This Is The Answer From Doctor So That Our Brain Is Not Senile

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JAKARTA – To prevent senility in the elderly group is to remain active in activities. This was conveyed by Dr. Untung Gunarto Sp.S. MM via virtual dialogue.

"In addition, eating nutritious food, limiting sugar and salt intake and not smoking and consuming alcohol," explained Dr. Untung Gunarto, quoting Antara, Saturday, August 28.

He explained, dementia is a severe and progressive intellectual decline that interferes with social functions, work, and daily activities of a person.

"Dementia can also be said to be the loss of more than one cognitive or intellectual function that can interfere with the ability to carry out activities in daily life," he explained.

He added a person can be diagnosed with dementia if two or more brain functions, such as memory and language skills, decreased significantly without a decrease in consciousness.

"When you reach the age of 60, if there are two things that show a decline in memory and daily adjustments, you must start paying attention," he said.

Doctor Untung said there was a difference between focus disorders and memory problems, as is common with people with dementia.

"If the focus disorder is usually experienced by many young people who do many things at the same time. Forgetting to store the car keys because they are not focused, there are many things to do. This is different from memory disorders," he said.

Meanwhile, he also reminded that filling out crossword puzzles or crossword puzzles could be a simple way to train the brain and prevent senility.

"Filling out crossword puzzles can train our brains and inhibit senility, filling out crossword puzzles is one of the easy and simple ways because when filling out crossword puzzles, someone stimulates the brain by remembering, fitting letters with the boxes provided, making decisions right or not, adjusting letters that have been written and choose words," he said.

However, he reminded that the crossword puzzle meant was in the form of a paper or a book.

"It's not a virtual crossword. Because when you fill out the crossword, your hand must be used to write," he said.

In addition to filling out crossword puzzles, he added, writing letters using paper media can also help stimulate the brain and prevent senility.