Can being kind boost your health? According to a growing body of research, being nice can in fact have a positive impact on our overall health and well-being.

Anxiety Antidote

By performing random acts of kindness, members of the first group experienced positive interactions, decreasing their fear of negative interactions and their social anxiety overall.

Kindness leads to longevity

Research shows that complex levels of social integration, such as instances in which we offer significant help to a close friend in need, have the highest impact on our longevity. However, all acts of kindness have a positive impact on our long-term well-being and health.

Increases Immunity

Even little acts of kindness trigger a release of oxytocin in your body which reduces inflammation. Inflammation in the body is associated with all sorts of health problems such as diabetes, cancer, chronic pain, obesity, and migraines.

Good for the Heart

Kind people are always applauded as welcoming and warm-hearted people. If you thought that it was just a figure of speech, then let us break that bubble for you.

Eases Anxiety

Whether it’s a mild nervousness or panic attack, anxiety is experienced by most of us. While there are hundreds of ways to reduce anxiety, ranging from meditation and exercise to therapy and medications, altruism must be the most easily accessible and inexpensive way out. Anxiety is associated with low positive affect, which is our experience of positive feelings of joy and happiness.

Reduces Stress

If you have been looking for ways to get rid of stress, trust us, it’s not that difficult.
When you take a break from your life and not think about the factors that are stressing you, and concentrate on helping somebody else, it is called an affiliative behaviour. Now, this may be an important component of coping with stress and indicate that engaging in altruistic behaviour might be an effective strategy for reducing the impact of stress.

Kindness may be your magic potion to a healthy, happy life. This could range from smiling at someone or calling up a long-lost friend to volunteering. Even a small gesture can make a big difference both in your life and the lives of the ones around you.

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