Viva: The benefits of getting into art

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Creative artistic background. Oil-paint tubes on hand painted watercolor. Source: Getty Images/Milkos

Not everyone considers themselves an artist. Yet, drawing or painting is something we’ve all dabbled in as children.   Studies have found that expressing our imagination through artistic means is both mentally and physically beneficial as we age.  



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