Memory lapses/improvement, Alzheimer's
One of the best ways to keep the brain cells and all other cells of the body well-circulated and nourished, and thereby functional, is to keep the blood capillary and artery walls thin, flexible and clear of any deposits. What thickens the blood vessel walls or rather their basal membranes quite quickly is protein from animal products such as meat, fish, eggs, chicken, cheese and milk. The basal membranes can accumulate these proteins and increase up to eight or ten times their normal thickness. This prevents nutrients from reaching the cells, hence the reduction of cell metabolism. If this happens in the brain capillaries, your ability to access information previously learned or create new insights or understanding can greatly diminish. Alzheimer's can orginate from a number of reasons, but they all include poor blood ciculation to the brain, and inadequate lymph drainage from brain cells. Poor nutrition and disrupted eliminative functions, usually chronic constipation, are other causes. Regular use of medical drugs is another. The inability to break down heavy metals (liver dysfunction) also plays a role. Eating foods that contain trans fats, is another culprit. Most processed foods have them. Canola oil and other refiend oils, fried foods, etc. are especially clogging up the cell membranes and making it difficult for nutrients to pass into the cell's interior.
When I was a child, I was unable to remember almost everything I learned, except music and other right-brain-based activities. My diet was high in protein foods. I failed numerous exams. Once I became vegan, my memory, concentration and staying power improved steadily. Today, at age 52, I have the ability to remember almost every relevant thing I encounter or learn. Memory has nothing to do with aging. You can have clogged capillary walls at age 10, and completely clean ones at age 100. This makes all the difference.
Most people think the brain stores memory, but that is a myth which has never been proved to be true. Consciousness holds all the memory. The brain merely acts as a receiver, like a radio receiver that is tuned to receive radio waves transmitted through the ethers. Different parts of the brain allow different kinds of information to be transmitted. Moving the eyes in certain directions, allows you to access different information/memory stored in consciousness and processed through different sections of the brain.
A Mozart or Leonardo Da Vinci did not have especially developed brains, but their consciousness held lifetimes of artistic experiences which they channeled through the cells of their body (not just brain cells). When people develop dementia, their consciousness continues to remember everything, but their "rusty" brains are no longer able to transmit the radio transmissions of their consciousness. On the inside, these people are frustrated because they cannot express what they know, remember and want to say to others. People on the outside tend to believe that Alzeimer's patients have lost their minds, which is not true. It's just that the mind-body coordination is disrupted. The afflicted feel imprisoned in their body as the outer world no longer hears the clear whispers of their consciousness. When they die, they are just as normal as they were before and, yes, during dementia. Consciousness cannot be destroyed; it survives with the soul.
Cleansing the main organs of elimination, lymphatic system, and blood vessels, and eating a nourishing diet as well as following the rhythms of nature (see Timless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation,
http://www.ener-chi.com), are certainly among the most important things to consider with regard to memory improvement and prevention of dementia.
Blessings,
Andreas