kindness

Cartoon image of young woman with a bubble around her of mental images showing confusion about which foods are healthy. There's images of an avocado, slice of orange, blueberries, salads, but also snack bars, hotdogs, doughnuts, and other similar items of both health and unhealthy types.

A Surprising Way to Optimise Your Immune System

By Dr David R Hamilton | November 12, 2025

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.

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The Stress-Reducing Power of Social Buffering

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 29, 2025

What really carries us through disruption and challenging times isn’t bandwidth or servers; it’s patience, compassion, kindness, and shared humanity. It’s each other.

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How Awe Rewires the Brain

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 15, 2025

Awe reduces activity in the brain’s default mode network – the part linked with self-focus and overthinking.

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Kindness in the Blood: how helping others reduces inflammation

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 3, 2025

New research shows that being kind to others impacts genes in a way that reduces inflammation.

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