Memory and Dementia

<p>According to the Alzheimer’s Association, one in three seniors in the USA dies with some form of dementia*. And with the rapidly-aging population, numbers are expected to double within the next thirty years.</p><p>These are sobering statistics but in this episode, Thom puts forward the Vedic perspective on the subject and a simple solution, which, ironically, lies in reviving our lost ability to forget.</p><p>With so many cognitive demands placed on us each day, and our obsessive need to remember, Thom reminds us that our twice-daily dose of Vedic Meditation gives our brain the much-needed respite from the demands of the day, and the chance to avoid the forced shut-down that dementia often provides in later life. </p><p>It’s a hopeful message that could help many better understand the condition they fear more than any other.</p><p>*<a href="https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures">Alzheimer’s Association</a>.</p><p><strong>Episode Highlights</strong></p><p>[00:45] The Value of Memory</p><p>[03:19] Fight/Flight Response</p><p>[05:30] Structural and Material Changes that Pertain to Fighting or Fleeing</p><p>[07:07] The Stress of Stress</p><p>[08:31] Our Immune System - Reducing Neoplsams</p><p>[10:21] Stress And Cancer</p><p>[12:28] We Get Stressed by Everything</p><p>[14:20] Our Memory and Memory in the Cells</p><p>[16:11] Power of Consciousness</p><p>[17:53] Hundreds of Thousands of Mantras</p><p>[20:05] Prime Property of the Mantra</p><p>[24:01] Forgetting and Remembrance Phenomenon</p><p>[25:43] Letting Go of Irrelevancy</p><p>[27:59] Letting Go of Attachment</p><p>[29:44] Forget and Remember</p><p>[31:49] The Major Problem</p><p>[34:11] Purpose of Memory</p><p>[36:45] Your Contribution to Evolution</p><p>[38:35] What is it You're Remembering and Forgetting? </p><p>[40:03] What Form of Dying Frightens You the Most?</p><p>[42:01] Everything is Forgotten</p><p>[43:55] This Happened, and That Will Happen.</p><p>[45:59] Enjoy Forgetfulness</p><p>[48:17] Remembering the Right Things</p><p> </p><p><s