montanarose
04-05-2007, 12:54 PM
Just in case you need yet another reason to justify your AOSS affliction, you can now add this to the list: it may help preserve your memory and cognitive skills and may even delay your descent into Alzheimer's Disease 8O According to the author of the new book "Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife:"
"To keep your brain at top notch, you have to be challenged. You need to get out of your field and do something that works different parts of your brain. Ballroom dancing is fantastic for your mind. You need to remember all the steps. You need to deal with yourself in space, you are propelling yourself around a room in the hands of a partner, you can't crash into other people. You can always add new and challenging steps. We're not just talking about putting yourself in an armchair with crossword puzzles."
So get out there, lace up those skates, get a partner if you can, learn those new and challenging steps and by all means try to avoid crashing into other people :lol: Your brain (not just your butt) will, apparently, thank you for it!
Ellen (who needs to practice what she preaches above :roll: )
"To keep your brain at top notch, you have to be challenged. You need to get out of your field and do something that works different parts of your brain. Ballroom dancing is fantastic for your mind. You need to remember all the steps. You need to deal with yourself in space, you are propelling yourself around a room in the hands of a partner, you can't crash into other people. You can always add new and challenging steps. We're not just talking about putting yourself in an armchair with crossword puzzles."
So get out there, lace up those skates, get a partner if you can, learn those new and challenging steps and by all means try to avoid crashing into other people :lol: Your brain (not just your butt) will, apparently, thank you for it!
Ellen (who needs to practice what she preaches above :roll: )