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To: koan who wrote (383)	2/9/2014 12:18:42 PM
From: George Statham	1 Recommendation Recommended By Road Walker Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 935

Exercise helps keep telomeres from shortening as quickly. And there are some that think diseases like alzheimers are fundamentally metabolic diseases. Maybe not for those with particular genes that predispose them to such. But the brain requires so much energy and if that declines, it could be that one of the first dysfunctions would be protein folding. I'm doing what I enjoy. It's just happenstance that I'm not it's not drinking, smoking and bungee jumping. If those were determined to improve my future chances, I doubt I'd swap out my activities. We'll all get old, sick and die. But I'm certainly hoping to keep my quality of life higher for longer. We make new synapses all the time. Some parts of the brain like the hippocampus (involved in memory) can create new neurons. For not losing your mental acuity, 2 different approaches are commonly recommended. One is doing something novel. I would hope to learn a foreign language and learn to play the piano once I retire. The other is working on mental speed. I enjoy things like this: flashfabrica.com I'll do their 4 brain age tests. It's simple and quick. I used to play poker many years ago. And I think it might be fun to go to some of the smaller tournaments and give it a try. There are so many different aspects that would make a good player. Pattern recognition and memory, money management, your own psychology and reading your opponents. I'm not sure that texas hold-em doesn't simplify things more than I'd like though.