Common causes of memory slips, from the February 2013 Harvard Men's Health Watch
Worried that you’re getting more forgetful lately? Chill out, because the stress can contribute to memory slips. In fact, stress is one of the four horsemen of forgetfulness in aging brains, along with anxiety, depression, and sleep deprivation, reports the February 2013 Harvard Men's Health Watch.
When memory seems to slip, many older people wonder if they are sliding into Alzheimer's disease. Most of the time, the cause of that forgetfulness is something more common and easily remedied.
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