Why Doing Random Acts of Kindness is Good for Your Health
The adventurous pilot Amelia Earhart once said, “No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another,” and she was right. Acts of kindness have a way of being contagious. Turns out, helping others can be good for your health.
According to David R. Hamilton, Ph.D., performing a kind act releases oxytocin, which temporarily lowers your blood pressure. Oxytocin is the same brain chemical that’s released when you hold a baby or snuggle with a dog, so “kindness is literally good for your heart.”
According to Verywell Mind, being kind can lead to the following benefits:
- Improving emotional wellbeing
- Better heart health
- Better mental health
- Less stress
While doing acts of kindness for others may take a few minutes out of your day, it’s well worth your time. You’ll make your world, and theirs, a little more awesome.
At Direct, we make acts of service a part of our daily life. Watch as our agents make the world a little bit of a better place, one pleasant surprise at a time.
