Sudoku can help eliminate Alzheimer's!
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
September 17, 2010 11:49am CST
I was told that old people who continue to stimulate their grey cells with numbers would likely not suffer from Alzheimer's disease. And since not everyone play poker, a sudoku puzzle might just do the trick. The oldies I see at the coffee shops such as McDonald's and Starbucks are equipped with newspapers and ball pens. They do take their time placing the numbers in the proper box while sipping their morning coffee.
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5 responses
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
17 Sep 10
I see that in my paper every day but have no idea how u do it. My grey cells need stimulating, lol.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
18 Sep 10
Thanks mythman. i really don't understand the object of it & what u are trying to do. It has no directions. I will look at it closer today & see if i can figure it out better. I'm the type of hardhead that has to be shown how to do something. lol. Happy weekend to u.
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
19 Sep 10
Typo up there. I meant, check it out vertically and horizontally if number 1 could fit in according to the numbers provided. Then proceed to number 2 and so on.
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Sep 10
I begin looking for number 1, checking is I could place the number 1 according to the other numbers provided. I do it vertically and horizontally. Then i proceed to number 2, and then 3, and so on. When this is done and the puzzle ain't solved yet, I go 123456789, either filling a cube first or filling a line.
@burrito88 (2774)
• United States
19 Oct 10
I don't know that games can't prevent Alzheimer's. It a biological problem, possibly genetically related. Scientists are still trying to find the cause. Doing puzzles can help keep you mentally sharp as you grow older but I don't believe that it will stop dementia.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
24 Oct 10
You are correct, burrito. But actual studies are showing that old people who continue to exercise their grey cells do not become senile. Perhaps that is their basis for their contention.
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Sep 10
Gosh myth, I couldn't solve Rubik's Cube!
My daughters taught me the formula but I still couldn't do it. So I bow to all those young boys who could twist the squares in a matter of seconds and give me a clean color chart, cube, I mean!
Pose, try an easy sudoku. It is easy, actually. It is not mathematics at all but just placing numbers in the correct squares, or positioning. You substitute the numbers with shapes, you can still play sudoku.
@getbiswa2000 (5544)
• India
21 Sep 10
Hi,
I wonder what my life would be if Sudoku hadn't been invented. But that doesn't mean that I am old. Don't even think that it is prescribed by some doctor. I don't think I have Alzheimer's. But what you've mentioned here is worth noting. If solving sudoku increases grey cell then I think I will make that my daily habit. I am of the opinion of making sudoku compulsory in every educational institute. Sudoku should be everywhere, not just in newspapers. Sudoku should be in text-books, in television, on political leaflets and on our national flags. Dear, Sudoku is my middle name. 
I love it so damn much. 
Thanks.
God bless you.
I love it so damn much.
Thanks.
God bless you. 1 person likes this
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
I'll get a Sudoku Samurai printed on my shirt. I just don't know about the flag. We consider our flag sacred, ha ha!
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
18 Sep 10
There you go, nophie, the daily newspapers actually carry sudoku puzzles, and they can be found just beside crossword puzzles.
Yes myth, sudoku is a mental exercise.
