Be bilingual and beat dementia

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Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia

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Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia


You are lucky indeed. No fear of being a victim of dementia. Mai bhi lucky hoon. Naakkooda ( means I too )4 languages maatada galanu (means I can speak.). No fear of dementia.
I can speak 3 languages - Hindi, Bengali and English. I can understand little bit of other Indian languages also. I speak few words from their. I don't have dementia. Actually very few people has dementia. Now a days no language is pure. It is mixture of other languages like English, Urdu, Sanskrit, etc.
I can speak and write in seven languages. Does that mean I will never have dementia? No friends, I am already beginning to forget things. I think this idea of being bilingual and not having dementia is not scientifically provable
Even I am lucky I just know two languages. :woohoo:

May be what would have happened to PV Narsimha Rao as I heard that he knew 13 languages. :woohoo:
Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia


I can speak 3 language, Hindi, Punjabi and Bagri. I can speak English but I can understand it.
Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia


I can speak 3 language, Hindi, Punjabi and Bagri. I can speak English but I can understand it.


That means you can speak in all 4 languages. :lol:
Friends I don't believe that bilingual has to do anything with dementia. Many people are mad yet they know many languages and they are good in studies.
Friends I don't believe that bilingual has to do anything with dementia. Many people are mad yet they know many languages and they are good in studies.
I can speak, Odia (mother tongue), English, Hindi, French (Native), Chinese (Traditional), Bengali, Telugu and Tamil, So chances of Dementia is minimal for me.
I can speak and write in seven languages. Does that mean I will never have dementia? No friends, I am already beginning to forget things. I think this idea of being bilingual and not having dementia is not scientifically provable


I agree. Actually you need to be mentally active and you will not get dementia even if you know only one language. Physical exercise keeps your physique fit whereas mental exercise like cross word solution keeps you mentally fit.
I can speak and write in seven languages. Does that mean I will never have dementia? No friends, I am already beginning to forget things. I think this idea of being bilingual and not having dementia is not scientifically provable


The article says that a joint study was conducted by the researchers of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Osmania Uni-versity, and University of Edinburgh.
The study specifically says that its just knowing 2 languages is not the criteria but switching over from one language to the other while speaking will help reduce the chances of dementia. Anyhow the team is further going to take up more studies.
Here is an example of switching over from one language to the other in conversations prevalent in Hyderabad and Telangana regions of Andhra.
Darwaza band chesi ra, means ‘close the door and come back’. You can see the speaker is switching over from Telugu to urdu .
I can speak and write in seven languages. Does that mean I will never have dementia? No friends, I am already beginning to forget things. I think this idea of being bilingual and not having dementia is not scientifically provable


The article says that a joint study was conducted by the researchers of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Osmania Uni-versity, and University of Edinburgh.
The study specifically says that its just knowing 2 languages is not the criteria but switching over from one language to the other while speaking will help reduce the chances of dementia. Anyhow the team is further going to take up more studies.
Here is an example of switching over from one language to the other in conversations prevalent in Hyderabad and Telangana regions of Andhra.
Darwaza band chesi ra, means ‘close the door and come back’. You can see the speaker is switching over from Telugu to urdu .
This means the level of comfortableness while speaking languages, this is an interesting observation, and as per this research is still going on.
I can speak and write in seven languages. Does that mean I will never have dementia? No friends, I am already beginning to forget things. I think this idea of being bilingual and not having dementia is not scientifically provable


The article says that a joint study was conducted by the researchers of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Osmania Uni-versity, and University of Edinburgh.
The study specifically says that its just knowing 2 languages is not the criteria but switching over from one language to the other while speaking will help reduce the chances of dementia. Anyhow the team is further going to take up more studies.
Here is an example of switching over from one language to the other in conversations prevalent in Hyderabad and Telangana regions of Andhra.
Darwaza band chesi ra, means ‘close the door and come back’. You can see the speaker is switching over from Telugu to urdu .
This means the level of comfortableness while speaking languages, this is an interesting observation, and as per this research is still going on.


This is the first of the series of researches Further studies may throw light on the intricacies of the experiment.
Friends I think tremendous stress, continuous demotivation and worries makes a person suffer from dementia.
Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia


I can speak 3 language, Hindi, Punjabi and Bagri. I can speak English but I can understand it.


That means you can speak in all 4 languages. :lol:


Sorry it is mistake, Read it as I can not speak English but I can understand it
I can speak and write in seven languages. Does that mean I will never have dementia? No friends, I am already beginning to forget things. I think this idea of being bilingual and not having dementia is not scientifically provable


The article says that a joint study was conducted by the researchers of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Osmania Uni-versity, and University of Edinburgh.
The study specifically says that its just knowing 2 languages is not the criteria but switching over from one language to the other while speaking will help reduce the chances of dementia. Anyhow the team is further going to take up more studies.
Here is an example of switching over from one language to the other in conversations prevalent in Hyderabad and Telangana regions of Andhra.
Darwaza band chesi ra, means ‘close the door and come back’. You can see the speaker is switching over from Telugu to urdu .
This means the level of comfortableness while speaking languages, this is an interesting observation, and as per this research is still going on.


This is the first of the series of researches Further studies may throw light on the intricacies of the experiment.
It is an interesting part of research where the behavioral aspects of human mind is related with this disease and if the result is well known, then within some time, it can prove to be deterrent for a good heath.
I can speak and write in seven languages. Does that mean I will never have dementia? No friends, I am already beginning to forget things. I think this idea of being bilingual and not having dementia is not scientifically provable


The article says that a joint study was conducted by the researchers of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Osmania Uni-versity, and University of Edinburgh.
The study specifically says that its just knowing 2 languages is not the criteria but switching over from one language to the other while speaking will help reduce the chances of dementia. Anyhow the team is further going to take up more studies.
Here is an example of switching over from one language to the other in conversations prevalent in Hyderabad and Telangana regions of Andhra.
Darwaza band chesi ra, means ‘close the door and come back’. You can see the speaker is switching over from Telugu to urdu .
This means the level of comfortableness while speaking languages, this is an interesting observation, and as per this research is still going on.


This is the first of the series of researches Further studies may throw light on the intricacies of the experiment.
It is an interesting part of research where the behavioral aspects of human mind is related with this disease and if the result is well known, then within some time, it can prove to be deterrent for a good heath.


With the scientific knowledge making giant leaps more and more hitherto unknown things about human nature will come in to light.
Yes Rambabu you are right. Human body is not totally known to us. Many new things are coming up with new experiments.
Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia


In that case i am also lucky because I can talk in 6-7 fluently apart from a few I can make workable use. I think most members of this site have no chance of suffering from dementia as most of them are capable to speak multiple languages.
Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia


In that case i am also lucky because I can talk in 6-7 fluently apart from a few I can make workable use. I think most members of this site have no chance of suffering from dementia as most of them are capable to speak multiple languages.

Yes. I marked this. From the threads, it's very clear that many members are capable of speaking and writing in more than two languages. No fear of dementia for them.
Now they say that if you speak in two languages, you will not get dementia. Then I'm lucky. I speak in English as well Hindi. some times, I talk in Punjabi also.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131107/lifestyle-health-and-well-being/article/being-bilingual-helps-beat-dementia


In that case i am also lucky because I can talk in 6-7 fluently apart from a few I can make workable use. I think most members of this site have no chance of suffering from dementia as most of them are capable to speak multiple languages.

Yes. I marked this. From the threads, it's very clear that many members are capable of speaking and writing in more than two languages. No fear of dementia for them.


I know this is only a research that is conducted in order to find newer ways. it may or may not prove correct in the end but let them try. That is how new things see daylight.

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