>>> WALK INTO A ROOM TO DO SOMETHING AND FORGET WHAT YOU
HAD TO DO? >> OR YOU CAN NEVER REMEMBER
THAT CO-WORKER'S NAME WHO YOU RUN INTO IN THE ELEVATOR?
>> WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. THERE ARE THINGS THAT COULD BE
AFFECTING OUR MEMORY. HERE TO TELL US WHAT THEY ARE,
WE HAVE HOLLY PHILLIPS, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR FOR
"PREVENTION" MAGAZINE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
I THINK THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. WHETHER YOU'RE IN YOUR 20s, 30s,
40s, 50s, YOU HAVE TO START NOW, DON'T YOU?
>> YOU DO. I BLAME MOST OF MY MEMORY LAPSES
ON MOTHERHOOD, AS I MENTIONED TO YOU IN THE BREAK.
>> I CAN'T USE THAT EXCUSE. >> FAIR ENOUGH.
>> BUT THERE ARE MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE LINKED WITH
MEMORY LOSS, ALZHEIMER'S AND
DEMENTIA. WE CAN SLOW THE ONSET.
>> HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. I UNDERESTIMATE, A LOT OF PEOPLE
DEAL WITH THIS. >> THE STATS ARE OUTRAGEOUS.
ABOUT ONE IN THREE AMERICANS HAVE --
>> ONE IN THREE? >> ONE IN THREE AMERICANS HAS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
IT. >> I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
I TAKE MEDICINE FOR IT TO KEEP IT DOWN.
>> AND MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
INCREASES YOUR RISK OF STROKE. BUT IT CAN AFFECT YOUR MEMORY.
THERE'S A LINK WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA ITSELF.
THE SINGLE-MOST THING IS TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE IT.
MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IF THEY DO.
IT'S AN EASY TEST TO DO. IT'S CALLED THE SILENT KILLER
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT.
ONCE YOU DO, A D.A.S.H. DIET IS IMPORTANT.
IT LOWERS YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, EXERCISE AND MEDICATIONS DO PLAY
A ROLE. >> LET'S DO ANOTHER ONE HERE
THAT I THINK PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATED.
IS THIS GUM DISEASE? >> THIS IS GUM DISEASE.
GINGIVITIS, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT YOUR GUMS ARE AFFECTING
YOUR BRAIN. BUT IN FACT, THEY ARE.
GINGIVITIS IS WHEN PLAQUE BUILDING UP ON YOUR TEETH.
IT CAUSES INMRA NATION ON YOUR GUMS AND AFFECTS YOUR MEMORY AND
YOUR BRAIN. THE TREATMENT IS OLD-FASHIONED
WAY. BRUSH TWICE A DAY AND FLOSS
TWICE A DAY. >> I JUST WENT TO THE DENTIST.
>> DID YOYOU? >> RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO
NEW YORK, I WENT TO THE DENTIST. HE SAID I WAS ALL RIGHT.
I WASN'T TOO BAD. >> OKAY.
>> IT WAS OKAY. SNORING.
I USED TO SNORE BIG-TIME FOR A LONG TIME.
AND WHEN I LOST WEIGHT, THE SNORING WENT AWAY.
I KNOW THIS CAN AFFECT YOU, RIGHT?
>> VERY MUCH SO. AND SO, SNORING, PARTICULARLY IF
YOU HEAR GASPING OR CHOKING IN YOUR PARTNER, THAT'S USUALLY WHO
DIAGNOSES IT. WHOEVER YOU SHARE THE BED WITH.
BUT SNORING CAN BE A SIGN OF SLEEP APNEA.
THAT'S A CONDITION WHERE MULTIPLE TIMES YOU STOP
BREATHING JUST FOR A SECOND OR TWO.
WHEN YOU STOP BREATHING, YOU WAKE UP A LITTLE BIT TO MOVE
YOUR BODY AND START BREATHING AGAIN.
IT LEAVES YOU EXHAUSTED IN THE MORNING.
BUT MORE SO, IT CAUSES INFLAMMATION THROUGHOUT YOUR
BODY. >> THE STRATEGY?
>> SEE YOUR DOCTOR. IT'S DIAGNOSED IN A SLEEP LAB.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SLEEP OVERNIGHT IN A LABORATORY.
BUT THERE ARE TREATMENTS. THERE'S SURGERY.
THERE'S A C-PAT MACHINE OR A MOUTH GUARD THAT CAN OPEN UP
YOUR AIRWAY. >> NEW RESEARCH ON TH ON TYPE I
DIABETES. >> DIABETES AFFECTS EVERY PART
OF YOUR BODY INCLUDING YOUR BRAIN.
AND IT AFFECTS YOUR MEMORY. PEOPLE BEFORE THEY DEVELOP
DIABETES, JUST WITH HIGH BLOOD SUGAR, THAT CAN LOWER YOUR
MEMORY. AND AFFECT HOW YOU -- HOW YOU
PERFORM ON MEMORY TESTS. >> YEP.
>> AND THE ANSWER, EXERCISE, EVEN MODERATE WEIGHT LOSS CAN
REALLY LOWER THE EFFECTS OF DIABETES.
AND THE D.A.S.H. DIET. >> WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR?
>> DIETARY APPROACHES TO STOP
ING HYPERTENSION. FRUITS, VEGETABLES, FISH AND
WHOLE GRAINS. >> MAKES SENSE.
>> IT REALLY DOES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
IN THIS MORNING.