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LeadPusher t1_irtvjl1 wrote
Reply to Meditation may protect older people against Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. Researchers found meditation was superior to non-native language training on changing a global composite score and two of its subscores reflecting attention regulation and socio-emotional capacities by Wagamaga
There's a wild range of things that people call "meditation". When I think in meditation I don't think in anything guided, I think in a Zen dojo where everyone is silent and sit facing the wall. Hard and simple "letting thoughts pass", focusing in the posture, living the now... as a lack of better words. I don't know if it's better than others "versions" of meditation but the reality is there's not a standard meditation.
LeadPusher t1_iy6ktdz wrote
Reply to comment by billy_possum in LPT Request: Long history of Alzheimer’s/Dementia in my family, what do I do now to help myself later by ItsYaBoyKevinHere
Travel to places with different cultures and languages. Keep your mind busy with new things that force your mind to learn and adapt. Keep a good mental higiene (or preventive mental health or whatever you want to call it). Mental illness has a high frequency in life (like depression or anxiety) so don't run away from psychologyst like many people do.