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Reading books is tied to a longer life, according to a new
report.
Researchers used data on 3,635 people over 50 participating
in a larger health study who had answered questions about reading.
Those Who Read Books Live Longer Than Those Who Don’t, Study
Finds
Do Kindles count? By Ann Brenoff
Researchers at Yale University School of Public Health have
found that book readers have a “significant survival advantage” over those who
don’t read books.
Book readers live an average of almost two years longer than
those who did not read at all, research has found By Roisin O'Connor
Keep Reading to Keep Alzheimer's at Bay [
“Our study suggests that exercising your brain by taking
part in activities such as these across a person’s lifetime, from childhood
through old age, is important for brain health in old age,” said study author
Robert S. Wilson, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The findings
appeared in Neurology, the American Academy of Neurology’s medical journal.]
Reading, Chess May Help Fight Alzheimer's [
The new report questions 193 people about their
participation in 26 different hobbies. The list included physical activities,
like gardening and knitting, intellectual hobbies like reading, and passive
ones such as television viewing.
Freidland cautioned, however, that the new data does not
rule out the possibility the decreased mental activity was a result of the early
stages of Alzheimer's, not a cause.
TV Watching May Even Be an Alzheimer's Risk Factor]
12 Scientific Ways Reading Can Actually Improve Your Life
[Reading enhances your memory. Every time you read, you
create a new memory of what you've read—essentially exercising your memory
muscles. With each new memory, your brain forges new synapses, strengthens
existing ones, and helps to keep your memory sharp.]
Reading Improves Memory, Concentration and Stress
[If you are looking for ways to improve your memory and
concentration and also relieve stress, reading will help. The brain-stimulating
activities from reading have shown to slow down cognitive decline in old age
with people who participated in more mentally stimulating activities over their
lifetimes.]
Reading Fiction Improves Brain Connectivity and Function By
Christopher Bergland
Reading a novel has the power to reshape your brain and
improve theory of mind.
Reading Aloud to Others Can Improve Memory By Rick Nauert
PhD
[A new study from the University of Montreal suggests that
reading aloud can boost verbal memory and that reading aloud to another person
is even better for recall.]
10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day
Why Novel Reading Reduces Anxiety By Tracy Shawn, MA
[“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented
in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me
that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me
with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” ~James
Baldwin, American author (1924-1987)]
Reading 'can help reduce stress'
Reading is the best way to relax and even six minutes can be
enough to reduce the stress levels by more than two thirds, according to new
research.
7 Hobbies Science Says Will Make You Smarter [The benefits
of reading are the same whether you are enjoying Game of Thrones, Harry Potter
or the latest issue of the Wall Street Journal.]
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/249752
Study: Reading books leads to long life By Paula Wolfson
[WASHINGTON — The latest key to a long life may be as close as your local library.
A new study suggests that people who read a lot of books tend to live longer. And it doesn’t matter whether it is Harry Potter or “War and Peace”— it is the time spent reading that counts.]
http://wtop.com/health/2016/08/study-reading-books-leads-to-long-life/
Study: Reading books leads to long life By Paula Wolfson
[WASHINGTON — The latest key to a long life may be as close as your local library.
A new study suggests that people who read a lot of books tend to live longer. And it doesn’t matter whether it is Harry Potter or “War and Peace”— it is the time spent reading that counts.]
http://wtop.com/health/2016/08/study-reading-books-leads-to-long-life/
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