Thanksgiving Day 2024: How Gratefulness Can Boost Your Health?

By Yashika Goel
28 Nov 2024, 16:00 IST

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States of America (USA) to celebrate the successful harvest. Today, on Thanksgiving day, tap to read how gratefulness can boost your overall health.

Lower stress levels

Gratitude can help lower your stress levels by lowering the stress hormone cortisol. It releases happy hormones.

Improves sleep

Being grateful helps improve sleep quality and calms your body. It helps induce a deeper sleep and reduces insomnia.

Better relationships

Gratitude helps improve relationships and bonds. It helps you engage and connect better with people.

Boosts immune system

Being grateful in life helps improve overall immunity. It reduces the risk of being affected by viral infections.

Increases motivation

Gratitude helps release feel-good hormones. It makes you an optimistic and reduces the feelings of anxiety and depression.

Information credits

This information is taken from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).