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Can DHEA Help Your Brain and Your Memory?

Can DHEA Help Your Brain and Your Memory?   I saw a patient earlier this year who was in a state o f near panic because she had forgotten her Visa PIN. Hers was a story that I’m sure just about everyone can relate to! It was the end of a long day, and she had to stop on her way home to fill her car up with gas. When she went in to pay, she inserted her card into the machine as she’d done a million times before– including once or twice that same day– but all of a sudden, she blanked. She couldn’t remember what her PIN was! Feeling a little bit embarrassed, she paid with cash and ended up having to call her bank in order to reset her PIN. Of course, she was totally freaked out by this incident! Before anything else, I reassured my patient that we have  all  been there. But I knew what was really on her mind. When we reach a certain age, and we start to forget more things, experience more brain fog, or feel more “low”, it’s common to start to worry about whether our brain health is just