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LITERATURE Reading for relaxation We welcome new contributor Christine Newman to The Cake. A well-known literary figure in Cranbrook, she is a founder member of the town’s literature festival In my job as a school librarian, I work hard to promote reading to the students and encourage them to try new genres and authors. They are always amazed to hear that there are actual health benefits to be gained from reading too as it makes you smarter and more relaxed. BRAIN STIMULATION When you read every day, you stimulate your mental activity. One study has shown that benefits of reading slows down disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Reading exercises the brain and keeps it active. Every part of our body needs exercise to stay healthy and the same goes for our brain. Reading gives it regular exercise and keeps it healthy and sound and improves our memory. STRESS REDUCTION Everyone has worries and stresses that niggle in your mind and will keep bothering you unless you do something to distract them. Reading gives you the mental space to escape your worries and stress can seem to slip away when you’re caught up in a great story. VOCABULARY EXPANSION Reading any type of book can improve your vocabulary to an impressive extent. FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION Technology is great, but it can “Every part of our body needs exercise to stay healthy and the same goes for our brain” make us lazy and unable to concentrate. Reading for just 30 minutes a day and engaging in a story can help us focus and concentrate. In our parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, we are blessed with so many sources of cheap and available reading material – even if we don’t have a book shop! There’s the local library, the community library in the phone box at Baker’s Cross, and an excellent selection of quality second-hand reading material in our charity shops, Hospice in the Weald and Oxfam. Reading HEN HOUSE POULTRY Quality Point of Lay Chickens Excellent choice available, fully vaccinated, laying lovely fresh eggs in a variety of shell colours doesn’t have to be an expensive pastime, so check out what’s on offer locally. Read and relax your way through the summer and beyond! Country living at its best! www.henhousepoultry.co.uk 01622 843649 (Sutton Valence) The Cake • Autumn 2022 37
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