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Health and Wellness Magazine • 43 in soMe recenT sTudies researchers divided 2,832 healthy 65-plus adults into groups. one group underwent 10 sessions of puzzle-playing during a six-week period followed by occasional "booster sessions" during the 10-year study. one group did not play puzzles. a decade later, the puzzle-players showed significantly less decline than their peers when it came to reasoning and speed of mental processing. - January Journal of the American Geriatric Society investigators found evidence that people who challenged their brains with puzzles in midlife were less likely to accumulate neuron-strangling amyloid plaque (the culprit behind alzheimer's disease) in their brains down the road. - University of California, Berkeley researchers, looking at Mri brain scans of middle-aged adults, found that regular puzzle-players had a bigger hippocampus (the area of the brain involved in memory forming, organizing, and storing). They also scored higher on cognitive tests. - Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute "Jigsaw puzzles are something this age group did with their loved ones years ago. They are still very meaningful to them." Painful, tired, achy or swollen legs? Now is the time to take care of your legs. Whether you have unsightly spider veins, painful varicose veins, or leg discoloration and ulcers, take care of the heavy feeling in your legs now—before warm weather returns. Customized treatment plans for varicose veins, peripheral artery disease and related conditions • Board-certified, fellowship- trained physicians • More than 12,000 procedures performed • Most insurance plans cover treatment RENOWNED. TRUSTED. MINIMALLY INVASIVE. Call now. 720.493.3406 8200 E Belleview Ave, Suite 600E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 RIAEndovascular.com