In what might be the most surprising bit of news I’ve read in a while, I learned that sitting with a book for at least 30 minutes per day has the potential to lead to a longer life. It may also have the potential to maintain cognition and stave off dementia.
Researchers from Yale University concluded that reading books was associated with longer, healthier lives. Looking at data collected from the University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study, they found that reading books for at least 30 minutes per day was associated with living two years longer when compared to nonreaders. They also found that book readers were 23 percent less likely to die than those that only read newspapers and magazines.
