Author Anna Burke recently summarized a research study that I found astonishing....so I am sharing:
Here's some really good news about reading--if you haven't already heard about it. Not only does reading treat you to all those imagined lives, it
extends our real lives. Yale University researchers published a study in the journal Social Science & Medicine that concluded “book readers
experienced a 20 percent reduction in risk of mortality over the 12 years of follow-up compared to non-book readers.”
After taking many other factors into account like education level, income and health status, study participants who read up to 3.5 hours — an
average of a half-hour a day — were 17 percent less likely to die in the 12 year follow-up period. Those who read more than 3.5 hours weekly were 23
percent less likely to die during that same time frame. Sort of like exercise without the sweat. A chapter a day keeps the grim reaper at bay--a
little longer, anyway!
Read on Bajanomads!! It is good for your health!!SFandH - 5-19-2017 at 04:16 PM
Great news!! I'd much rather lie back in my zero gravity chair and read than exercise.
I guess I could do both every day...........maybe......................
naw, I might hurt myself exercising.
[Edited on 5-20-2017 by SFandH]BajaMama - 5-20-2017 at 05:34 AM
You can do them both at the same time... audio books are my fave these days, especially for the three days drive to our baja place. WHICH IS TOMORROW
YIPPEE.surabi - 5-20-2017 at 11:46 AM
Audio books do not engage your brain in the same way that actual reading does.BajaBlanca - 5-20-2017 at 12:24 PM
Well, I wonder WHAT it is about reading that makes one live longer, and therefore would affect living longer. One thought is that by reading a good
story, one can escape the humdrum and/or the extreme stress of life. If this is the case, then it does not matter whether it is oral or read.SFandH - 5-20-2017 at 01:58 PM
Well, I wonder WHAT it is about reading that makes one live longer
It's a good example of correlation without causation.
The act of reading doesn't cause you to live longer. Speaking in generalities, people who read regularly are more intelligent than those who don't and
intelligent people live longer.
You can do them both at the same time... audio books are my fave these days, especially for the three days drive to our baja place. WHICH IS TOMORROW
YIPPEE.
I'm with you on the audio books. My last trip to Baja I was listening to Sherlock Holmes. Sometime back Blanca ask what some of us thought about the
book "Survivors" by Ben Sherwood. I got the CD version and so far I have only listened to the first CD, there are 10 total. Well my GMC CD player
won't eject it so I'll have to fix it to continue.
Blanca, I did enjoy it and found it very interesting.
I also like to read books but I chose them carefully as some have small print and my eyes are not what they use to be. I'm presently reading Camp and
Camino in Lower California by Arthur North. David K mentioned it sometime back. SFandH - 5-21-2017 at 08:40 AM
I also like to read books but I chose them carefully as some have small print and my eyes are not what they use to be.
Time for a Kindle e-book reader. Select the font size and line spacing that works for you. Among other amazing advantages.Leo - 5-21-2017 at 10:48 AM
I second that, SFandH. Kindle or Kobo, much easier for the eyes, but not the same feeling as a real book in your hands. JoeJustJoe - 5-21-2017 at 11:42 AM
Well, I wonder WHAT it is about reading that makes one live longer, and therefore would affect living longer. One thought is that by reading a good
story, one can escape the humdrum and/or the extreme stress of life. If this is the case, then it does not matter whether it is oral or read.
Careful, about saying reading makes one live longer.
At best their seems to be a correlation between two variables, reading and living longer, but who knows how strong that correlation is or the
possible methodology errors in the study, because the link, doesn't show the whole study.
Off the top of my head, I would say book readers on average are more educated, have higher incomes, and eat better, than non-book readers, and
therefore, would live longer. I would also believe book readers, have a lower probability of getting into an accident, because they are reading books
instead of risking their lives in a real adventure. I would also believe book readers, suffer less age related brain issues, and also live longer.
The study claims, they did even the play field, and accounted for , age, sex, race, education, comorbidities, self-rated health, wealth, marital
status, and depression, but I have my doubts, because that would take a very large sample of people, much more than this study claims.
My guess, this study was probably funded by book publishers.
BajaBlanca - 5-21-2017 at 11:42 AM
I do both kindle and books with bigger print. I love my kindle!! So many excellent freebees and I take the time to write reviews which the authors
appreciate.
I am happy that you liked the book Tom. I enjoyed it since I saw survival skills in action.
Now, I use kindle for computers and I got it with a free kindle download on Amazon. Howard - 5-21-2017 at 01:43 PM
Can some please tell me how much extra time I gained by reading this thread? I hoping at least a year or two.
I think I gained at least 5 years trying to figure out the manual for my new drone.BajaBlanca - 5-21-2017 at 04:31 PM
hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa good one Howard!
yes, I suppose you are right JJJ, but children singing 30 min. a day has been proven to improve grades, considerably so.
However, it also seems that writers travel extensively in order to acquire the information necessary for their tales, which would increase the chance
of an accident ergo early death.
I like the theory of the brain synapses.
Watch Emma Watson Leave Books Around the New York City Subway
