Post by ChakolatePost by Chakolatehttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uorm-fo031412.php
"'Brain fog' of menopause confirmed"
I don't know why they spend money on these things - we'd have told them for
free. ;-)
Chak
Well that explains it then. Yesterday was a bad day for me. I forgot
the grocery list. Then I forgot to bring in the bag of food for the
food bank. So I went back to the store today to take the food in and
buy a couple of things. Got home and saw the bag of food I was to
donate, still in the van. I guess I should wait. I might find more.
Daughter has outgrown her wheat allergy and I told her we have to go
through her food tonight. I wouldn't wish most gluten free food on
people who don't have to eat it but... She might actually have some
normal food in there. For instance there are some crackers made only
of cheese.
Every time I have a day like that, I start worrying about AD - my mother
has it. Then I remember that I've *always* had days like that. When I
was 15 or so, I absent-mindedly carried the toaster up to my bedroom.
Don't ask.
Chak
You all might like to check out "Counter Clockwise", a study and book
by Ellen Langer. First chapter can be read here:
http://www.ellenlanger.com/information/9/read-chapter-one-of-counterclockwise
Interview with Langer here:
I loved what she had to say, and you can sum up her observations as:
Aging (and many other things) is cultural, not physical. For example,
nobody thinks you're getting Alzheimer's if you forget stuff in your
20's, but they assume that if you forget stuff in your 60's.
PS: A study showed that squirrels can't remember where they bury their
nuts, but since they discover the forgotten stashes of other
squirrels, all's good.
--
Keera in Norway
http://kafox.blogspot.com/