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Volunteering boosts physical activity and mental engagement, doctor says
Summary
On KOGO News, Dr. Nina Birnbaum of Blue Shield of California said volunteering provides both physical activity and cognitive and social benefits, citing examples such as food-bank work, community gardening and mentoring.
On KOGO News, a host introduced Dr. Nina Birnbaum, a physician with Blue Shield of California, and asked about the health benefits of volunteering. Dr. Birnbaum said, “Volunteering just is loaded with benefits. Physically, on the basic level, it gets you up and moving. You might be packing food for a food bank or gardening in a community garden or doing a shoreline cleanup, but there's also the…
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