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Posted on Tue, 8 Dec 09

Giving is good for your health

Modern culture is heavily focused on the accrual of material wealth often at the expense of social wealth. It is well established that social relationships are an important determinant of health and wellbeing. Furthermore it may be that the act of giving, more than receiving, is important for health.

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 09

Reconnect with your tribe

It has been proposed that we are currently experiencing such high rates of stress related disorders including anxiety, insomnia, drug abuse and depression because as a society we have become disconnected socially. In our not to distant past we generally lived in close-knit groups with strong social support, a shared world view and a clear sense of purpose and belonging (1). In the modern world regaining this social connectedness has important implications for our health and wellness.

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