Good news for folks 50 and over who busy themselves on the Internet. A study that has not yet been disclosed to the public reveals that those who spend a significant amount of time online interacting with emails, apps, research, shopping, websites, reading, and writing have a greater chance to ward off any kind of dementia. The theory is that the Internet provides a platform where your wits are being challenged all the time and your brain is being exercised to retain information.

The study was done by a well-known bio-research company that has been studying dementia for 15 years. I learned about the study during several discussions with the research group, but I have no idea if they will ever publish it.

Meanwhile, The New York Times reported the other day that a new study in England found that dementia in people 65-plus has decreased 25 percent over the last 20 years to 6.2 percent from 8.3 percent.

A Denmark study in 2010 showed that people in their 90s scored a much higher mental capacity than those who were tested a decade before.

My sources, as well as the researchers quoted in The Times, feel fewer older folks are experiencing dementia because of healthier lifestyles and education. In other words, more and more senior citizens are not just sitting around getting fat. They are busy giving their brains a workout.

Personally, this all makes sense to me. We are lucky to be seniors in this day and age. Relax and enjoy yourself. Chances are you will be lucid to the very end.