Keep Mr. Alhzeimer away.

To ensure they are not the victims of this insidious disease, an elderly couple* followed a simple routine to keep their brain active.

Twice a day, they give their tongue a workout.  After practicing their enhanced version of the regime for more than a year, they felt the simple exercise that moves their tongue in and out of their mouth beneficial to their healthy in many ways.  Besides experiencing  improvements in digestion and becoming less bothered by nasal drippings, they also felt that they can think better and find  their eyesight brighter.  Even their stiff limbs are becoming more flexible.

The workout this proactive couple followed was the enhanced version of the original exercise.  This diligent couple  included in their routine with techniques from others like meditation, chi-kung, and accu-pressure. But the original version from their doctor friend  is much simpler.  And it goes like this:

Stand in front of a mirror or sit down on a chair as this couple does.
Stick the tongue out like you are making a funny face to someone for at least ten times.
With the tongue outside of the mouth, wiggle it like a windshield wiper from left to right and right to left for at least ten times each.
And do this twice a day.

This sure sounds easy, right?

- Ayee
*
The above post is not a direct translation of an Internet posting in Chinese, "Tongue Exercise, - Simple, Easy and Effective," by Mr. Si Chien Wong, "Family Medicine - Healthy Living," circa unknown.

The editor of the publication thought the beneficial results this couple experienced from this simple exercise plausible.  As the tongue sits in front of Hippocampus, the bottom part of the brain that helps us think and form memories. When the tongue moves,the brain moves too.