OK, my 61 year old sweetheart has been showing some disturbing signs of brain aging. She's becoming very emotional about current events and can't watch any unpleasantness on TV without running from the room in tears. She has put her lunch bag from work containing only dirty dishes back in the fridge when she comes home. Popular music from our youth sounds vaguely familiar to her, but she doesn't recognize the group or name of the song. She's getting clumsy, spilling drinks and such. Plenty of other things, but you get the picture.
She's also had life long trouble with headaches which is a risk factor for dementia, and hearing loss from all the NSAIDs she takes, which apparently is yet another risk factor. She also does not recognize her decline, which I hear is common in early stage dementia. Others around her notice, but she does not.
She's slim, active, working full time and eats very healthy (salmon, avocado, smoothies etc), so no lack of mental stimulation or dietary issues. She takes no prescription meds.
I've got her on Turmeric, SAM-e, Natural Vitamin-e with mixed tocopherols (alternating with mixed tocotrinols), PPC (polyenylphosphatidylcholine), Vitamin-C & D, B-Complex and a probiotic. Her ferritin is down in the 30s, so she's not deficient or overloaded with iron.
Am I missing anything here?
I'm very concerned about this, as we've got a great retirement ahead of us if we can stay healthy. I'm posting in supplements as we're already covering all the bases with diet and exercise. I don't think she's got any organic disease MS, ALS etc, & she's checked out A-OK with her GP/metabolic panel.
Any ideas about what we might add to her stack to slow or stall this disturbing decline?
Edited by synesthesia, 27 March 2017 - 12:55 AM.