kindness
4 Surprising Science-Backed Ways to Slow Ageing
These are surprising in the sense that they’re not the usual things we tend to associate with slowing ageing, like eating well and getting exercise.
How Kindness is Contagious
Research shows that kindness is contagious. It spreads through social networks, creating ripple effects that can travel outwards to three degrees of separation.
The Helper’s High: How Helping Others Heals Your Heart and Immune System
We’re genetically wired to care. When we show kindness or compassion, the body doesn’t stay neutral. We receive a genuine biological boost — mentally and physically.
A Surprising Way to Optimise Your Immune System
The study showed that being kind to others changed the genetic activity of circulating immune cells (white blood cells), reducing inflammation and increasing antiviral defences.