Strengthening immunity through kindness

Allan Luks, author of The Healing Power of Doing Good, conducted studies on over 3,000 people that indicated that performing -- or even watching -- acts of kindness can reduce feelings of depression, lessen the sense of hostility and isolation, increase optimism, awaken a sense of joyfulness, and help people develop more resilience.

Harvard studies have even shown that watching and doing acts of kindness strengthen our immune systems and increase our T-cells.

So what does that say about the probable future of a culture that watches relentless scenes of violence and feeds on the drama and nastiness of cheesy reality shows?