Film and TV fans among us can look forward to: December has films to offer that are supposed to be good for your health and psyche.
One psychologist even recommends seeing them all year round.
Thrillers, romance films to anime - what genre can't you get enough of?
If it's Christmas films like "Actually ... Love", "Kevin - Alone at Home" or "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella", you're in luck: According to a psychologist, these are said to have many positive effects on health - and even to extend life.
This is how Christmas films reduce the stress level
Movies can broaden your horizons, put your mood down properly or put the hair on the back of your neck.
Christmas films, on the other hand, let you indulge in memories, are actually always about love and never come to a bad end: The best conditions for tears of joy and feelings of happiness.
And even better:
Christmas
films
are even supposed to reduce stress levels and reduce fears
, as the portal doyouremember.com quotes a psychologist: "It (
editor's note: watching Christmas films
) creates neurological changes that promote the release of happiness hormones."
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Christmas classics and films like "Buddy - The Christmas Elf" should even contribute to living longer and happier lives.
This effect has not been scientifically proven or proven by studies, but in
general anything that naturally boosts the production of happiness hormones is healthy
.
Exercise, cozy evenings with friends or a hobby: everyone has their own feel-good recipe.
And those who like to watch Christmas films should definitely continue to do so - according to the psychologist quoted above, even all year round.
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Nostalgic Christmas films to strengthen relationships
If you want to get in the Christmas mood in front of the television, it is best to do it in company: Watching Christmas films with others can even strengthen relationships or family ties, as the British news portal Mirror writes.
Above all, the themes in Christmas films are responsible for this: family, partnership and charity
.
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And not just films,
Christmas decorations should also be balm for the soul
: "Decorating for Christmas promotes the release of the feel-good hormone dopamine", according to a quote from the unspecified psychologist on the doyouremember.com portal.
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