Are you on the fast track to Alzheimer's?

Aug. 21, 2008 - PRLog -- You are about to introduce your chum from Chicago to your family, "I'd like you to meet my dear friend, Ralph --" WHAT is his last name?' 'It's gone from your mind.

You put down your reading glasses when you were looking for something in the garage. WHERE did you put them?  This is the third time today you've lost them.

You have to give an important presentation to one of your key clients. Halfway through, you forget the key point you wanted to make. It's lost in the woods of your neurons.

Are you on the fast track to Alzheimer's? Stop worrying. Memory lapses become more and more common with each passing year, often increasing after age 30.

Hermoine Hilton has become “America’s Memory Motivator” who helps people learn not to worry about every mistake they make with their memory. “It is not a sign of Alzheimer’s but of natural aging that begins to occur in your 20’s and increases every year.”  The major cause of Alzheimer’s is age. More women than men seem to acquire this loss of function of the brain. The synapses (actually extensions of individual brain cells) reach out to other cells to form connections we call memories.

With advancing age, for unknown reasons, those synapses break down and Alzheimer’s becomes a terrible reality. But Hermine in her new book, “Fuhhgeddaboutit! – The book that helps you stop worrying about your memory (and Alzheimer’s)' helps to explain that Alzheimer's is a major problem but still relatively rare in terms of the total U.S, population.. She has carefully researched the 100 most common problems with memory that almost all human beings have – from lost glasses to stage fright and forgetting directions in a city you know well. For example, the night before you go to bed, you can “prop” your memory for the next day by lining up your wallet, glasses, keys and important papers in a stack. The stack reminds you of what you should remember the next day when you wake up.

You can watch Hermine in action on her website at www.hiltonmemory.com. Watch the videos where she teaches Dave Letterman how to memorize a Japanese sentence in less than three minutes, break up Brian Gumbel as she shows him why he forgets common things/ and then teaches a large crowd how to use their social security numbers to create memorable computer passwords.

If you are afraid you are on the fast track to Alzheimer’s because you forget things, FUHHGEDDABOUTIT! If you buy one book this month, remember to buy this book – FUHHGEDDABOUTIT! – The book that will help you story worrying about your memory (and Alzheimer’s). Buy it at http://www.lulu.com/content/2372329.
It’s a wonderful book for your peace of mind. Buy a copy for any of your forgetful friends and family members. They won’t forget your thougtfulness.

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