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tips on, 210
vitamins and, 56–58, 196–198
memory training
age and, 73
checklist of methods for, 73–74
education and, 53–54
eliminating junk and, 72–73
“idea density” and, 64–65
learning and, 62–63
Memory Program and, 45, 48, 62–74, 195–196
memory helpers and, 71–72
methods for, 196
mnemonics in, 67–69
names of people and, 69
organization and, 70–71
planning and, 71
rate of learning in, 70
techniques for, 65–67
titles of movies, books, and authors and, 69–70
mercury, 107
mild cognitive impairment (MCI), 12
mild memory loss
aging process and, 80–81
denial of, 4
donepezil (Aricept) for, 159, 166
early Alzheimer's disease and, 3–4, 90, 129
example of toxicity in, 77–80
forgetting names and, 12–13
gradual development of, 1–2
identifying reversible causes of, 81, 191–193
Memory Program and, 49, 190
percentage of people experiencing, 6
tests for checking, 22
tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon and, 13
Mini Mental State (MMS) Examination, 19–21
ministrokes, 2, 78, 84, 122–123, 193
mnemonics
memory training using, 67–69
questionnaire on use of, 17–18
mood, and exercise, 60–61
motivation, and memory improvement, 66–67
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), 2, 3, 25–27, 38, 78, 96, 126, 127–128, 157, 175
multivitamins, 58, 59, 116–117, 194
myxedema madness, 113–114

names
forgetting, 12–13
memory training for, 69–70
naps, 86
narcotic addiction, 101