It
is a well-known fact that aging will affect memory for many different reasons.
Family members, friends, spouses, and careers all suffer because of aging and
memory loss. Loss of memory seems to be a part of life that may sneak up on a
person, gradually growing worse until it is finally acknowledged as being
serious to warrant attention.
One
of the least-heard-of ways people are affected by loss of memory is called male
menopause.
It seems to be more of an issue to keep the health problems affecting men a secret
than it is for women. The male pride can be extremely sensitive in the areas of
failing health.
The
first memory that seems to be affected by aging is short-term memory. It is
easy to assume that one may be in the first stages of Alzheimer's when memory
loss begins to occur. Indeed, some may laugh at the idea of male menopause.
After all, everyone knows menopause is something women endure, right?
Unfortunately, this is not at all true. Most men just never seek help for this
condition because of not being aware of their feelings on a conscious level.
Men are taught to put their emotions aside because to openly acknowledge them is
perceived as a sign of weakness.
Forgetfulness
is at the beginning of the list of changes occurring later in life. The mental processes
are slowing down. We begin to run low on hormones after the age of 40. There is
a steroid hormone that the body will normally produce, using cholesterol as its
main raw material. It converts into other steroids the body uses. The level of
this hormone declines with age. Low doses such as 10-30mg a day has been shown
to be a memory enhancer with a punch. Possibly the most powerful memory
enhancer of all, it is also an anti-inflammatory aid which helps arthritic
conditions when given at high doses of 400-500 mg per day. Other benefits of
this hormone are increased energy levels, balanced hormone levels, and repair
to the sheath that covers neurons in the central nervous system.
Many
women are able to laugh and joke with others about the effects of menopause,
especially the memory loss. It may be harder to notice memory loss caused by
menopause simply because women and men are both caught up in working and
rearing their children. This causes preoccupation of the mind, due to the busy
lifestyles.
Aging
and memory loss are no joke, certainly, and even those who are able to find the
humour in it may secretly be covering for the frustration it actually causes in
their day-to-day lives. Forgetting can be a scary, intimidating part of the
aging process. Once it becomes such a problem that the elderly are faced with
their loss of independence, it is certainly no longer a joke to one of them. It
can cause life-threatening confusion, sometimes causing them to wander
away
from home and get lost, cause a vehicle accident by wandering into the street,
or subject them to the fierce elements of nature.
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