As you age, you may find yourself worrying about your memory. Where did I put those car keys? What time was my appointment? What was her name again? With more than 41 million Americans over the age of sixty-five in the United States, the question becomes how much (or, perhaps, what type) of memory loss is to be expected as one gets older and what should trigger a visit to the doctor.
Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory addresses these key concerns and more, such as . . .
– What are the signs that suggest your memory problems are more than just part of normal aging?
– Is it normal to have concerns about your memory?
– What are the markers of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases?
– How should you convey your memory concerns to your doctor?
– What can your doctor do to evaluate your memory?
– Which healthcare professional(s) should you see?
– What medicines, alternative therapies, diets, and exercises are available to improve your memory?
– Can crossword puzzles, computer brain-training games, memory aids, and strategies help strengthen your memory?
– What other resources are available when dealing with memory loss?
Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory is written in an accessible yet comprehensive style, featuring clinical vignettes and character-based stories that provide real-life examples of how to successfully manage age-related memory loss.

Remember things better by understanding how your memory works.
If memory is a simple thing, why does it so often go awry? Why is forgetting so common? How can you be certain about something you remember-and be wrong about it? Why is it so difficult to remember people’s names? How can you study hard for an exam but not be able to recall the material on the test? In Why We Forget, Dr. Andrew Budson and Dr. Elizabeth Kensinger address these questions and more, using their years of experience to guide listeners into better memory.
Why We Forget and How to Remember Better shows you how to use these answers to improve your memory. You will learn: how memory’s most important function isn’t to help you remember details from your past; how memory is actually a collection of different abilities; how you create, store, and retrieve memories of your daily life; ways to control what you remember and what you forget; ways to distinguish between a true and false memory; effective ways to study for an exam; how to remember people’s names, all your passwords, fifty digits of Pi, and anything else you wish; how memory changes in normal aging, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and other disorders-including COVID brain fog; and how exercise, nutrition, alcohol, cannabis, sleep, mindfulness, and music affect your memory.