Indulging an artistic pursuit, or making time for a craft you enjoy, may just be your passport to a healthy brain way into your later years, according to a new study by the Mayo Clinic. The former is associated with a 73-percent cognitive impairment risk reduction, the latter with a 43-percent risk reduction. It sounds like our knitting grandmas were onto something.
Follow your artistic streak and enjoy reduced cognitive impairment in old age
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