11/02/2024
I’m practicing self-care today by making a bunch of cute fridge magnets to hide in plain sight around town. Generosity can have many health benefits, including:
* Improved mood: Giving can boost your mood and make you feel happier. The joy you see on the face of the person you gave to can make you feel satisfied and contagious happiness. �
* Reduced stress and anxiety: Giving can help you decrease stress and anxiety by taking your focus off your own life and problems. �
* Increased self-esteem: Giving can boost your self-esteem as you receive praise for your actions. �
* Lower blood pressure: Giving can help lower your blood pressure. A study found that three weeks of charitable spending was enough to lower blood pressure scores in older adults. �
* Improved brain function: Giving can improve brain function. �
* Increased longevity: Giving can increase longevity. A 1999 study found that elderly people who volunteered were 44% less likely to die over a five-year period. �
* Sense of purpose: Giving can provide a sense of purpose, which can contribute to both psychological and physical health. �
* Physical activity: Giving can get you moving, which can improve your cholesterol levels, lower your blood sugar, and improve your heart health. �
* Endorphins: Giving releases endorphins in the brain, which can produce a positive feeling known as the “helper's high”. �
* Oxytocin: Giving increases oxytocin, which can help suppress fear and anxiety.
