Reading offers profound physical & mental health benefits.

Found while researching the internet for health benefits of reading:

Reading is very good for you. Research shows that regular reading:

• improves brain connectivity
• increases your vocabulary and comprehension
• empowers you to empathize with other people
• aids in sleep readiness
• reduces stress
• lowers blood pressure and heart rate
• fights depression symptoms
• prevents cognitive decline as you age
• contributes to a longer life

Benefits of reading fiction:

- Makes you more openminded

- Improves relationships

- Boosts creativity

- Illness reduction

- Improves overall intelligence

- Increases your social circle

Reading has been shown to do all of the following:

- Reduce stress levels (by 68 percent!) 
- Preserve brain health and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia
- Alleviate anxiety and depression
-  Help you fall asleep
- Increase life expectancy
- Boost happiness and overall life satisfaction

10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day

1. Mental Stimulation

2. Stress Reduction

3. Knowledge

4. Vocabulary Expansion

5. Memory Improvement

6. Stronger Analytical Thinking Skills

7. Improved Focus and Concentration

8. Better Writing Skills

9. Tranquility

10. Free Entertainment

Benefits of reading every day

- Reading is a positive habit that has life-long impacts on your health.

- It’s like exercising or eating your vegetables.

- Studies have shown that reading every day can actually increase your life expectancy.

- A study of over 3,600 participants found that those who read regularly lived an average of 2 years longer than those who didn’t regularly read books and news articles.

- In addition, the study suggested that those who read 3.5 hours a week (30 minutes a day) were 23%  likelier to outlive those who didn’t read regularly. That’s right! Reading helps you live longer!

The moral of this story... 

Reading offers profound physical and mental health benefits.