By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom
Long before a diagnosis of Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is given, brain damage is occurring that leads to, and reflects the gradual downward spiral of mental decline that typifies AD. A cluster of signs that define Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), especially memory loss and forgetfulness, may be the early warning indicators that you are at risk for developing AD. If you can visualize a spectrum whereby healthy brain/cognitive function in an individual is on one side of the spectrum, and AD is on the opposite side, MCI would be inching ever so close to the AD side of the spectrum. The individual with MCI is more functional than one who is clinically diagnosed with dementia, albeit with MCI, there is subtle to noticeable problems with memory, judgment, language and other cognitive skills. These symptoms, along with other criteria that define MCI, are now recognized as the transitional stage of brain degeneration that may lead to Dementia and AD. (1) [click to continue…]
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