Reviewed by Souad Charifi Hadj, licensed pharmacist no. 2676.
1. Increase your vocabulary
Remember when we learned to infer the meaning of a word in elementary school by reading the context of other words in the sentence? We'll get the same benefit now if we dedicate ourselves to reading a book. You'll realize that the more we read, especially "difficult" texts, the more our vocabulary will be enriched.
2. You train your brain
One of the great advantages of dedicating ourselves to reading a book is that we train our brains. When we practice this activity, you help the organ perform its functions optimally. In other words, when we read, our brain starts to exercise, but for long-term results, we need constant activity.3. Healthy sleep patterns
If you start to get used to reading before bed, the activity will act as a warning to your brain and body, indicating that it's time to rest. This will help you sleep soundly and wake up much more relaxed.4. Decreases the risk of Alzheimer's
Reading immediately increases the strength of brain tissue, as it is regularly stimulated, which will help us prevent certain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease.
Research shows that activities such as reading books or magazines, doing crosswords, puzzles, or even Sudoku can delay or prevent memory loss. These activities stimulate the brain in such a way that brain cells connect and grow.
5. Increases concentration
People who read tend to have a higher level of concentration, and the reader will have the ability to focus all their attention on the practical things in life. It also develops objectivity and decision-making.
6. You'll always have something to talk about
Have you run out of things to talk about with a friend, boyfriend, or your husband? If this has happened to you, you'll know how uncomfortable the situation can be, and it can often make people wonder if something is wrong. However, if we dedicate ourselves to reading more, we will always have something to talk about with others. We can discuss the conflicts in a particular novel, or what we learn by reading this business book—the possibilities are endless.
7. Improves memory
Many studies have shown that if we don't use memory, we will start to lose it. Crosswords and puzzles are just a few examples of games that can help us avoid the problem, and reading helps strengthen the memory "muscles" in a very similar way.
8. Cheap entertainment
Nowadays, movie ticket prices are through the roof, plus the mandatory popcorn, and if you have a large family, forget about it. We like it, of course, but the excitement is momentary and fleeting. For the same price, you can buy a book that will entertain you for much longer. Find a bookstore that also sells second-hand books, which will be very cheap and therefore won't hurt your wallet.
9. Reduces stress
When we read, our mind changes state. If we had an extremely stressful day, a good book can easily distract us; fantasy is excellent for these cases. It will often be very difficult to put down the romance, but we will remain relaxed.
10. Emotional development
When we dedicate ourselves to reading, our social and emotional development increases. Initially, the characters in great novels generally represent different contexts, regions of the world, social statuses, races and ethnicities, in addition to different religions.
Therefore, we encounter a diversity with which we cannot have real contact. But it is important to understand that, once we know what is "out there," we can begin to generate empathy and tolerance for others, and thus develop emotional sensitivity.
So it's better not to spend hours watching television, read a good book on the topic and genre you like most. It's an excellent habit that not only refreshes your mind but also provides benefits for your health and spirit.
Below is the podium of best-selling Amazon books
So it's better not to spend hours watching television, read a good book on the topic and genre you like most. It's an excellent habit that not only refreshes your mind but also provides benefits for your health and spirit.
Below is the podium of best-selling Amazon books
Best-selling books on Amazon
#1 The Snow Girl
JAVIER CASTILLO IS BACK IN A BIG WAY
The perfect thriller that changes the rules of the genre.
The most famous parade on the planet.
A three-year-old girl disappeared.
Where is Kiera Templeton?
New York, 1998, Thanksgiving parade. Kiera Templeton disappears into the crowd. After a frantic search throughout the city, someone finds strands of hair next to the clothes the little girl was wearing.
In 2003, on Kiera's eighth birthday, her parents, Aaron and Grace Templeton, receive a strange package at home: a VHS tape with a one-minute recording of Kiera playing in an unknown room.
After selling more than 650,000 copies of his previous novels, Javier Castillo once again challenges sanity with The Snow Girl, a dark journey into the depths of Miren Triggs, a journalism student who begins a parallel investigation and discovers that both her life and Kiera's are full of unknowns.
2# A Perfect Story
What happens when you discover that the end of your story isn't what you dreamed of?
- Once upon a time there was a woman who had everything and a boy who had nothing.
- Once upon a time there was a love story between success and doubt.
- Once upon a time there was a perfect story.
Elísabet Benavent returns to the literary scene with a novel that explores the meaning of success in life and reflects with irony and humor about social impositions, group pressure, and self-demand that, believe it or not, is not synonymous with happiness.
#3 And Julia challenged the gods
Staying on top is much harder than getting there. Julia is at the peak of her power, but betrayal and family division threaten to ruin everything. To top it all off, the physician Galen diagnoses the empress with what he, in Greek, calls karkinos, and what the Romans, in Latin, call cancer. The brutal confrontation between her two sons leads Julia's dynasty to collapse. Amidst the physical and moral pain the empress suffers, anyone would have given up. So many disasters accumulate that Julia feels as if she is fighting against the gods of Rome. But, in the midst of chaos, a love story stronger than death, a passion capable of overcoming impossible trials emerges to Julia's rescue. Nothing is lost. The game for control of the empire continues.