| Is learning the secret to longevity? Read this | | | | because not only do online classes keep the brain |
| article to find out. | | | | active, they answer important social needs among |
| Online studies are time-effective and | | | | seniors as well. For one, online programs increase |
| cost-efficient. Not only don't you need to show up | | | | socialization. Through interaction with a mentor, |
| for classroom discussions, you pay lesser school | | | | seniors would feel less lonely and isolated. At the |
| fees, too. | | | | same time, they go through materials that keep |
| Brain Aerobics But here's one more lesson to sign | | | | their gray matter working, thereby improving |
| up for online studies, especially if you're an adult | | | | their memory, stimulating their intellectual curiosity, |
| learner. Research shows that those who engage | | | | and keeping them emotionally engaged. |
| actively in continuing education are more likely to | | | | Study Harder, Live Better Just how effective are |
| live longer and to better fight the ravages of | | | | online programs at arresting aging? In 2003, the |
| memory loss, aging, and lethargy. It doesn't | | | | New England Journal of Medicine revealed that |
| matter what you study. Whether you're learning | | | | seniors who continue to read and simultaneously |
| nursing, elementary teaching, social education, or | | | | engage in artistic and physical activities are at |
| something else, you force your gray matter to | | | | lower risk for Alzheimer's disease and dementia. In |
| perform aerobics each time you study. | | | | a 2005 landmark study by two Toronto |
| There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Online | | | | researchers and educators, it was shown that the |
| studies help you fight aging better than good | | | | higher the education, the more likely a mature |
| medical care ever could. In 1999, a | | | | student will recruit frontal regions to perform |
| ground-breaking dissertation by Adriana | | | | mental activities. This results in better memory |
| Lleras-Muney reported that the life expectancy of | | | | performance. |
| people who reach the age of 35 increase by 18 | | | | Clearly, there's no better way to work at being |
| months if they complete another year of | | | | healthy than signing up for online programs. Even |
| education - be this through online studies or | | | | homebound adults can keep their minds active |
| regular university attendance. In a related study, it | | | | through a wide variety of educational choices, |
| was also found that people with higher levels of | | | | foremost of which are online classes and use of |
| schooling are significantly healthier. | | | | teaching software. Think about this: in 2006, 172 |
| Education - the New Anti-aging Elixir? What is it | | | | million American adults were taking classes online. |
| about education that delays aging? Researchers | | | | Of this number, 14 million were aged 65 and |
| believe that keeping the mind active is the best | | | | above. |
| way to keep the body active as well. Even | | | | Doesn't that want to make you go back to |
| education in the form of online programs help | | | | school, too? |