| We're all getting older and it is inevitable that as you | | | | It's a "no-brainer", so to speak. |
| grow older you will start having those "senior | | | | Mental activity, or mental exercises, on a regular basis |
| moments". You know, when you seem to never | | | | can help keep your mind healthy and alert. Read a lot, |
| know where you put your car keys or you forget | | | | but try to vary the subjects you read about. Read |
| where you parked your car at the mall. Those | | | | about unfamiliar subjects, learn a new language or |
| moments may become more frequent as you get | | | | learn how to play a musical instrument. Anything that |
| older. There are ways, however, that you can use | | | | will make you concentrate can help keep your mind |
| physical and mental exercises to help improve your | | | | alert and active. Remember, you're never too old to |
| memory. | | | | learn something new. |
| Studies have shown, that people who exercise their | | | | Finally, there was a study published in the "New |
| bodies on a regular basis also tend to reduce their | | | | England Journal of Medicine" that found that elderly |
| chance of memory loss or dementia. Apparently | | | | people who did a crossword puzzle four days a |
| physical activity can trigger the production of a | | | | week had a 47 percent lower risk of getting |
| chemical that helps brain cells to multiply and to form | | | | dementia than those people who only did one |
| extra connections. Physical activity, therefore, can be | | | | crossword puzzle a week. So, get out those pencils |
| good not only for your body, but also for your mind. | | | | and dictionaries and get to work! |