What’s the alternative to computer games to stave off dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Use of electronic devices seems to reduce one’s risk for dementia, a recent study showed. Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, says he has lots of patients who are concerned about their risk or would like to slow progression of existing disease but aren’t computer oriented people.

Lyketsos: I don't want people to become anxious. It's like you see a lot of folks who say I'm not inclined to do these computer games but I feel really bad and maybe it's a bad thing that I'm not doing so. You know we got to find ways to help people really personalize and feel good about what they're already doing. People want a magic pill. If you don't have the magic pill you do have behavior and lifestyle which is quite powerful, but then what behavior and lifestyle really depends on what your proclivities are, what your inclinations are.    :28 

Lyketsos says a range of other behaviors like exercise, being social, consuming a healthy diet, and keeping blood pressure under control are also known to attenuate dementia risk so focus on things you’ll stick with. At Johns Hopkins, I’m Elizabeth Tracey.