| Use it or lose it! Mental exercises for
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| | working then continuing education not
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| Alzheimer's are not only a powerful
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| | only helps keep Alzheimer's at bay, it's
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| preventative measure, they can tone and
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| | a good way to keep at the top in your job
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| build the brain and memory of an
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| | or profession.
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| Alzheimer's sufferer the way physical
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| | - Learning new computer programs can be
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| exercise tones and builds the body.
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| | good mental exercise, and there lots to
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| Mental exercises can slow down, halt, or
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| | choose from. Go to your favorite computer
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| even help to reverse the early signs of
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| | store and check out the titles. You could
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| Alzheimer's disease (AD). Unfortunately,
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| | learn a photo editing program and turn
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| normal day to day living usually doesn't
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| | your snapshots into masterpieces, or get
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| give the neuron sharpening exercise you
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| | a genealogy program and research your
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| need.
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| | family tree for example.
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| The good news is that you're never too
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| | - Learn a challenging computer game.
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| old to start boosting your brainpower,
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| | Once again there are lots to try out. You
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| and it can be fun.
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| | can become an entrepreneur running your
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| The fact that mental exercises can
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| | own virtual reality railway, airline, zoo
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| bolster your brain has even been
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| | or much more. You can learn to fly with a
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| discovered by the press. The Daily Mail
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| | flight simulator and fly almost anywhere
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| in England reports that volunteers aged
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| | in the world right in your own lounge
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| 65 and over who did just ten hours of
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| | room. You can battle anything from the
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| training their memory, problem solving
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| | ancient Romans to intergalactic warriors.
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| and reaction times had mental abilities
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| | There are lots of online games too, where
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| similar to people seven to fourteen years
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| | you can compete against other players
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| younger who hadn't done such exercises.
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| | anywhere in the world any time of the
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| Studies show that staying mentally active
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| | night or day.
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| can slash the chance of getting
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| | - Build your own website. Share your
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| Alzheimer's by fifty percent. Even the
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| | hobbies, interests or expertise with the
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| schoolwork that you did when you were
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| | rest of the world. You can even make
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| young has an effect. A study carried out
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| | money with this one. Click on over to my
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| in China showed that those with no
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| | website and I'll tell you the best place
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| schooling were five times more likely to
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| | to get started, even for complete website
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| get Alzheimer's disease than those who
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| | building newbies.
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| graduated from high school. A Swedish
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| | - Do a course. Have you ever wanted to
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| study showed that those with schooling
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| | learn something but just haven't done it
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| below grade eight were two and a half
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| | yet? It could be photography, cooking or
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| times more likely to get AD.
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| | advanced calculus. Academic courses will
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| So just what sort of mental exercises
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| | really get your brain working. You'll
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| tunes up the brain and gets it firing on
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| | feel as though you're cleaning all the
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| all cylinders?
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| | rust off your brain, bit by bit getting
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| Luckily you don't have to do the mental
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| | it operating more freely until finally
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| equivalent of sit-ups and push-ups.
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| | it's running smoothly again.
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| Mental exercises for Alzheimer's can be
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| | - Here's something to do less of. Don't
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| fun and enjoyable. You can even play
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| | watch too much television unless it's
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| games to fire up the neurons. Here are
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| | something mentally stimulating. Passively
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| some ideas to get you started.
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| | watching sitcoms and soapies dulls the
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| - Playing cards is good mental
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| | brain you're trying to sharpen.
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| exercise, and bridge is often touted as
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| | Mental exercises can make a big
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| an exceptionally good card game to get
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| | difference to your life, whether you're
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| you thinking.
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| | trying to prevent Alzheimer's or already
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| - Sudoku is a Japanese number game that
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| | have it. You can gain years of life that
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| takes concentration. The local newspaper
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| | could otherwise be lost. Get started now,
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| will often have a game of Sudoku in it
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| | and keep challenging your brain. It's
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| near the crossword puzzle, and books of
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| | worth the effort. And remember that there
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| games are easy to find in shops.
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| | are a lot more things you can do to fight
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| - Scrabble, crossword puzzles and
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| | this terrible disease.
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| jigsaws are all good for the grey matter.
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| | Warren Newson is editor of . Click to
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| - The solitaire games of FreeCell and
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| | Alzheimer's treatment to learn more
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| Spider are good too, and you can play
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| | about how to prevent, slow, halt, or
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| them on your computer.
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| | maybe even reverse Alzheimer's disease to
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| - Keep learning! If you're still
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| | gain years of quality enjoyable life.
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