{"id":12514,"date":"2020-05-11T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T15:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=12514"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:06","slug":"reading-might-help-you-live-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/05\/reading-might-help-you-live-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Might Help You Live Longer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s undeniable that screens compete daily for our attention. Work and entertainment all play out to some extent on these digital displays, so much so that our days are consumed in activities that require their use. This includes reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some argue that reading off anything other than a screen should be relegated to the past. However, some studies suggest that the act of assimilating ideas from the printed page may be just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how reading (or listening to a good read) can help add years to your lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Could Reading Make You Live Longer?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_7J5u-Z6zsc?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What benefits of reading are mentioned by Dr. Gupta?<\/li><li>How do you like your books? 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