I'm just sitting here waiting for my free Apple Watch so that I can be monitored 24/7/365. (Thanks, Carlos, for the info about the study.) I've already ordered a new watchband for it because I know the plastic band will make me sweat. I find that very annoying. That's why I quit wearing a watch, in general. I sweat a lot. I come from a family of heavy sweaters perspirers. A doctor once told me that, if you sweat a lot, it means you have a healthy heart. So far I've had no heart problems.

(Since I live alone, it's an added benefit to be wearing a watch that is constantly monitored. At least this way someone will know if I've died. LOL!)

I am too active to use the monitoring function. If I use my chainsaw or chipper the watch keeps warning me that my environment is too loud. It would ask me if I had fallen several times a day. If you don't tell it you didn't fall it will call 911. I turned that function off. It may work for the average person but I guess I am just too active to be monitored.

Thanks for letting me know about this. I don't saw* or chip (much), but now I'll be aware that it has some faults.

*I actually have some largish branches in my yard that will have to be cut up soon.

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~Sue~

Here is a new one.
Now Enrolling: The BrainHealth Project – Online
Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas - Dallas researchers invite you to participate in The BrainHealth Project, a landmark scientific study to measure, improve and track one’s own brain fitness. This easy-to-use online platform delivers a unique, science-backed snapshot of your brain’s current fitness level, accompanied by self-paced online brain training and live virtual coaching.

This innovative approach to brain training teaches you to focus on your own strengths and performance, empowering you to continue becoming the best version of yourself. Start by taking a BrainHealth Index, made up of assessments that include questionnaires and game-like activities. Then, meet virtually with a BrainHealth coach to get feedback on your results and set personal goals. Next, you receive online educational material tailored to your goals to build brain fitness. Progress is stored on a password-protected dashboard and can be accessed anytime as you continue to train.

Center for BrainHealth researchers are looking for people who:
• Are adults 18+
• Are interested in getting proactive about their brain’s health
• Want to learn strategies to strengthen brain performance
• Have access to the internet
For a full description of the Brain Health Project, please visit our website.

Watching TV could increase seniors’ risk of dementia, study says
It found that those whose time sitting was primarily spent watching television had a 24 percent increased risk for dementia, whereas those who spent that time on a computer had a 15 percent reduced risk for dementia. The researchers explained that TV watching is cognitively passive, meaning little thinking is required, while computer use is cognitively active, meaning it (like reading) is more intellectually stimulating.

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~Sue~

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I don’t know how watching streaming feed of Netflix, Hulu or a local tv station is any better. Computers are just as passive as a tv couch potato.

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I don’t know how watching streaming feed of Netflix, Hulu or a local tv station is any better. Computers are just as passive as a tv couch potato.

Depends how you are using the computer...

If you are using the computer as a TV... Then that is just as passive as watching a TV.

If instead you are using the computer to be creative (eg: writing, drawing, programming) or for learning or for trying to find out about something, that is something that is active and stimulating.


I long ago gave up TV as being depressingly mind numbingly too slow and far too passive.

Instead:

Keep searchin'!
(For new ideas, new places, new people!!)
Martin

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See new freedom: Mageia Linux
Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)

There is also something else we must do. That is having a good body. It does almost nothing if you have a sharp mind and a near dead body. Stephen Hawking for example. If you want a lite workout, I suggest YouTube and Richard Simmons.

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Jump around.

Jump around.

Even just Calisthenics!


Have fun!
Martin

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See new freedom: Mageia Linux
Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)

Uh-oh.

Picking your nose may raise the risk of DEMENTIA, study suggests

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~Sue~