Are you losing your memory? 7 signs that no one notices after 55
Wisdom Golden Years
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'63.200', 'text': 'the good news when you understand these signs'}, {'start': '63.200', 'end': '64.833', 'text': 'you can act and act early'}, {'start': '65.066', 'end': '66.533', 'text': "these signs weren't invented"}, {'start': '66.533', 'end': '68.033', 'text': 'they come from real studies'}, {'start': '68.133', 'end': '70.166', 'text': 'conducted at universities like Harvard'}, {'start': '70.166', 'end': '71.366', 'text': 'Stanford and the National'}, {'start': '71.433', 'end': '73.500', 'text': 'Institute on aging in the United States'}, {'start': '73.666', 'end': '74.366', 'text': 'there are patterns'}, {'start': '74.366', 'end': '76.900', 'text': 'that repeat across millions of people worldwide'}, {'start': '77.000', 'end': '79.766', 'text': 'but are almost never identified right at the beginning'}, {'start': '80.033', 'end': '83.033', 'text': 'and to help you visualize all of this in a simple way'}, {'start': '83.066', 'end': '85.833', 'text': "let's follow two characters who 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almost a ritual pen in hand'}, {'start': '114.600', 'end': '115.900', 'text': 'silence in the room'}, {'start': '115.966', 'end': '118.366', 'text': 'and his mind working like a new engine'}, {'start': '118.866', 'end': '122.300', 'text': 'but in recent weeks the puzzle book stayed closed'}, {'start': '122.733', 'end': '126.866', 'text': 'first for one day then for three'}, {'start': '127.400', 'end': '129.800', 'text': 'now it had been sitting there for over two weeks'}, {'start': '129.800', 'end': '132.933', 'text': 'untouched as if it no longer served a purpose'}, {'start': '133.400', 'end': '135.166', 'text': "oh I'm not in the mood today"}, {'start': '135.166', 'end': '139.100', 'text': "he would say or my mind isn't right today"}, {'start': '139.466', 'end': '144.300', 'text': 'but deep down Joe knew the words took longer to come'}, {'start': '144.400', 'end': '147.933', 'text': 'his mind seemed slower and it was frustrating'}, {'start': '147.933', 'end': '149.700', 'text': 'in a 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'text': 'Frank on the other hand'}, {'start': '180.933', 'end': '183.566', 'text': 'also felt that assembling the 500 piece puzzle'}, {'start': '183.566', 'end': '184.733', 'text': 'he got from his granddaughter'}, {'start': '184.733', 'end': '187.900', 'text': 'was getting harder but he chose a different path'}, {'start': '188.466', 'end': '190.133', 'text': "if it's taking me longer"}, {'start': '190.166', 'end': '192.366', 'text': "it's because my brain needs more training"}, {'start': '192.400', 'end': '195.066', 'text': 'he thought and he went after it'}, {'start': '195.066', 'end': '198.500', 'text': 'he started doing Sudoku went back to reading fiction'}, {'start': '198.533', 'end': '200.766', 'text': 'joined an online logic games group'}, {'start': '201.066', 'end': '203.666', 'text': 'not as someone resisting old age'}, {'start': '203.666', 'end': '207.233', 'text': 'but as someone who respects the body and works with it'}, {'start': '207.633', 'end': '210.100', 'text': 'while Joe remained silent in frustration'}, {'start': '210.400', 'end': '212.866', 'text': 'Frank listened to the silent message from his brain'}, {'start': '212.866', 'end': '213.866', 'text': 'and responded'}, {'start': '214.033', 'end': '216.200', 'text': 'and that response makes all the difference'}, {'start': '216.833', 'end': '220.666', 'text': 'sign 2 difficulty remembering recent conversations'}, {'start': '221.133', 'end': '223.466', 'text': 'you know that situation when someone says'}, {'start': '223.466', 'end': '225.033', 'text': 'we talked about this yesterday'}, {'start': '225.033', 'end': '226.733', 'text': 'remember and'}, {'start': '226.833', 'end': '229.866', 'text': "you have absolutely no idea what they're talking about"}, {'start': '230.000', 'end': '231.733', 'text': "well it's not just distraction"}, {'start': '231.833', 'end': '233.066', 'text': 'it may be a silent'}, {'start': '233.066', 'end': '235.033', 'text': 'sign that your ability to consolidate'}, {'start': '235.033', 'end': '237.366', 'text': 'recent memory is being affected'}, {'start': '237.933', 'end': '241.333', 'text': 'Doctor Lisa Jennifer a neuroscientist at Harvard'}, {'start': '241.400', 'end': '243.600', 'text': 'explains that short term