Activities that Stimulate the Brain May Significantly Reduce Dementia Risk

By Rick Banas, Vice President of Strategic Marketing

A study just published in Neurology indicates that engaging in stimulating leisure activities may significantly reduce the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Neurology is the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.  The study is titled “Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly.”

In following up with participants at the four-year point of the study, researchers found that stimulating leisure activities were associated with a 50% reduction in the risk of dementia among the participants.

The reduction in risk was independent of a participant’s educational level, occupation or cognitive functioning level at the onset of the study.

Among the leisure activities defined as “stimulating” were playing cards, doing crossword puzzles, going to the movies or the theatre, and practicing an artistic activity.

For details on the study, click here.


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