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Can Reading Books Actually Help You Live Longer?

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Getting lost in a good book does more than entertain you. Studies suggest that reading may actually help you live longer. 
 
Kathleen Jordan, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Midi Health, says reading is a valuable tool for maintaining brain health. Activities that challenge the mind, including reading, learning something new, or working on puzzles, can help keep the brain active, ease stress, and strengthen mental resilience as we age.
 
In a widely cited 2016 study, researchers from Yale followed 3,635 adults over the age of 50 for 12 years. They found that participants who read books for 30 minutes or more daily lived an average of 23 months longer than non-readers—even after adjusting for variables like age, gender, education, and health.
“When you sit down with a book, it often requires deeper concentration, more sustained focus, and more active engagement than flipping through shorter articles.”
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