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"A crossword puzzle, you say? What on earth could be healthy about doing a puzzle--and besides, who could possibly have time for a crossword when there are basically a billion other things to do today? (I, uh, might be putting words into your mouth here.) But check this out... New research published in Archives of Neurology is showing that people who engage in mentally stimulating activities throughout their lives have less buildup of beta-amyloid protein in their brains when they&amp;#x27;re older. Beta-amyloid is the main component of the plaques that are associated with Alzheimer&amp;#x27;s. Not into crossword puzzles? Researchers say that reading books or newspapers, writing letters or emails, going to the library, or playing games are all solid mind-sharpening activities, too. Hey, I&amp;#x27;ll bet Words With Friends counts! At least, I hope it counts--I have, like, five games going on simultaneously right now. I may even be winning one of them. Do you do puzzles--crosswords or otherwise--or play games regularly? What are the ways you like to give your brain a bit of a challenge? More on all things memory-related: * The Real Reason You Just Forgot What You Were Doing (And A Handy Trick To Remembering It Again) * Want To Remember More Details? Try This Trick * Would You Want To Remember Every Single Thing That Happened In Your Life? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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