memory'}, {'start': '243.600', 'end': '245.833', 'text': 'especially when it comes to conversations'}, {'start': '245.833', 'end': '247.100', 'text': 'and recent events'}, {'start': '247.266', 'end': '250.066', 'text': 'is one of the first areas to be affected'}, {'start': '250.433', 'end': '253.300', 'text': 'when the brain starts showing signs of deterioration'}, {'start': '253.366', 'end': '255.466', 'text': "it's as if the internal recorder"}, {'start': '255.533', 'end': '257.866', 'text': 'is failing to register things properly'}, {'start': '258.166', 'end': '259.366', 'text': 'Joe began noticing this'}, {'start': '259.366', 'end': '260.866', 'text': 'when his daughter mentioned a movie'}, {'start': '260.866', 'end': '262.133', 'text': 'they had watched together'}, {'start': '262.233', 'end': '264.466', 'text': "and he not only couldn't remember the movie"}, {'start': '264.566', 'end': '266.033', 'text': "he couldn't even remember"}, {'start': '266.233', 'end': '268.033', 'text': 'spending the afternoon with her'}, {'start': '268.166', 'end': '270.533', 'text': "that's when his wife started to get concerned"}, {'start': '270.833', 'end': '271.933', 'text': 'Frank on the other hand'}, {'start': '271.933', 'end': '273.233', 'text': 'made quick notes on his phone'}, {'start': '273.233', 'end': '274.933', 'text': 'of things he wanted to remember'}, {'start': '274.966', 'end': '277.133', 'text': 'not out of urgent necessity'}, {'start': '277.133', 'end': '280.200', 'text': 'but as a mental exercise this practice'}, {'start': '280.200', 'end': '281.933', 'text': 'called externalizing memory'}, {'start': '281.966', 'end': '284.833', 'text': 'is recommended by several cognitive specialists'}, {'start': '285.200', 'end': '287.500', 'text': 'it helps the brain reinforce information'}, {'start': '287.533', 'end': '289.233', 'text': 'and reduces frustration'}, {'start': '289.633', 'end': '292.433', 'text': "if you're finding this conversation helpful so far"}, {'start': '292.433', 'end': '294.033', 'text': 'comment 2 below'}, {'start': '294.033', 'end': '296.966', 'text': "and also tell me where you're watching from"}, {'start': '297.066', 'end': '299.600', 'text': "it's great to know how far this message is reaching"}, {'start': '299.600', 'end': '301.700', 'text': "let's continue sign 3"}, {'start': '301.833', 'end': '304.566', 'text': 'interrupted sleep and forgetfulness the next day'}, {'start': '304.866', 'end': '306.566', 'text': "many people don't make the connection"}, {'start': '306.566', 'end': '309.066', 'text': 'but sleep and memory are directly linked'}, {'start': '309.600', 'end': '312.033', 'text': "here's the deal during deep sleep"}, {'start': '312.066', 'end': '314.033', 'text': 'the 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'338.800', 'end': '341.266', 'text': 'he even forgot to take his morning medication'}, {'start': '341.866', 'end': '344.200', 'text': 'the problem seemed like bad sleep'}, {'start': '344.200', 'end': '346.900', 'text': 'but in reality it was a cycle'}, {'start': '347.200', 'end': '350.233', 'text': 'bad sleep one weak memory'}, {'start': '350.733', 'end': '354.033', 'text': 'more anxiety worse sleep'}, {'start': '354.733', 'end': '356.433', 'text': 'the good news is that Frank'}, {'start': '356.433', 'end': '358.233', 'text': 'who was facing something similar'}, {'start': '358.366', 'end': '359.566', 'text': 'sort out a neurologist'}, {'start': '359.566', 'end': '362.100', 'text': 'and started using sleep hygiene techniques'}, {'start': '362.333', 'end': '364.566', 'text': 'turning off screens an hour before bed'}, {'start': '364.633', 'end': '365.966', 'text': 'using warm lighting'}, {'start': '365.966', 'end': '368.466', 'text': 'and drinking chamomile tea with magnesium'}, {'start': '368.833', 'end': '371.000', 'text': 'the result in two months'}, {'start': '371.000', 'end': '373.333', 'text': 'he started remembering everything he did the day before'}, {'start': '373.333', 'end': '375.966', 'text': 'with much more clarity sign 4'}, {'start': '376.133', 'end': '379.433', 'text': 'losing the train of thought in simple stories'}, {'start': '379.666', 'end': '382.700', 'text': 'this sign is easy to disguise but very common'}, {'start': '382.933', 'end': '384.633', 'text': 'you start telling something'}, {'start': '384.800', 'end': '387.133', 'text': 'and in the middle of the sentence'}, {'start': '387.133', 'end': '389.066', 'text': 'you forget what you were going to