Senility is something feared most seniors. in order to avoid senility, try to make a knitted. Doing hobbies such as reading books, making patchwork quilt crafts or knitting, even playing computer games can slow down the process of dementia, according to a study in the U.S.

Watching TV is a habit that does not include the above categories, and even spent a long time in front of the TV can accelerate the process of senility.

Nearly 200 people aged between 70 to 89 years who have mild memory problems compared with a group of people who do not have any problems with his memory. Results of studies presented at a meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, asked the volunteers about their activities in the past year and how their mental activity in the age range 50 to 65 years.

They are in middle-aged habit of reading books, playing games or doing hobbies and crafts such as knitting patch working, can reduce the risk of disease around the memory up to 40%.

In the years later with the same activity, the risk can be lowered approximately 30 to 50 percent.

They are accustomed to watching TV less than 7 hours a day can also reduce the risk of dementia by 50% compared with those who watch TV for longer.

This study is very interesting, because it shows that the aging process is not necessarily a passive process. Just getting used to conduct a simple thought process, we can prevent dementia later in life. Sure, there are things that become a challenge for this kind of research that relies on the participants’ memories of the past. For that research results need to be established by additional research.

Sarah Day, a chief public health in the Alzheimer’s Society says, “There will be one million dementia sufferers in the past 10 years into the future. For that is necessary to find ways to prevent them. ”

“Practice and train your brain like a fun way to learn to do new skills, play like a crossword puzzle, or even learn a foreign language,” he advised.

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