Giving Thanks Does Your Body Good
November 25th, 2022
Contributing writer for Wake Up World
Focusing on gratitude has become a growing trend in recent years,1 and for good reason. There’s a lot of stress, illness and unhappiness in the world, and gratitude is an effective remedy for all of these — and it’s free. For example, research shows that gratitude:2,3,4,5
| Alters your brain in a number of beneficial ways — Examples include triggering release of mood-regulating neurotransmitters6 such as dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine and oxytocin; inhibiting the stress hormone cortisol; and stimulating your hypothalamus (a brain area involved in the regulation of stress) and your ventral tegmental area (part of your brain’s reward circuitry that produces pleasurable feelings)7 |
| Increases happiness and life satisfaction8,9 |
| Lowers stress and emotional distress |
| Improves emotional resiliency10 |
| Reduces symptoms of depression11,12 |
| Reduces pain |
| Lowers inflammation by inhibiting inflammatory cytokines |
| Lowers blood sugar |
| Improves immune function13 |
| Lowers blood pressure |
| Improves heart health,14 reducing the likelihood of sudden death in patients with congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease |
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Lowers risk for heart disease15,16
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| Improves general health by encouraging self-care17,18 |
| Improves sleep19 |
| Improves interpersonal relationships20 |
| Boosts productivity21 |
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