How Acts of Kindness Affect Your Immune System
From Happiness Mindset by Stephen Carter
December 17, 2025 · 6 min
About this episode
This episode explores how acts of kindness positively impact physical health and immunity, alongside enhancing emotional wellbeing.
In this episode you discover how acts of kindness you do for others positively affect your physical health - to include your immunity system - in addition to enhancing your emotional wellbeing. Resources: "Kindness in the Blood: how helping others reduces inflammation". Dr. David Hamilton". Link: https://drdavidhamilton.com/kindness-in-the-blood-how-helping-others-reduces-inflammation/ "The genomic impact of kindness to self vs. others: A randomized controlled trial". PubMed. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35905861/ --- Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com --- Technical information: Recording and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Soften, Amadeus Pro, De-click, De-esser, and Hush. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro (Generic EQ, Compressor, De-esser). Microphone: Rode Procaster with windscreen. --- Keywords: happiness, emotional_wellbeing, physical_wellbeing,
People in this episode
Host: Stephen Carter
Topics covered
- kindness
- immune system
- emotional wellbeing
- physical health
Keywords
- happiness
- emotional_wellbeing
- physical_wellbeing
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Twisted Wave, Soften, Amadeus Pro, De, click, esser, Hush, Hindenburg Pro, Generic EQ, Compressor
Books & works: Kindness in the Blood: how helping others, The genomic impact of kindness
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