For example, in the case of young people's drinking, one of the things that I've identified is that drinking for people say between the ages of 18 and 24 is all about the social activity.
Make that time sacred and untouchable — schedule meetings and social outings before or after that time block but give priority to your allotted reading time.
That part of the study's findings are speculative. He adds that as far as Alzheimer's goes, other factors like diet, social interaction and exercise all play a role in people's risk for developing the disease.
For example, if you often think nobody wants me here. When you go to an event, you can counter that by remembering that someone did in fact invite you, so they must have wanted you there.
In addition to the recent study, Baker is leading an even larger study of older adults to see if adding exercise to other steps such as a healthy diet, brain games and social activities may reduce the risk of dementia.