I just finished watching Your Fantastic Mind on PBS. It was eye opening. It was all about preventing dementia.
And upon watching this show I realized that post divorce I’ve allowed myself to fall into some bad habits all which increase my risk for dementia.
The two biggest for me are:
Being physically inactive
Being socially isolated
Those two things I have complete control over. Which I think is good news!
Doing things you love are also supposed to help and I’ve been bad about engaging in some favorite hobbies using all sorts of excuses. Again the good news is I have control over whether I start again.
Also good news is learning a new skill or language, helps prevent and slow down dementia. I’ve spent years working on my French and now I’m using Duolingo to learn Norwegian.
So while many will feel this might be bad news, I don’t agree. I’m excited I can make the changes in my life so I can continue to enjoy it to the fullest.
My life on an unexpected path 