The Silent Symptoms of Dementia: Watch Out for These 6 Warning Signs

If you notice these early signs of dementia, you need to act now.

DATA:

0:00 Introduction: Dementia
0:10 Is it dementia?
2:00 What is dementia?
2:25 Early signs of dementia
5:15 Preventing dementia

Today I’m going to cover six early signs of dementia. Keep in mind that these could also be signs of other things like a lack of sleep, a blood sugar problem, or many other things—not necessarily dementia.

Dementia is a mental decline. Certain parts of the brain are actually shrinking—specifically the hippocampus.

6 early signs of dementia:
1. Difficulty organizing and planning things
2. Personality changes
3. Constipation
4. Sensory dysfunction
5. Language problems
6. Problems navigating

If you think you’re showing early signs of dementia, it’s best to act now. Don’t wait until it becomes a bigger problem.

Important things you can do right now:
1. Take vitamin B1 (nutritional yeast)
2. Fix the gut (consume a variety of vegetables, get on a low-carb diet, consume organic foods, and do fasting)
3. Consume sprouts (broccoli sprouts)
4. Generate ketones (do intermittent fasting and prolonged fasting and take MCT oil or exogenous ketones)
5. Consume ginkgo biloba
6. Consume lion’s mane mushroom
7. Consume omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, and zinc, and get plenty of exercise and sleep

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 57, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps make you more aware of the early signs of dementia.

[sheiladykes]

My mother died from dementia. I took care of her by myself at home. I miss her so much. She was the best mother. She's been gone 5 months now

[kippywylie]

63 years old I was convinced that I was starting down the dementia road. All 6 signs were with me. In retrospect two things were generating this decline and thankfully it has passed. 1. My personal life was in turmoil with not only marital problems, but with me "catastrpohising" everything. 2. Was hearing loss. This is huge and so few people recognize it. When every minute of your day the brain is working over heated trying to simply fill in all the gaps you cannot hear.... The processor overheats. Now with good highest quality hearing aid, and with following mindfullness in my daily life.... I'm sharp again at 73

[KimRozell]

My dad had dementia for the last 4 years of his life. Passed away October 25 this year at 95 years old. I took care of him though his transition. Miss you dad.

[justinburch]

My mother-in-law had signs of dementia and we took her in for a full physical and it turned out she was actually severely anemic. The doctor put her on some high iron medication. It took three months but her iron went slowly up. After we got that fixed all her dementia symptoms were gone. I really appreciate your cautionary thing about not diagnosing your spouse.

[drmikeosgood]

What an excellent talk!! I have for 2 weeks now, been taking organic honey and pure extra virgin olive oil and have noted much better sleep and feeling when awake. I also fast one meal per day. I'm rounding the corner of becoming 80!

[sarakimmel]

Yes, my mom is dealing with dementia and a UTI made it worse. Years ago I went over her meds, took her off cholesterol meds (statins cause memory loss), and others she did not need. She got better. Sounded normal. She is now in a home, Kaiser prescribed amlodipine and I said NO! It causes memory loss and she is in MEMORY CARE AT THE HOME! I researched and found out that Fiji water that is high in silica flushes out aluminum through our urine. Also Taurine is good for memory loss, and vitamin B12. I put it in her nightstand and would give it all to her when I visited. I noticed yesterday that it was gone and questioned the main people at the home. They said they took it b/c they cannot allow any medications that are not on the Dr's list. I said TAURINE, CRANBERRY CHEWS AND B12 ARE NOT MEDICATIONS THAT'S WHY I WANT HER ON THEM. They said they need her Dr. to approve them. I said HER DR. APPROVED A BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION (AMLODIPINE) THAT CAUSES MEMORY LOSS!!!! You guys, you need to do your own research and demand things. They CAN get better!

[IWantMyCountryBack]

One thing I learned is that your elderly person can be suffering from a urinary tract infection (often brought on by a catheter). Suddenly my mother was talking out of her mind, saying weird things. The skilled nursing facility thought nothing of it. I insisted that something was wrong, so they sent her to the hospital for tests. My friend told me to have them check her urine. Sure enough, she had an infection. After a couple days on antibiotics, her mind was clear as a bell.

None of the hospital staff knew this.