say'}, {'start': '389.166', 'end': '390.700', 'text': 'then you change the subject'}, {'start': '390.833', 'end': '394.133', 'text': 'pretend it was nothing or say you blanked out'}, {'start': '394.600', 'end': '396.366', 'text': 'this kind of lapse happens to all of us'}, {'start': '396.366', 'end': '399.033', 'text': 'from time to time but when it starts happening'}, {'start': '399.066', 'end': '401.533', 'text': 'frequently several times a week'}, {'start': '401.600', 'end': '403.233', 'text': "it's time to pay attention"}, {'start': '403.533', 'end': '406.833', 'text': 'working memory the system that allows us to keep an'}, {'start': '406.833', 'end': '409.233', 'text': 'idea active in our heads while speaking'}, {'start': '409.466', 'end': '411.833', 'text': 'may be overloaded or failing'}, {'start': '412.566', 'end': '414.666', 'text': 'The University of California'}, {'start': '415.400', 'end': '417.966', 'text': 'published a study showing that loss of verbal fluency'}, {'start': '417.966', 'end': '419.466', 'text': 'and interruptions in thinking'}, {'start': '419.733', 'end': '421.600', 'text': 'are some of the first markers of mild'}, {'start': '421.600', 'end': '422.900', 'text': 'cognitive decline'}, {'start': '423.333', 'end': '425.833', 'text': "something that can 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'end': '484.833', 'text': 'but inside he became thoughtful'}, {'start': '484.833', 'end': '487.500', 'text': 'mixing up the order of events may seem harmless'}, {'start': '487.600', 'end': '490.433', 'text': 'but according to the Cognitive Aging Study Center'}, {'start': '490.433', 'end': '491.700', 'text': 'at Columbia University'}, {'start': '492.233', 'end': '494.966', 'text': 'this happens when the brain struggles to organize'}, {'start': '494.966', 'end': '496.333', 'text': 'episodic memory'}, {'start': '496.600', 'end': '499.833', 'text': 'the one that arranges events in the correct order'}, {'start': '500.366', 'end': '502.500', 'text': 'Joe also began showing this sign'}, {'start': '502.533', 'end': '504.966', 'text': 'but in a subtler way sometimes'}, {'start': '504.966', 'end': '506.433', 'text': 'he would tell a story from his youth'}, {'start': '506.433', 'end': '508.233', 'text': 'as if it happened last decade'}, {'start': '508.400', 'end': '509.366', 'text': 'other 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'564.866', 'end': '565.833', 'text': 'more accurately'}, {'start': '566.533', 'end': '569.333', 'text': 'by the way take this moment to tell me in the comments'}, {'start': '569.333', 'end': '570.633', 'text': "where you're watching from"}, {'start': '570.800', 'end': '571.866', 'text': "it's always inspiring"}, {'start': '571.866', 'end': '573.966', 'text': 'to see how far this message is reaching'}, {'start': '574.066', 'end': '576.166', 'text': "and if you've experienced something similar"}, {'start': '576.166', 'end': '578.233', 'text': 'comment too this helps create'}, {'start': '578.333', 'end': '580.966', 'text': 'a community of exchange and support'}, {'start': '581.133', 'end': '583.766', 'text': "now let's move on sign 6"}, {'start': '584.266', 'end': '586.666', 'text': 'difficulty following simple instructions'}, {'start': '586.866', 'end': '588.066', 'text': 'even familiar ones'}, {'start': '588.066', 'end': '591.100', 'text': 'Joe was trying to use the microwave to heat up 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'874.233', 'end': '877.233', 'text': "by the way if you're in this observation stage 2"}, {'start': '877.233', 'end': '878.333', 'text': 'leave a comment below'}, {'start': '878.333', 'end': '880.533', 'text': "saying your age and where you're watching from"}, {'start': '880.766', 'end': '881.733', 'text': 'believe me'}, {'start': '881.733', 'end': '883.633', 'text': 'there are many people going through the same thing'}, {'start': '883.633', 'end': '884.333', 'text': 'as you'}, {'start': '884.333', 'end': '887.133', 'text': 'and seeing these comments is like lighting a light'}, {'start': '887.133', 'end': '888.666', 'text': 'for those still in the dark'}, {'start': '888.966', 'end': '889.666', 'text': 'the truth is'}, {'start': '889.666', 'end': '892.066', 'text': "that memory loss doesn't start with diseases"}, {'start': '892.233', 'end': '893.633', 'text': 'it starts with habits'}, {'start': '893.966', 'end': '896.266', 'text': 'with the kind of stimulus you provide your brain'}, 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