A USA Today article outlines the risk to seniors of inactivity. Seniors in the lowest 10% of activity level had a more than 2X greater chance of contracting the disease in a four year study. Activities included card playing, dishwashing and gardening.
Exercising your brain also appears to be helpful. A Huffington Post article suggests that mental activities such as reading and game playing throughout life reduces the number of amyloid plaques on the brain.
Exercising your brain also appears to be helpful. A Huffington Post article suggests that mental activities such as reading and game playing throughout life reduces the number of amyloid plaques on the brain.
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