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Generosity reduces blood pressure as much as medicine and exercise. It also lowers the risk of dementia, reduces anxiety and depression, improves chronic pain management, and more.
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Feeling good is a product of doing good.
According to a study, giving triggers feel-good chemicals like endorphins, dopamine, and oxytocin.
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Being stingy can actually raise our stress levels, while being generous can keep the stress down.
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In a study of generosity and its effect in marriage, the recipient and the giver of generosity expressed high levels of marital satisfaction.
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One study found volunteering dramatically reduced mortality rates.
One report stated that subjects who volunteered for two or more causes had a 63 percent lower rate of mortality than people who didn’t volunteer during the study period.
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If we want the full positive effect of generosity, we have to make it a regular part of our lives.
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Being thankful and saying thanks to others is good for our health and happiness, and helps build trust.
Normally, the act of saying thanks is observed as a two-person exchange, the person ...
Studies show that people who witness the act of gratitude get affected positively towards the grateful person as well as the person who is being thanked (benefactor).
They see the grateful person as someone who is kind, and who notices when other people do kind things and takes the time to acknowledge them, making them socially desirable. People also warm up towards the person that is receiving the gratitude, as it is signaled as a person who is effective at being supportive or helpful.
Expressing more gratitude works, and more so if done in a demonstrative way, with a hug or flowers.
A sincere thanks benefit our social connections in the entire group or circle.
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The debate about how material belongings can get in the way of our happiness dates back hundreds of years:
The things we buy might make us happy in the moment, but that feeling fades away over time. This phenomenon is called the “hedonic treadmill."
We get used to things that we have, and when new, more attractive things catch our eye, we feel like we need to keep getting more stuff to maintain those feelings.
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Heart disease and strokes are the number one cause of death worldwide. However, almost 80 percent of all cases of cardiovascular disease is preventable.
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Exercise is the one thing that can improve nearly every aspect of your health.
Extensive studies have found that exercise enhances the cardiorespiratory system, increases HDL cholesterol, lowers triglycerides, reduces blood pressure and heart rate, lowers inflammation, and improves blood sugar control.
Research has shown that even a few minutes of exercise leads to benefits.**It’s all about increasing the intensity.**
The ideal exercise for adults are :
For more intense workout sessions, you should aim for: