Normal Aging vs Alzheimer’s Memory Loss: 5 Tips from Harvard Health for Improving Memory
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Sherry C. on
Sunday, October 15th, 2017
Saying that memory loss is normal when it comes to aging is somewhat like carrying around a loaded gun without the safety on. Many people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are misdiagnosed due to this common misperception.
Although, it’s true that the memory does falter as we age, to a certain extent, there is a major difference between normal aging memory loss, and that of a person in the beginning stages of AD. Namely, normal aging memory loss involves forgetting memories that can later be retrieved. In AD, the memories are lost permanently—with no chance of recall at a later point in time. Normal aging of the brain affects memory by slowing down the…
