Learn something new - Habit of the week

There was lots of talk during the week about mental health, and wellbeing. One discussion I heard dealt with long lead time that will be required to correctly diagnose dementia, and Alzheimer's disease, never mind cure it.  Neuroscientists are in it for the long haul, don't necessarily believe the headlines.  However the program wrapped up with this helpful thought.

What can you do if you have received a diagnosis of dementia,  aside from all the medico's, pathology and testing regimes, what can you do?
This is the recommendation

1. Get physical- do some exercise.  The brain is a vascular organ, it has a rich blood supply,  so whatever is good for the circulatory system is also good for the brain.  Cardiovascular or aerobic exercise stimulates blood flow.  Who hasn't been for a walk to clear the head.  Or got a great idea, while walking.
2. Social.. Connecting with people is good for your grey matter.  Get out that door and see people, make that phone call?  I wonder if screen time counts, ? Probably not.
3. Learn something new.  Extending yourself, mentally is good for the brain.  It is certainly something you can undertake, yourself.  

I have been learning iItalian for more than 20 years, now.  What a joy it is to be able to hear something in Italian and understand, or at least get the gist of it.  To be able to say something in Italian,  is good fun.  The most delightful, surprising thing is to look at life through the prism of another culture. The first response to some weird way something might be expressed in Italian, is to think, " that's strange,  my second response, delight.  My third response,  why do we express the that particular notion the way we do in English.

Here is an example. "This spaghetti has no taste" in Italian becomes "gli spaghetti non sanno di niente". This spaghetti knows nothing.   Ha

Habit of the week Learn something new.  See what delights are in store for you.