😂😂
Same 53. Its sad however ive been doing some intermittent fasting and seems to b a little better
@@racemom777 lol, I’m 70. Guess I’d better stop eating altogether 🙂
Lol
An excellent exposition on the stages of dementia, and ways in which we can mitigate these pronblems in the early stages.
My step mom is in the late stages. She lives in a care home and does not recognize family. We initially saw signs 6 or 7 years ago when she’d repeat herself and would ask the same questions over and over. It’s a very sad disease. 😢
I have to say that I genuinely love listening to this guy. He really does have a way of explaining things without being alarming or dismissive. Very well spoken and QUALITY info presented! THANK YOU!
I really appreciate the feedback. My purpose is to help people understand and trust the healing capabilities of their bodies by explaining mechanisms. Comments like yours make it all worthwhile
thank you Dr. you are a wonderful teacher.
He's got a comforting voice, total ASMR for me.
I am now 60 years old, but I THOUGHT I was going through early stages of dementia in my mid-50's.
My symptoms of my cognitive impairments were: a diminished vocabulary, not remembering the simplest word definitions for what I was trying to communicate, such as "stairs" - yes, that simple word. It would almost be like playing charades, I would try and use other words to communicate that simple word "stairs". In addition to these symptoms, there was a COMPLETE loss of thought when I was talking with someone. It would be like a black hole, no connections could be made at all to what I was JUST talking about. It wasn't the usual, "What was I just talking about? Oh yeah!"...then you would just continue from there. Mine was a complete black hole - I couldn't remember at all what I was just talking about or retrieve anything to go from. All of this (cognitive decline) came on fairly quickly (a couple of months).
Around this time, I was having other physical problems and one of the main ones that stood out was, "Restless Leg Syndrome". I would either wake up with a "Charley Horse" or I couldn't fall asleep because I had the "Jimmy Leg" - restless legs. So, in search of how I could resolve (cure) my "Restless Leg Syndrome", I found out the reason was a deficiency in Magnesium.
I started taking (1) Magnesium Malate 425 mg X 3 times daily. It quickly and completely "cured" my Restless Leg Syndrome. The side BENEFIT was the Magnesium was COMPLETELY helping my memory and cognitive issues! It was night and day the difference that I did a little experiment to see if it was the magnesium by NOT taking it for a day or two. Well, one day could see a little difference but definitely on the second day - dramatic difference. So, needless to say, I continue to take the Magnesium everyday. I hope this information helps you in YOUR health and brain health journey. 😊💖
Thank you for sharing this info. I've had the same predicament and I am the same age. I take a low dose magnesium on and off for other issues but I will be more conscientious with the daily dose from now on. Thank you for the inspiration.
Another cause for me turned out to be statins. I'm one of those who seems to be hypersensitive to side effects. Unfortunately, it took me 10 years to realize the connection between the meds and my mental state; I don't know how much damage has been done but things are improved at least since I got off them.
Thanks for sharing
Same age here. I've been physically active all my adult life and constantly on the move. Altho sometimes I get this lethargic state and that's when I know I need to take magnesium. Works wonders, everytime😊
Thank You Tilly Girl. Congratulations on figuring that out. I think a lot of people are deficient in magnesium. Just realize that there can be many different factors for different people. Never take "this" for "that" 😄
Thank you for you're incredible information.!