All too often there is not a great deal of variety in their diet, and their digestive system is not as effective as it once was. These three factors contribute to the sad fact that almost half our elderly relatives aren't getting their recommended daily allowances of essential vitamins and minerals. The symptoms of a senile dementia include fatigue, forgetfulness, poor muscle coordination, irritability, depression, and lethargy. Increasingly, these are also symptoms of malnutrition. Many people diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease respond remarkably well when given a multi-vitamin supplement.
Memory requires body energy which is reduced by tension.
If you put a cat or a dog in a stressful situation it will respond with t 'fight or flight' response as all its energy rushes to its body, not to its brain. With your head level, simply cup your hand and gently flatten it onto your forehead. Hold it there for at least thirty seconds and you will stimulate the flow of blood to your brain. At the same time, contemplate the event that caused the tension in a detached non-emotional way. Remember the mottos ' use it and improve it' and ' abuse it and lose it' apply more to your brain and memory than any other aspect of your life.