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Seniors Benefit from Volunteering

Seniors Benefit from Volunteering
In 2021, I wrote a blog post about the cognitive benefits of volunteering by older adults. More recent studies expanded the range of benefits. The following studies provide further support the multiple benefits for seniors who volunteer. Lower mortality risk, better health and well-being Higher levels of volunteering predict better health and well-being. A recent…
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Help Others and Help Yourself

Caregiving can promote volunteering and increase longevity Grandparenting – up to a point – benefits health and well-being Given that chronic stress can adversely affects our health, what can we do to defuse those undesirable effects? Recent research suggests a way: help other people. The Changing Lives of Older Couples Study followed married couples with…
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Volunteering Boosts Seniors’ Cognitive Health

Keep your brain active Engagement more with life An international team of researchers conducted a critical review of 73 studies about senior citizen volunteering. Volunteering consistently predicted reduced depressive symptoms, better self-reported health, fewer functional limitations, and lower mortality. In addition, volunteering promoted greater social, physical, and cognitive activity. These factors led to increased altruism…
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Benefits of Environmental Volunteering

Benefits of Environmental Volunteering
Multiple Gains from Making Friends, Doing Good Deeds, and Being in Nature Keep Moving, Live with Purpose, Cultivate Social Connections Keep Moving is one of nine healthy lifestyle choices that nurtures body, mind, and spirit. Numerous studies link volunteering with positive physical and mental health outcomes in mid-life and later. Surprisingly, research has minimally addressed…
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