According to doing Yoga and reading books reduces the risk of dementia
A meta-analysis published in the journal Neurology looked at 38 studies from around the world involving more than 2 million people without dementia and found that rest was associated with a lower risk of neurological death. A Mori analysis meta-analysis published in the journal Neurology reviewed 38 studies involving more than 2 million people with dementia and found that rest was associated with an increased risk of neurological death.
People who engage in recreational activities have a 17% risk of developing headaches.
Mental activities are often emotional and include reading or writing for fun, watching television, listening to the radio, dancing or playing music, using a computer, and doing housework.
Researchers at the No. 6 Hospital of Peking University in China reported that participants in the program had a 23 percent reduction in their risk of depression.
Physical activities include walking, running, swimming, cycling, using exercise machines, sports, yoga and dancing. The study found that people who attended the event had a 17% risk of developing a headache.
Social activities usually involve interacting with others and include attending classes, joining a fraternity, volunteering, visiting relatives or friends, or attending religious services.
Researchers found that people who participated in the program had a 7% lower risk of depression.
Participants in the study were followed for at least 3 years. During the study, 74,700 people developed from this disease.
A limitation of this study was that people self-reported their physical and mental activity, which prevented them from accurately remembering and reporting this activity.