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Pleasant ways to delay old age and dementia have been named
Professor Kirill Proshchayev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, geriatrician, named three pleasant ways by which Russians delay old age and prevent the onset of dementia. He shared his recommendations with the publication "Gazeta.Ru".
Proshchaev's first recommendation is to travel more, because it is a consciously active vacation. This is physical activity, necessary for the health of joints and the heart. "In addition, traveling is always about receiving new information. "New information helps the brain work more actively and forms a cognitive reserve," the doctor said.
Geriatricians consider dancing another way to prolong youth. He emphasized that it is never too late to start. Even if you start dancing after 65, it will definitely have a positive effect on your well-being and physical strength, and will also increase blood flow to the brain, which is necessary to reduce the risk of dementia.
Finally, Proshchaev believes that learning to play a musical instrument will help delay the onset of old age. He explained that learning musical notation is similar to learning a foreign language, and also has a beneficial effect on cognitive abilities. “As for foreign languages, studies show that the more languages a person speaks, the better for the brain,” the doctor concluded.
Earlier, Fernando Testai, a professor of neurology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in the US, discovered an unexpected factor that increases the risk of dementia. He said that problems with the blood supply to the brain can lead to the death of brain cells and tissue, which will eventually lead to dementia.