Shopping Keeps Your Brain Young

was reading this old copy of Reader's Digest (not some trashy fashion mag) and came across this article. Wow... just know i have to share this! Enjoy! :D

Women live longer than men because they shop more. That's what husband-and-wife team Guy McKhann and Marilyn Albert, both professors at John Hopkins University and authors of Keep Your Brain Young, have theorised after a ten-year study of 3000 elderly people that assessed how physical and mental activities help people live longer and have more productive lives. Shopping keeps older women physically active (bags to lug), challenges the brain (a trip to the shops involves hundreds of choices) and boosts self esteem (a sense of accomplishment results).

Meanwhile, Grandpa is on the sofa watching television - an activity that fails to challenge in any of these areas. Retailers love such studies, but puzzles and card games might be cheaper ways to keep the brain active, and a walk is as effective as a lap around a mall.

right.... forget about the last sentence.. puzzles and card games aint gonna boosts your self-esteem.. do i hear an Amen from all the women out there??

like i always tell zack.... part of why we women shop are for the sake of u guys too.. when we look good, u feel proud too right *dun bluff* so u see... its really for u guys.. the sacrifices we make.. our aching arms.. our sore feet.. and to think u guys always grumble when u see our shopping bags.. hai.. the indignation we suffer... poor women..