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Exercise Can Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s
Can we do this? Exercise
twice a week for 10 minutes
each time to prevent Alz-
heimer’s disease? Of course
we can.
Researchers examined
the records and followed
the progress of 250,000 pa-
tients who had mild cog-
nitive impairment. They
concluded that moderate
physical activity more than
once a week reduced the
risk of Alzheimer’s disease
by 18%.
We need to do more for
our brain health than work
the daily crossword puzzle
or brush up on our chess
skills. Physical exercise
protects the brain, too, per
the study. The key is that it
should be moderate to vig-
orous exercise.
According to the Har-
vard School of Public
Health, examples of mod-
erate exercise include walk-
ing 3-4 mph (a brisk walk
while you’re still able to
hold a conversation), vac-
uuming and washing win-
dows, mowing the lawn
and doubles tennis. Other
sources are more specific:
water aerobics for 30 min-
utes and raking leaves for
30 minutes.
For comparison, exam-
ples of light exercise include
washing dishes and using a
computer. Vigorous exer-
cises are things like shovel-
ing, singles tennis and play-
ing basketball or soccer.
Having said that, there
are more parts of our bod-
ies that need exercise than
just our brains. That’s
where more time in an ac-
tivity comes into play. In-
stead of a mere 10 minutes
per day, we’re told to shoot
for 150 minutes of exercise
per week, or 30 minutes onr
five days.
One place to start de-
veloping an exercise plan
is Mayoclinic.org. Type
“moderate exercise” in
the search box and scroll
down the results until you
find something interesting.
Among the 600 choices are
frequency of workout, us-
ing weighted hula hoops,
Zumba, secrets to a healthy
heart and so much more.
The earlier in life we start
exercising for our brains
and bodies, the longer we’ll
stay healthy as we age.
More and More Scams Aimed at Seniors
Most scams keep repeat-
ing year after year. After all,
the scammers are making
big money doing those Ni-
gerian grandson/auto-war-
ranty scams, so why would
they drop them?
However, new ones keep
popping up.
If you shop online, be-
ware of accidentally typing
in the wrong name. Scam-
mers have created websites
with actual information
from real store websites,
but with a slightly different
name. If you shop at a fake
store and put in your cred-
it card, the scammers will
have immediate access to it.
If you learned how to
do Zoom or other online
conferences to talk to your
family, beware any emails
or messages you get about
your Zoom. Scammers
have set up thousands of
Zoom-related
internet
links for the sole purpose
of getting you to click on
one they send you. The in-
stant you do, malware (ma-
licious software) is loaded
into your computer. From
that point all your person-
al data is at risk. Ignore
those emails or messages.
If there’s a problem with
your Zoom, go straight to
the Zoom site and check it
from there.
In a sign of the times,
there are fake COVID
contact tracers that ask for
personal information and
Social Security numbers.
Hang up if they call you.
A big problem is that
often we don’t report the
scams. We’re embarrassed,
or we’re afraid the scam-
mers will retaliate, or we
just don’t know where to
report it. If nothing else,
you can call the police. If
the scam happened on the
Internet, contact the FBI’s
Internet Crime Complaint
Center (www.ic3.gov). The
center has logged over 6
million complaint calls -- a
big portion from those over
age 60.
Scammers are every-
where, and it’s up to us to
stop them in their tracks by
being wary of phone calls,
emails and the internet.
Save Money With Phone Plans, Price Matching
With the price of every-
thing going up, we need to
save our dollars every place
we can. Here are two ideas:
PHONE PLANS -- If you
want to save money on your
cellphone plan or the cost
of a new phone, there are a
dozen or so providers that
offer reduced-rate plans for
seniors. Some offer a new
phone, some will let you
use your existing phone
and many will let you keep
your current phone number.
Most offer unlimited talk
and text, but prices will vary
based on download speeds
and data caps. Most also
don’t require a contract, but
if part of the deal is to buy a
new phone from them, you
might run into a penalty if
you cancel before the phone
is paid for.
Call around to the phone
service providers in your
area and ask about senior
plans. Be sure to look at
their websites to check out
the phones. You might need
larger buttons or other spe-
cial features. Better yet, if
they have a store near you,
go look at the phones in
person. Don’t let yourself be
talked into a long contract
that you don’t want.
PRICE MATCHING --
This is a good way to get
deals on things you want if
you hunt for bargains. Some
stores make it their policy
to match lower prices found
elsewhere. You’ll need to
have proof, however, mean-
ing they’ll need to see the
current price on the com-
petitor’s website. Your best
bet is to call and ask wheth-
er they’ll look online right
from their store, or if it’s
enough for you to print out
the competitor’s online ad.
It’s mostly the bigger chains
that have these policies, but
even a local store might be
willing to price match just to
get your business.
Remember to ask for your
senior discount everywhere
you go!
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