Playing Games on Your Phone Could Reduce Dementia Risk, Improve Brain Health
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Playing games on your phone can help improve brain health and reduce risk of dementia as you age. Games that challenge different parts of your brain are best.
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Games like Scrabble, crosswords, Lumosity, chess, Super Mario, Candy Crush, and Duolingo can help strengthen memory, reasoning, planning, coordination, etc.
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It's never too late to start playing games to improve brain health, but the earlier the better to build cognitive reserve.
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Combining games with exercise, social interaction, healthy diet, avoiding unhealthy behaviors, and good sleep is most effective for brain health.
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1 in 10 older Americans has dementia, so taking measures like playing games to improve brain health is increasingly important.