Issue 50.09
What can you do to maintain your brain health & lower your risk of dementia? There are several steps that you can incorporate into your daily life to delay the negative effects of aging. While everyone is aware that eating a healthy diet and improving your cardiovascular & muscular fitness by exercising help to maintain overall health. Are you aware that socializing and exercising your mind is equally important as we age?
Many recent studies have all come to the same conclusion – that having an active social life helps to keep our minds sharp. These studies suggest that having strong social ties through your family, friends and community can preserve your brain health. Those individuals that stay socially active have less memory decline than those that are socially isolated. Most experts also agree that social isolation is unhealthy for people at any age but especially our seniors. This type of isolation is closely associated with many health related concerns including depression.
In addition to socialization, mental exercises can also assist in keeping your brain young. There are many memory games that you can play including crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, and even the newest craze – “Sudoku”. But you can also perform mental exercises when you do the simplest things like learning a new dance, starting a new hobby, playing a new card game, or learning to play a musical instrument.
Many believe that living in a Retirement Community promotes the overall quality of life by increasing ones’ ability to socialize and therefore improve mental well-being. Communities like the BeeHive Cottages provide the opportunity to socialize at all meals in addition to the ability to participate in mentally stimulating activities.
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