Answer this question as quickly as you can: Would you like an easy, fun way to delay or prevent dementia?

I've been saying for years that well-conducted studies reveal speed-of-processing games such as "Double Decision" and "Freeze Frame" are a surefire way to reduce your risk of dementia. Early results from the ACTIVE study found that playing such games for just 18 hours over a span of 10 years decreased dementia risk by more than 30%.

Now newly released, longer-term data from the ACTIVE study show that a triple-dose of progressively more difficult speed-of-processing game played for 60-75 minutes twice a week over five to six weeks undertaken today, and then again 11 and 35 months later, can keep you dementia-free 20 years from now.

Why are speed-of-processing games so effective?

Researchers suggest that they call for automatic, unconscious responses as opposed to slower, reasoned evaluations — and that may be a more powerful way to protect neuronal activity.

It's also thought that the brain-protective benefits of good nutrition and physical activity may be reinforced by super-charged, speedy thinking and reacting.

If you’re already practicing those smart lifestyle habits, speed-of-processing games could multiply your rewards.

For more information on early reversal of dementia, look at the research at Lifespan-Edge.com.