tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post6965488115584425462..comments2024-03-29T00:28:09.105+00:00Comments on The Low Carb Diabetic: Take Up Knitting ..... it may help protect your brain against agingLowcarb team memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-74641814433032993312015-04-03T23:07:49.150+01:002015-04-03T23:07:49.150+01:00Hi Tess - I think it's so true if our hands ar...Hi Tess - I think it's so true if our hands are busy it takes our minds elsewhere. Being creative can be quite therapeutic..... and can be enjoyed by young, old, male or female.<br /><br />Hi Galina - painting and any craft is good for the mind and soul. Being busy and craft/art creative/doing crossword puzzles etc can give a good feeling of achievement.<br /><br />Hi Jo - the key is keeping our mind as active as possible. My dad at almost 90yrs still enjoys doing crossword puzzles ..... long may that remain.<br /><br />Hi Jenny - knitting or any craft can be enjoyed by all, glad you like sewing, that can come in very handy.<br /><br />Hi Gingi - glad you enjoyed the article ..... happy knitting !<br /><br />Many thanks to all for your great comments.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-12119739117690267152015-04-03T16:58:10.084+01:002015-04-03T16:58:10.084+01:00Wow, this is awesome info! I've always wanted ...Wow, this is awesome info! I've always wanted to learn to knit.. now I feel like I have a REASON to, haha.. thanks for sharing! <3 - www.domesticgeekgirl.comGingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841228092398721370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-48786340963787686372015-04-03T14:42:27.469+01:002015-04-03T14:42:27.469+01:00I had an old Uncle that knitted. My mother used to...I had an old Uncle that knitted. My mother used to knit. It is a popular craft. Although I never have, I do a little sewing. <br /><br />Jenny S Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-64852019782991968102015-04-03T14:26:46.706+01:002015-04-03T14:26:46.706+01:00Yes, I remember how only painting could keep me fr...Yes, I remember how only painting could keep me from not feeling hungry during my pre-LC days. It is nice to have a wide variety if cheap merchandise at stores, but most of us are not having a pleasure to make own clothes. It is often more expensive to knit a sweater than to buy one. I don't knit sweaters in Florida (however I knit half-shoes for dancers), but I put my skills in use re-knitting elastic parts at the bottom of a sweater and on sleeves when it gets too stretched after washing. Machine knitting just can't produce a quality elastic.<br />I think that using hands and brains to create is an essential part of being a human, almost like an instinct. When people skip such not essential nowadays activities due to being busy with other things in life they are less happy.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-29462007625107283982015-04-03T14:09:08.396+01:002015-04-03T14:09:08.396+01:00I think this is definitely true, not just knitting...I think this is definitely true, not just knitting but anything which keeps the mind active definitely has benefits. My dad has always done crosswords, his mind at 82 is as sharp as ever.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-64562413734733302022015-04-03T13:46:52.488+01:002015-04-03T13:46:52.488+01:00I am a person who does knitting and painting, so i...I am a person who does knitting and painting, so it was nice to know that such activities are not only pleasant but also healthy.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-91716094838813228882015-04-03T13:38:35.178+01:002015-04-03T13:38:35.178+01:00This post resonates strongly with me.... For deca...This post resonates strongly with me.... For decades I've found that keeping my hands busy with needlework kept me from snacking (in my old low-fat days, when I was always hungry). Knitting, crocheting, embroidering, etc. are "zen" activities for me -- I get good creative THINKING in while my hands are mindlessly working.<br /><br />I understand that during the Great War, hospitalized soldiers were taught to knit, to keep them busy doing something creative and useful as they healed. :-) Historically, small children were taught to knit stockings around the age of four -- in poorer households, everyone needed to chip in for the family's benefit, and this is something even little ones could do.<br /><br />I have reenacting friends who practice new knitting techniques making dishcloths. Doesn't matter if there are mistakes. :-) I have one made by a friend out of hemp-fibre yarn -- it's a pleasure to work with!tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.com