I have always thought I was fairly strong. I’ve been active all my life, with very few obstacles to walking, swimming, or other types of exercises. So it came as a surprise when my DEXA Scan showed that I have osteopenia. Both of my parents and my sister had hip surgery, so it shouldn’t have been a total surprise.
It was time to modify my lifestyle, so I began making a few changes in my exercise routine and diet. It is a process. And more successfully done as a family, so I recruited Wayne’s help, and we began to look for ways to increase our calcium intake.
Category: Prevention
Pro-active ways to possibly prevent or reduce the likelihood of developing dementia.
Dancing Away from Dementia
When our oldest granddaughter was around two years old, her favorites things were strawberries, swinging, and ‘dance-dance-2’. The dance program was a video game that included a dance pad. The idea was to watch the TV screen and place your feet where the animated characters placed theirs. Some friends of mine and I discovered it when volunteering at our church’s youth group. Watching the kids play the game, we saw how much fun it was, and what a great form of exercise it offered.

