A Weighty Memory Problem

Clients tearfully say to me that other people think they are stupid because they are fat. This causes them to work really hard to prove otherwise but if that is the reality they are not going to win. Research at the University of Los Angeles has shown that on average the brains of overweight people were on average 4-8% smaller than those of healthy weight. Premature ageing of the brain results in memory loss and may even contribute to Alzheimer’s.  Scans of the brain showed that the shrinkage occurred around the area of the brain responsible for reasoning, memory retention and ability to make judgements.

The good news was that when they lost weight the memory scores improved. The scientists do not really know why yet but do know the brain starts to function normally again.

Sleep deprivation is a common problem with overweight people. Reported to me time and again is f the marvellous side effects of using hypnotherapy CD’s is much improved sleep which affects concentration hugely in the day.

So thank goodness I am not fat, just coping with the stupidity caused by the menopause is challenging enough!

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