Read, up to 30 minutes a day, and improve your physical, emotional and mental health

The habit of reading, which we hope is daily, not only fuels knowledge but also becomes a protective factor for brain and emotional health, especially when it comes to older adults.

One of the many benefits of reading is to stimulate memory. It also awakens the imagination, allows people to keep busy, releases all kinds of emotions, improves verbal and written expression …

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The list is endless. Therefore, this practice is one of those that is recommended as part of FOLLOW حملة campaignwhich seeks to stimulate habits in older adults that preserve their function and health into the best years of their lives.

The Campaign Follow It began on July 28 and will continue until the end of the year, especially in October, the month of seniors. All content will be published on the social networks of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the National Hospital on Aging and Apronage.

The Thursday, August 25 at 9 am Golden Citizen Reading Club will analyze the book The colonel has no one to write to, Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Those interested in participating can enter the link: https://ccss.zoom.us/j/4913760187

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for him Wednesday, August 31 at 9 a.m. CCSS reports that there will be a guided tour of the Miguel Obregón Lizano National Library, which is open to seniors so they can learn about resources they can use to stay informed, improve their oral and written expression, and stimulate themselves cognitively. After the guided tour, there will be a sineforu about the film Elsa and Fred.

benefits of reading

According to Alejandra Suárez Arias, a linguist with the Costa Rican Social Security Fund’s (CCSS) Golden Citizen Program, reading affects Life extension.

As he said, a study of more than 3,600 older adults revealed that those who read 30 minutes a day for 12 years reduced their risk of death by 20% compared to those who didn’t like to read.

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Reading offers other benefits. Suarez highlights the following:

• It exercises the brain and awakens the neural pathways.
• Increases curiosity and knowledge.
• It keeps people informed, busy and entertained.
• Unleash the imagination.
• It makes remember, know and learn.
• Release different emotions.
• It allows relaxation, rest and even is able to reduce stress.
• Allows to improve spelling.
• It helps in developing and improving language.
• Improves oral and written expression and makes language more fluid, increases vocabulary.
• Enables the ability to think.
• Enhances critical thinking, observation, analysis, attention and focus.
• Offers topics of conversation that help you interact with others.
• Some specialists recommend it to facilitate sleep.