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drug abuse, 99–102. See also alcohol use
drugs, prescription. See medications

Ecstasy (amphetamines), 99–101
education, and memory, 24, 63–64
Egb 761 (ginkgo biloba), 144–146, 200
embolism, 122
emotional awareness, 66
endorphins, 60–61
environment, and memory loss, 36–37
episodic memory, 29
estrogen, 130, 174–180
brain and, 178–179
effects of, 176
genetic factors influencing, 176–177
memory loss and, 177–178, 198, 199, 202, 203
risks of, 179–180
evaluating memory loss, 11–27
action steps for, 25
benign versus malignant memory loss and, 4–5, 12
forgetting names and, 12–13
sources of help in, 15–16, 237–238
symptoms of memory loss and, 13–14
tests for, 16–25
tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon and, 13
types of doctors and, 14–15
event-related memory, 29
Exelon, 166
exercise, 2
action steps for, 61
circulation and mood and, 60–61
diet and, 196
Memory Program and, 45, 48, 59–61, 194–195
mental fitness related to, 59–60
explicit memory, 28–29

fat, dietary, 52, 53–55, 60, 193, 194
FDA, 135, 137, 138, 139, 158, 164, 166, 185, 201
fiber, dietary, 53, 55
flavonoids, 155
fluid intake, 55, 194
fluoxetine (Prozac), 91, 92–93
flurazepam, 104
folic acid deficiency, 115–116
food. See diet
forgetfulness. See also memory loss
names and, 12–13
free radicals, 35–36, 84, 151
frontal lobes, 29, 40, 41, 68, 83, 109, 131
frontotemporal dementia, 131