Preventing Dementia: Tips to Stay Sharp

Gardening is proven to help improve mood and brain function. People just feel better when they garden. Gardening can improve your social interactions, alleviate symptoms of depression, reduce stress, and ease the symptoms of dementia, plus playing in the dirt is fun. Did you know that soil contains over 1,500 different healthy bacteria the helps prevent illnesses and diseases?  Once you are out in the sun you are exposed to sunlight and vitamin D is a product of sun from the skin. Patients with dementia take vitamin D supplements.