Keeping Your Noggin Occupied To Stave Off The Dementia

There are people who are forever occupied posting on this forum, yet seem more demented by the day. They should try these perhaps.

Saddo - I know...I was being very considerate to their obvious needs in suggesting this

I'm no expert but personally i don't think their are any mental challenges you can do to prevent the onset of dementia or Altzeimers disease unfortunately. In general we live a lot longer than we did years ago, even 50/60 years ago and sadly a lot of people succumb to these diseases as their brains are dying prematurely ahead of their other organs. Believe the Vascular one is caused by the small vessels to different parts of the brain blocking up and little that can be done about it. My friend died in November last year from early onset dementia, which woul;d have started to show symptoms from about the age of 52 for him, was one of the most awful diseases to witness as he slowly lost his mental ability to find words in a sentence to gradually only being able to say 1 or 2 phrases,his wife divorcing him, until he lost his job and his house, and then his ability to look after himself. Ultimately he lost control of his legs and all bodily functions and whilst gradually he didn't seem to know if you were there or not, a very slow awful death and it was a blessing when he died without a doubt at 65.
Back to your original question one of the last things he was able to do mentally was sudoku until probably 4/5 years before he died, when he went into a care home the only thing he could do was crayon in books, until that ability went.
To keep my mind active, i like to study form, read books and watch quizzes, and get into discussions and arguments on here, all helps imo.

Here :

Causes of dementia

Alzheimer’s disease – This is the most common cause of dementia. In Alzheimer’s disease, an abnormal protein surrounds brain cells and another protein damages their internal structure. In time, chemical connections between brain cells are lost and cells begin to die. Problems with day-to-day memory are often the first thing to be noticed, but other symptoms may include difficulties finding the right words, solving problems, making decisions, or perceiving things in three dimensions.

Vascular dementia – If the oxygen supply to the brain is reduced because of narrowing or blockage of blood vessels, some brain cells become damaged or die. This is what happens in vascular dementia. The symptoms can occur suddenly, following one large stroke. Or they can develop over time, because of a series of small strokes. Vascular dementia can also be caused by disease affecting the small blood vessels deep in the brain, known as subcortical vascular dementia. The symptoms of vascular dementia vary and may overlap with those of Alzheimer’s disease. Many people have difficulties with problem-solving or planning, thinking quickly and concentrating. They may also have short periods when they get very confused.

Mixed dementia – This is when someone has more than one type of dementia, and a mixture of the symptoms of those types. It is common for someone to have both Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia together.
Dementia with Lewy bodies – This type of dementia involves tiny abnormal structures (Lewy bodies) forming inside brain cells. They disrupt the chemistry of the brain and lead to the death of brain cells. Early symptoms can include alertness that varies over the course of the day, hallucinations, and difficulties judging distances. A person’s day-to-day memory is usually affected less than in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia with Lewy bodies is closely related to Parkinson’s disease and often has some of the same symptoms, including difficulty with movement.

Frontotemporal dementia (including Pick’s disease) – In frontotemporal dementia, the front and side parts of the brain are damaged. Clumps of abnormal proteins form inside brain cells, causing them to die. At first, changes in personality and behaviour may be the most obvious signs. Depending on which areas of the brain are damaged, the person may have difficulties with fluent speech or forget the meaning of words.

The symptoms of these types of dementia are often different in the early stages but become more similar in the later stages. This is because more of the brain is damaged as the different diseases progress. In the later stages of dementia, the person will need more and more support to carry out everyday tasks.

However, many people with dementia live well for years after their diagnosis. Information, advice and support are available for the person and their carer to help them live well with dementia.

here is a strange statistic for you.
people who were born in the month of May use the left hand side of their brain more often than people born in another month.
There are a lot of questions to be answered that nobody has the answer to yet.

So anybody reading this thread and were born in the month of May "lets hear from you and see if we can find out what makes you think,and more importantly have you any gambling systems that show profit"because you are one of the unique few who  use the left hand side of the brain more often."

https://www.troyis.com/index.php


  Works for my probable compulsive obsessive disorder...

Did buy the thing but lost the key. but 30 minutes a day really is enough.

I believe Quincy Jones (aged 87) plays Sudoku avidly to stave of dementia.

^ Waste of time....Suduko is just a brain prison....do something more creative