Real Benefits of Giving to Others

4 Benefits of Giving

Children and adults alike can also benefit from the act of giving to charity.

Allan Luks, author of The Healing Power of Doing Good, describes many scientifically documented accounts of people gaining physical, mental and emotional benefits from doing good. For instance, holding an abandoned baby may help get rid of your backache, he says. Luks even describes a “helper’s high” that is similar to the high we feel after exercising. And, Luks maintains that volunteering provides:

1. A heightened sense of well-being
2. Relief from insomnia

3. A stronger immune system

4. Speedier recovery from surgery

Feel good - volunteer!

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