Alzheimers and Dementia prevention through brain exercise

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In order to be smarter, quicker and better thinker, the most crucial thing to do is to keep your brain healthy. To make your brain healthy, you have to do something that can maintain your brain health well. Among many things to keep your brain alive, different types of brain games are most effective. It has seen that people who practice brain games like Sudoku, Tangram, logic grid puzzles etc. has a sharp brain.

Researcher found that brain diseases like Alzheimer or dementia can be prevent or delayed by keeping the brain healthy and active. In addition to prevent brain disease or keep the brain healthy, these games are also enjoyable, funny and stress-reliever too. Mark Stibich, Ph.D (about.com) thinks brain games are really helpful for our brain. Brain fitness programs and games are a wonderful way to tease and challenge your brain. Crosswords, Sudoku, word making and other strategic games can improve your brain’s speed and memory. These games are based on logic, math, word skills, memorization power and more. These games are also fun to play. So, play some of these brain games every day for keeping your brain fresh, sharp and active.

In this article, three brain games are described: Sudoku, Logic Grid Puzzle and Tangram. A brief description of each game is given below.

Sudoku: It is one of the most popular brain games around the world. There is even a Sudoku world championship. In this game, the task is to fill a 9×9 grid with numbers 1 through 9 but keep in mind, you cannot repeat the same number in any row or column. The 9×9 grid is also divided into 3×3 grid, so within a 9×9 grid you’ll find nine 3×3 grid. Each 3×3 grid also should have number 1 through 9. There are three categories of this puzzle: easy, medium, hard. For beginners, the best way is to start from easy level, even if you think you have a sharp brain. After completing a level with a sufficient number of the puzzle, you can move to the next level.

However, this game may seem very simple, but it really isn’t. By solving each problem, you’ll find a new way of thinking and feel your brain is becoming stronger. Many websites are available for free brain games like Sudoku, you can play there. Before go into the game make sure your level and time. Time is an important factor. Your target should be solve the game as quick as you can then before.

Logic Grid Puzzle: This type of puzzle game is very interesting for those who like detectives. The goal of this is to solve a mystery. You are given some clues like: There are three people John, Peter and Mark, each of them owns a pet bird, dog or cat. Each of them lives in a house, apartment or condominium and such more clues. What you have to do is to figure out who has which pet and where each of them lives. Once you solve the problem you get real feelings of accomplishment. To solve these puzzles, you have to follow step by step elimination process. Reading the problem repeatedly is the first step. Remember it when you sit to solve one. For logic grid game, it is better to have a book, because you can then solve the problem over a period of time.

Tangram: This is also an interesting brain game. In this type of game is a fast way to boost your brain power. You will have 7 geometric pieces which you will have to use for creating various shapes. An outline of the final shape will be given, and you will create this given shape with 7 pieces without using the pieces more than once. This game is invented by Chinese.

In order to make your brain sharper, there is no alternative to face challenges that make you think. Along with playing brain games you can solve mathematical problems, eating brain healthy foods and participating in activities which make you happy. And by these ways you can prevent Alzheimer or dementia.

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