The doctor gave a good reason to give a computer to elderly parents.
How to avoid dementia in pensioners?
Dementia is scary because, once it manifests itself in a person, it gradually destroys his consciousness and memory. Doctors have not yet learned how to stop this process. But we understand how to prevent it. According to neurologist Igor Sergeev, the best prevention of the disease is communication, brain activity, and mastering new skills. To do this, you can learn foreign languages, attend master classes, and master new crafts. It doesn’t matter what you do, the main thing is not to sit still and not to spend hours and weeks in an apartment or at home in front of the TV.
Meanwhile, many pensioners lead just such a lifestyle – a minimum of movement and communication. As the neurologist noted, such men and women have a significantly increased risk of developing dementia. However, there is only one way to take control of this process – to develop sufficient activity on the Internet, using a home computer or tablet.
What should you give to your parents?
– If your parents do not yet have a computer and access to the World Wide Web, then it’s time to give them such a gift. By the way, newly-minted pensioners will also be happy to see him – this way they will be in touch with former colleagues, and will also be able to find their acquaintances from their youth and may want to go visit them. The more communication there is, the less chance of dementia, emphasizes neurologist Sergeev.
As he said, daily use of the Internet reduces the risk of dementia in people over 55 years of age by half. Moreover, older people who regularly use a computer have better brain function, and at the same time, memory and thinking. Thanks to this, they will literally grow old much later than their less sociable peers.
However, we must remember that to achieve the main goal – preventing dementia, it will be enough to be at the computer for no more than 2 hours a day. Longer interaction will bring health complications in the form of swelling of the legs, increased blood pressure, deterioration of vision, etc.
2023-09-28 07:25:59
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