Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Staying Healthy as You Age

I've talked about this before, but since I'm kind of on the keeping you young as you age this month, here's another piece to it. Keeping yourself mentally active is just as important as keeping yourself physically active.

A study done at the University of Illinois for people in their 60's and 70's indicated that being trained and playing video games helps the brain become more agile, with memory and reasoning ability also improving.

There are some free games on the AARP site to help your brain. Give them a try. They are on the top left of this page click here

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