Doing brain exercises, puzzles, or even just learning a new skill can all help prevent memory loss and Alzheimer's. Challenging your brain to do new things forms new synapses or connections in your brain, strengthening your memory. Anything from crossword puzzles to learning a new language can help keep you focused and engaged.
As Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones sang awhile ago: "Oh no, it's only rock n' roll and I like it. I like it. Yes I do!" I like it, too. My personal special form of mental exercise or "brain aerobics" as it's called, is writing and playing music. My interest in music and my musical career actually goes back to…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on Exercising an Aging Brain May Stave Off… Terrific article, Dorian. Sometimes we can feel helpless in the face of…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on Exercising Your Brain Through Learning… Hi Dorian, I finally read that reading is as good as puzzles, etc. Thank…
Dharma S Khalsa, MD, Health Guide, posted Challenge the Brain to Prevent… You have a brain. From that brain comes your mind: thoughts, ideas,…
Dharma S Khalsa, MD, Health Guide, commented on Mental Exercise Enhances Your Memory Why not indeed? Music feeds not only our soul, but our brain. Here's to…