[saskiajakabfy]

I nursed a lady for many years in a dementia care home.She had been there for a long time.When she got sick she was taken to hospital and a MRI was done.She had a Brain tumour and Never even had Dementia.As her symptoms were very much like dementia it was never properly diagnosed. ( both the tumour or if she had dementia)She spent years in the facility and didn’t have dementia, sadly she passed on but I will always remember her ❤

[lisabanaszak]

As a nurse who has worked with many dementia patients over the years I have an analogy of what I think they go through in the later stages. A person with dementia or Alzheimer’s is in a dream. A dream they cannot wake from. Think about your dreams of being somewhere & you’re lost-can’t call home-can’t find your car/house ..you are just wandering around lost. That’s dementia.

[msfausey]

Dr. Berg, I love how calm you are in every video. Thank you for that.

[paulmimms]

My mom is dying of dementia . I work in a hospital . I never saw it comeing . I'm going to miss her so much. Can't belive that there don't have meds for dementia . She's 95 God bless her.

[lloydhlavac]

Both on my parents suffered from dementia. Both started showing signs at about 80, and both lived to be 89, but by the end neither one knew my name anymore. My dad actually got more easy going, but my mom became paranoid, combative and argumentative, and lost her great sense of humor. My brothers and I took care of her at home for years before a stroke put her in the hospital and then a nursing home the last 1 1/2 months of her life. Every day was a battle with her. She didn't want to do anything she needed to do, told each of us we didn't love her, accused us of trying to poison her when we gave her meds, told us we'd be glad when she was dead, and so on. It was really heartbreaking, and hard to deal with emotionally.

[beckieosborn]

I am actually working on a memory care unit right now. (My ladies are sleeping) and have worked in Hospice over 16 years. It is such a cruel disease! You lose them twice. But if you are paying attention, and know your folks. Every now and then. You getta a quick peak, and you SEE THEM!! In the eyes, they aren't lost, confused, scared, or blank. Those are such powerful moments. 💜

[barbaraahimadadson]

Yes I also cared for my mom who had dementia for about three years She died in late April this year. Talk about missing a wonderful Mum! It gives grief a new meaning!
It seems you and I are having similar experiences. May God keep on comforting us both.❤

[cd]

My mother-in-law had a UTI and her doctor was ready to put her in a nursing home. He said she had dementia... Her daughter is a nurse in a nursing home and she demanded her doctor to check her mom for a UTI. Sure enough she had a UTI. Once treated the systems went away.

[mkl]

Dr Berg, PLEASE make OFFLINE copies of all of your videos, they are extremely valuable and we cannot risk losing 1, another thing is PLEASE start publishing mini books with ALL of the topics you cover. This will insure its recorded in history

[a.w.s.]

My daughter is autistic and this describes her except the organization. She is an organization whiz. She asks me if she can organize each space of the house and she does it wonderfully. She first organized the pantry top to bottom at 4 years old using a stool and it took her hours. She loved every second!!! Still does. It is so sweet and I love opening a drawer or door and seeing her special touch all over the house, her joyful special way makes our house so full of sunshine 🌞. She faces many challenges but it is worth every moment of struggle. Many times learning skills is like groundhog day, every day is the first day over and over until one day it clicks, sometimes as much as a year or more since beginning, and she just gets so excited. We have been in speech therapy since 3 years old and we work on reading every day, she is now 10 and has begun reading common sight words. It is so exciting to see her world unfold and open in new amazing ways as she can read signs and Bob books. Anyways I went on and on but I hope all who are encountering these neuro challenges and deterioration keep up their spirits and determination to keep trying keep working 💪, don't give up! 🥰💞

[bettytrigg]

My Mom died from pneumonia but had been in the Alzheimers ward of the nursing home for 2 years before that! My older sister "wasted away" from Dementia symptoms! And my Vietnam Vet brother shot himself after his vet doctor took him off his meds! I am 73 and have noticed gradual declining since I slipped and fell on the driveway ice, fracturing my knee! I believe my decline is mostly due to my inactivity!!!

[stevenarmstrong]

My dad passed away with dementia I cared for him it wasn't easy as I became alcoholic and used drugs and lost contact with my kids but I got myself together and 11 months clean and dry now.watching this video brought back memories of my dad. Thanks for this video everyone needs to see this

[blueeyes]

I'm 61, my amazing husband is 71. We've been together 21 years. I tell you these things just to give a brief background. Because we've been together so long, I know him so well, I can almost always tell what he's going to say. He'll be searching for a word and I'll 'helpfully' fill in the lost word. I also do all that you said NOT to do!
I really can't thank you enough! Not only may it make things worse, when I think about it, it's kind of an unkind thing to do in the first place! I also think (now), any of my 'helping' (by filling in the blank) ISN'T going to help in any way, shape or form, to stave off dementia!
Doctor, once again thank you! You're truly are a caring individual, with a beautiful heart and mind! 🩺