Having read a number of recent research papers on memory loss I am convinced that getting involved in stimulating activities can protect the brain.

I am aware that a decline in brain function may often be a part of ageing but there are steps we can take to mitigate the impact.

I learn from numerous published sources that a mentally and physically active lifestyle can build a cognitive reserve that is a bank of brain enrichment which makes one more adaptive and acts as a buffer from cognitive decline.

This is also noticeable even in patients demonstrating the early signs of Alzheimer's disease helping them to experience the condition less rapidly.

I am convinced that participating in intergenerational activities is a very positive way to combat memory loss and at the same time can have an impact on quality of life and well being across the age group within any family structure: Great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren.

I believe that families would be delighted to encourage the young and old to have so much fun attempting everyday household tasks together, doing simple exercises together and taking part together in any activity they enjoy to create a great intergenerational atmosphere and activity in the home.

Great grandparents, grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren as well as uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters and cousins can all get involved in intergenerational activities such as organising cooking sessions together to produce cakes and biscuits, gardening to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers, organizing family quizzes, memory games, painting and drawing, reading newspapers and books together, singing songs and dancing, walking together, playing games and even reminiscing and telling stories to recollect past family history.

The sharing of everyday tasks in different situations can be exploited as intergenerational activities.

When I visit care homes and dementia cafes and other venues to organise workshops I use my neurobic exercises to help participants to stimulate their brains using their non dominant hands to perform simple exercises like writing their names backwards and drawing simple mathematical shapes.

Organising intergenerational activities is a beautiful way to create meaningful connections within families and enhances the quality of life for everyone involved across all the age groups demonstrating the joy produced when young and old have fun playing and talking together.

I have found that a quiz night organised for a family can be doubly beneficial as it combines learning with companionship, and my research indicates that participants engaged in regular activities especially Neurobic exercises using the non dominant hand show significant improvements in memory retention.

In addition, I found that quizzes which engage the hippocampus in our brain, an area which deals with memory, produces results in the growth and revival of neurons vital for improving our abilities to remember things better.

I also saw that when people do things together in social groups it benefits cognitive health enabling people to have the ability to remember things better. I also encourage families to include friends and relatives in their intergenerational projects.

I remind families that doing the intergenerational activities on a regular basis creates a valuable reserve bank which enriches the brain to build that important buffer to battle memory loss and increase memory retention as one grows older.

In my ongoing campaign to help people combat memory loss I fully endorse the uses of intergenerational activities as a new way to fight dementia.