Kate over at the Mad Genius Club Shared Blog accused me of being irrepressibly happy (in the nicest possible way). I just can’t help it. Don’t worry, I also have a very black sense of humour. It is how I maintain an even keel.
A scientific study has proven that thinking positive thoughts, eating fruit and veg and reading turn out be the best way to avoide dementia. (See full article here).
They followed 1,433 pensioners for 7 years and studied their habits. And they found:
‘Those with lower reading scores were 18 per cent more likely to develop “mild cognitive impairment or dementia” – the former widely seen as a forerunner of the latter.
Those with depression were 10 per cent more likely to develop it; while those who ate fruit and vegetables less than twice a day were 6.5 per cent more likely to do so.’
So reading was the single factor that contributed towards maintaining mental acuity. There you are. Go out, buy books, keep mentally active. And support writers. I do!
