That is good ideas Sue, we can add also like writing a daily journal, join the book Club and discuss it is also stimulate the brain.

I think this advice is a rehash of 100 other articles on saving your memory. Such advice overlooks genetic factors. Take the Cooper Ridge Memory Test for better insight. Remember we now know that Alzheimer's probably begins 10-15 years before the symptoms manifest themselves.

Loved the article! You've presented new and fun ways for brain exercises! They are easy to do and even challenging.. I loved the ideas of switching the watch from one hand to the other and discovering new routes to go to a regular destination. Thanks for the ideas!

Yes, the latest research seems to indicate physical health is tied to brain health.

I think if you get out and exercise your body, go dancing and learn new steps, take up biking again if you are able, you will do LOTS to help your brain. Increase your circulation and aerate your brain.

Great ideas! I also like to watch game shows that you have to think about. For example, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune are just a couple, but it makes you think. Crossword puzzles are also great for exercising the brain. I think whatever you can do to help your brain from getting cobwebs is great, and if you have fun at the same time, it's even better!

I feel like I am in the checkout line of the local supermarket. Numerous tabloids trumpet the latest diet fad, beauty treatment, love life enhancers, etc. Just do this and your life will be transformed. This may work for the otherwise healthy individual who has fallen into the trap of modern living. It will not prevent, arrest, reverse or have any effect on the memory loss due to neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's. These articles need to have a more measured tone to indicate the scope and limitations of its usefulness.

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Does working 300-piece puzzles help the brain?

Do working 300-piece puzzles help with "brain care"?

I think it is a good idea. I was told by my neuropathist that I barely passed the memory test and she suggested games and other things as well. I have been playing some computer games but still concentrate on crossword puzzles and fiction books.

I truly believe the best way to keep your mind active is to read.

I think I don't dare "switch it up" because if it weren't for autopilot, I'd be stressing out all day, with too many decisions to make. I want some things to run in background while I focus my attention on the things that need my attention. If my father put his watch on the other wrist, he'd never find it.

I see ads for Lumosity all the time. Does anyone have experience with it? What do you think?

Good ideas. But I do wish people would care more about spelling - it is so unprofessional to spell incorrectly. "So get off the coach"? I think you mean "couch"?; "mind-body-coordination" should be "mind-body coordination" because mind-body is a compound adjective describing the the noun coordination; "its fun" should be "it's fun" because you mean "it is". And so forth. Exercise your brain!

I purchased Neuroactive 5.0 software (I think there is an advanced version) because I have visual perceptual/spatial, mathematical and motor learning disabilities. What I like about this program is that it identifies the areas of the brain worked on and what they control. The program also scores your performance. I purchased it online through Walmart one Christmas.

The one drawback is that there is no training in the areas tested, so I just complete the same mistakes (for example, the exercise that activates spatial perception, which asks you to identify mirror or regular images).

Yes I so agree! We have cut back on what we eat and try to walk at least 1.5 miles each day and do some exercise and we have both lost weight. I have lost 19 lbs to date and so has my husband. He plays computer games all the time to keep his brain active, I work in the yard/house and paint. I also miss playing Jax, not sure if I still have a set somewhere but then again not sure how my knee would feel sitting on the floor doing that! We will have to dust off the board games and go back to playing them again.

Sue, good advice. I used to do crossword puzzles. But after a while, you know the answers (even when I cheat & check the answer.) I like the switching ideas. That's easy to do....all I have to do now is go buy myself a watch. :) But, I can see myself using the calculator with my left hand. Wow, I miss playing jax. I wonder if they still sell that stuff? When we were young, we couldn't afford it. We bought the small ball and used rocks as replacements. Thanks!