| Baby Boomers facing memory decline may not | | | | impacted by the nutrients we get in our diet and the |
| receive as much attention in the news as their impact | | | | amount of activity we give our minds. As with any |
| on Social Security and the retirement issues they'll | | | | other part of our body, eating healthy is important for |
| encounter, but it is a potential problem. The mental | | | | our brains. Getting sufficient levels of antioxidants, |
| health of America's population as it ages will impact us | | | | vitamins and minerals is critical to keeping our brains |
| all. | | | | working well as we age. |
| As more Americans reach their golden years and | | | | Research is beginning to suggest that many of the |
| beyond, not only will our nation have to face the issue | | | | brain cognitive decline issues we face as we get older |
| of the economics of a large retired population, but we'll | | | | are in part caused by cellular damage from free |
| have to deal with the health care issues that come | | | | radicals. Free radicals are particles that can cause |
| from an older demographic. It is not just the problem of | | | | cellular destruction as well as damage to the DNA of |
| how to keep Social Security and Medicare up and | | | | normal cells. Antioxidants are your best bet for |
| running that we need to be concerned with, but also | | | | reducing or eliminating these particles from your |
| how do we deal with the effects of aging like brain | | | | system. Eating foods rich in antioxidant vitamins C and |
| cognitive decline? | | | | E as well as Manganese and other nutrients that act |
| The effects of age on the body can create a number | | | | to protect brain cells is the first step in safeguarding |
| of health care issues that will have economic and | | | | our brains. |
| social impact when multiplied by a large generation. | | | | Reducing fats and other harmful substances from our |
| The mental care issues may be even more dramatic | | | | bodies is huge as well. The brain consumes more |
| in their impact. As medicine has become more adapt | | | | oxygen than almost any other organ in the body and |
| at helping the body to live longer, we run into the issue | | | | as such is especially susceptible to reduced blood flow |
| of how to help the mind keep up with the increase in | | | | due to clogged arteries. Controlling the fats in our diet |
| years. Memory decline being one of the top issues to | | | | will not only help our bodies, but our brains too. |
| deal with as we live longer. | | | | Using natural remedies may also be a powerful tool |
| The intervention and care required to assist people | | | | against brain cognitive decline. As researchers |
| with degenerative brain issues can in many ways be | | | | discover more about the health properties of various |
| more intensive then other physical ailments. It may be | | | | herbs and other substances, the better we can utilize |
| that there will not be enough facilities and healthcare | | | | them to bolster our brains. Scientists are discovering |
| workers out there qualified to handle the increase in | | | | that old time favorites like Ginkgo Biloba and Ginseng |
| mental health issues faced by the baby boomer | | | | are indeed potent in their effect on the brain. Their |
| generation. | | | | ability to increase cerebral blood flow, improve mood |
| As brain cognitive decline become more prevalent, we | | | | and enhance recall has been touted for years, but that |
| may have to turn to alternative or historical means of | | | | is being bore out by recent studies. |
| dealing with an aging population. We may have to turn | | | | Remedies that provide huperzine A, L-Tyrosine and |
| to family supported care for our aging loved ones and | | | | 5-hydroxytryptophan help the body produce |
| find ways to cope with the care of our older family | | | | neurotransmitters and various other chemicals the |
| members ourselves. Trying to increase the number of | | | | brain needs to function and in the case of huperzine A, |
| facilities and healthcare workers may not be enough | | | | keep those neurotransmitters from being destroyed in |
| or even possible. As we are beginning to see with the | | | | the body. Looking for supplements that include those |
| nursing shortage, throwing more into the system has | | | | ingredients may be another way we can combat the |
| yet to provide any noticeable gains on the lack of | | | | aging process in our minds. |
| qualified nurses. Schools simply cannot produce | | | | Nobody enjoys the thought of memory decline as we |
| enough new RN's to keep up with the growing need | | | | age and it is certainly something that most will have to |
| and the number of existing nurses retiring themselves. | | | | face as our society continues to age. However, it is |
| Unfortunately, one of the best ways of dealing with | | | | not a battle that we are helpless to fight. With the right |
| this issue may be the one least understood by the | | | | steps now, including diet, exercise and even |
| general population. Working on the health of our brain | | | | supplements we can hold out as long as possible. If |
| now may be the best preventative medicine for | | | | enough people are proactive in protecting their minds |
| memory decline. | | | | then we may even reduce the impact of an aging |
| The root causes for memory decline are varied, but | | | | population on the economy and the rest of society. |
| much of what happens in the brain as we age is | | | | |