5 Activities to Reduce the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s
The New England Journal of Medicine published a study in 2003 where they observed over 400 participants between the ages of 75-85 to assess if any leisure activities had any association with the reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.
They observed the subjects over the span of 21 years and found there were a total of 5 leisure activities, 4 cognitive and 1 physical that were associated with the reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Cognitive:
Playing musical instruments
Playing board games
Reading
Crossword puzzles
Physical:
Dancing
With our modern industrialized world it becomes less of a practice to actively engage our minds and our bodies (on their own without reliance on technology).
For the sake of our cognitive health lets always remember to keep our minds + bodies moving.
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