Five Ways Reading Improves Your Health

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Check out this article by "BookBub".    
1.  Reduced Stress     Reading for only six minutes can reduce stress by 68 percent as well as slow your heart rate and minimize muscle tension (Research links are provided)
2.  Improved Memory    Elderly people who read regularly are 2.5 times less likely to get Altzheimer's disease.
3.  Younger Brain     Reading can significantly reduce your rate of cognitive decline
4.  Increased Empathy     Relating to the situations of characters in fiction can cause us to be more open to real people in our lives.
5.  Increased Tolerance for Uncertainty      Readers become more comfortable with possibilities, options, and uncertainty - developing more open minds.