Okay, okay. This can be shocking for you readers, but you should be informed that video games are for oldies too! That’s right, video games are created for seniors as well! The benefits kids get from playing such are similar with the seniors,’ only that the latter gets more advantages from them.

Keeping their minds active is of course, given. But, did you know that it can also save them from Alzheimer’s Disease? As they keep their hands busy pushing that joystick and keep their attention focused at the screen, their mind continues to have its functions to the fullest, a good practice for those in their aging stage.

All of which were proposed by Datuk Lee Kah Choon, parliamentary secretary of Health Ministry in his speech entitled “The Realities of Life with Dementia.”

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