I surely hope you are joking about something as serious as depression. Sounds like a bunch of positivity movement pablum to me.
Paul > On Jul 20, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Joan Warmbold <[email protected]> wrote: > as we age we do have > control over, whether we are depressed or not. In fact, if one reads > Burns terrific book, "Feeling Good," we even have the choice whether to > opt for depression or not. > > Joan > [email protected] > >> Don't take my word for it, see this news article on the presentations >> at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference: >> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11751788/School-grades-aged-10-predict-risk-of-dementia.html >> >> The Telegraph's (UK) science editor writes: >> >> |Children with low school grades at the age of 10 are >> |more likely to develop dementia later in life, scientists >> have found for the first time. >> | >> |Youngsters who struggled in school were far more likely >> |to suffer dementia as pensioners than average children, >> |while high achievers were much less likely to develop the >> |condition. >> >> Boy, if I could only remember how I did in school at age 10, >> I'd be a lot less concerned -- or more concerned depending >> upon how I did. >> >> Anyway, the are summaries of other research such as: >> >> |In a separate study, experts at the University of California >> |found that watching too much television and taking too little >> |exercise in early adulthood more than doubles their risk of >> |dementia. >> >> I am shocked --SHOCKED you hear! -- to find out that being >> a couch potato might cause Alzheimer's disease. And all this >> time I thought that it only caused heart disease, diabetes, >> and other minor health problems. But that's not all. >> Consider: >> >> |Likewise at [sic!] study of 8,300 over 65s by Harvard University >> |found that the loneliest people suffered much faster cognitive >> |decline than those with the most friends, a 20 per cent acceleration >> |over 12 years. >> >> One wonders whether those lonely people spent a lot time at home >> watching TV. >> >> Boy, this kind of research makes real confident that we'll find a >> cure of Alzheimer's disease some time in the next 100 years. >> Or perhaps the next millennia. YMMV. >> >> -Mike Palij >> New York University >> [email protected] >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=46019 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-46019-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=1989792.4335dcd8aae84aca9a8bb2e89f646286&n=T&l=tips&o=46022 > or send a blank email to > leave-46022-1989792.4335dcd8aae84aca9a8bb2e89f646...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=46025 or send a blank email to leave-46025-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
