News: From the Telegraph: Reading ‘can help reduce stress’
Why am I so calm and stress-free? Because I read a lot. According to new research as reported in the UK’s The Telegraph, reading is the best way to relax and reduce stress, even better than killing myself on the treadmill. Below are the first two paragraphs of the piece:
The Telegraph
Reading ‘can help reduce stress’
Reading is the best way to relax and even six minutes can be enough to reduce the stress levels by more than two thirds, according to new research.
And it works better and faster than other methods to calm frazzled nerves such as listening to music, going for a walk or settling down with a cup of tea, research found.
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Rebeca Schiller is the editor of Alvah's Books. She reviews literary fiction and non-fiction.