According to the research, three types of kindness interventions can be conducted among healthy individuals or patients with chronic illness to improve their well-being.

-Acts of Kindness to Others

-Acts of Kindness to Self

-Self Kindness Meditation

Kindness Interventions

Research showed that acts of kindness reduced the inflammatory potential of immune cells. Also, acts of kindness can produce oxytocin, and therefore kindness can be said to be cardioprotective.

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Evidence suggests that doing kind things for others can influence both well-being and physical health.

The Effect of Kindness

Curry, O. S., Rowland, L. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Zlotowitz, S., McAlaney, J., & Whitehouse, H. (2018). Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 76, 320-329.

 Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor.

Studies reported that acts of kindness could lower the effects of stress and increase life satisfaction, happiness, and social connection.

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