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Reading Journal 3
Brandon Drenon (2023) “A place to exercise your brain? Introducing mental health gyms”
Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64042267
Brain Gym
In a BBC News article titled “A place to exercise your brain? Introducing mental
health gyms” Drenon talks about the 42 years old man who goes back to the early 2000s and
remembers the panic attacks that made him sick. The author talks about some of the changes
Mr McCullar experienced in the 2000s. The author talks about some of the changes Mr
McCcullar experienced in the 2000s. Mr McCullar experienced panic and anxiety while trying
to make a fresh start. After, he witnessed his parents going through a divorce. So, he was
depressed. While he was thinking he has cancer, a podcast about "brain training" offered him
a hope. According to the podcast he needs to brain exercise with medical attention. This
concept has grown in popularity since then. Many young people in America stated that most
of their days were stressful and therefore they had health problems. Mc McCullar, who said
that there was a reduction in stress with brain training, wanted to help these people. He
launched Inception, the first mental health gym in the state. He said that people can come to
this gym when they want to better their psyche. A senior director Wright said that these places
typically are not healthcare services.
Making mental health "fun, accessible and interwoven into everyday life" is crucial to
optimizing mental health. This gym can be used to improve the functioning of our brain. So I
think, brain gym exercises work. It can balance the effects of daily stress and tension. Also, I
think, brain gym has a crucial role in reducing anxiety.
 Reading Journal 4
Marisa Sloan (2023) “Can Cats Get Dementia?” Retrieved from
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/can-cats-get-dementia

Dementia in Cats
There is talk of dementia in cats, also known as feline cognitive dysfunction. Gary
Landsberg, a veterinary behaviorist, says that this disease shows similarities to Alzheimer’s
disease in humans, particularly in its earlier stages. If cats are regularly checked by a
veterinarian, cats can be treated when this disease is first detected. In cats, this disease can be
detected by laboratory studies that show memory loss. There are some symptoms, and these
can change fall on a spectrum. Also, if the cat spends the majority of its time outside, it isn’t
easy to notice these signs. One of the first studies on the prevalence of feline cognitive
dysfunction was done by Landsberg and his colleagues. They discovered that approximately
30% of cats between the ages of 11 and 14 showed symptoms of cognitive dysfunction.
Landsberg says, “The sooner you diagnose [age-related health issues] and not consider them
to be parts of normal aging, the better you can manage and prevent their progression.” He also
says that if left untreated, the symptoms will increase. According to Landsberg, the most
complex signs to identify are pain-related because cats often don’t limp. There are drugs for
treatment. However, we should be careful with the dosing and choices of these drugs for older
cats. Finally, feline cats experience lifestyle changes.

Although I do not have a cat, I think this information is useful to me. This disease can
negatively affect cats' relationships with their owners or other pets. They can be aggressive
and aggressive when someone tries to love them. They experience memory loss as it is linked
to Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, they may have trouble with toilet training. For example,
they may forget to go to the sand bucket. It will be the right decision for all cat owners to have
this disease in their cats treated as soon as possible.