Feed Your Wanderlust: 7 Ways Traveling Makes You Healthier

"Travel invites renewed activity in various parts of our whole being. On the physical level, one benefit of travel is how it gets people moving as they explore new terrain visiting landmarks, museums, and parks, which are different and exciting, stimulating on many levels. Along the same line, travel creates more space and invites us into vacation mode which helps reduce stress. In fact, one study showed that men who didn't even take one annual vacation had a 30 percent higher chance of dying from heart disease. In the mental realms, traveling keeps our brain active and stimulated in new ways as we take in unfamiliar information and continue the learning process. These types of activities have been shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's by as much as 47 percent." says Danny Arguetty. [Photo via @sahara_ray]