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Why volunteering positively contributes to happiness Why should volunteering have such positive effects? To date, the mechanisms of the volunteering-health relationship have been understudied, but there are a number of potential theories. One such explanation is that volunteering boosts social resources, which in turn has health implications. However, other theorists provide evidence that volunteering has

Why being social helps us to survive and thrive? Medical science is becoming increasingly aware of the impacts our emotional health has on our physical health, whereby such conditions as depression and loneliness are rightfully getting more attention. This is especially true as we age. With this in mind, researchers now realise that the social

9 daily habits of happy people over 60 It’s believed that 40% of our happiness is determined by how we think and behave in our daily life, and this is largely under our control. So factors such as how healthy, wealthy, or attractive we are don’t actually matter as much as you might think. The

Why laughter benefits your health & wellbeing Laughter is our most basic emotional responses, but we aren’t taught to laugh or even smile; they’re as natural to us as breathing. Laughter is clinically proven to have a powerful and positive effect on wellbeing. It heals and renews the human body and mind, and nothing works