Brains Of Older People
Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age. It just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information stored in their brains, scientists believe
Much like a computer struggles as the hard drive becomes fuller, humans can also take longer to access information.
Researchers say this slowing down is not the same as cognitive decline. The human brain works more slowly in old age, said a doctor, but only because older people have stored more information over time. The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply know more, but just may not be able to access the information.
Also, older people often go to another room to get something and when they are there, they stand and wonder what they came for. It is NOT a memory problem. It is nature’s way of making them do more exercise.*
Grandma Nature
*Editor’s note: *I believe that Grandma Nature is showing some humor!
Sowing Happiness of Age Esteem
Hurrying is worrying if you don’t
Take time to live!
Living means giving every moment
A kind of “sieve”:
Sifting our bad habits which make
Old age a chore,
Lifting up your spirits and spreading
Joy galore –
Growing ever brighter and with
Shining inner beams –
Sowing seeds of happiness
Through your Age Esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Esteemed
If ever I am feeling gloom
Enter in to my mental room,
I turn away and close that door
And think I should be happy for
My life and health and friends and love
And goodly spirits from above.
However bleak old age may seem
There’s still much joy to be ESTEEMed!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
A Look At Age
There are so many ways to look at old age,
Lucky is the one who can still turn the page
And start a new day with a warmhearted smile
Meeting each challenge with fortitude and style.
Every new hardship (and there are reams!)
Can be conquered when you show Age Esteem.
Written by Alexandra Taylor after the chapter “Adding Pizzazz To Age” in the book
AgeEsteem: Growing A Positive Attitude Toward Aging
by Bonnie Lou Fatio
