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Daily stressors like arguments or work deadlines can increase cortisol, a stress hormone that is toxic for health and predicts early mortality, especially cardiovascular‐related. Volunteering buffers people from cortisol response to stressors – on days that people volunteer, their cortisol remains low, even in the presence of stressors. People with giving‐related traits like empathy also have lower stress hormones during stressful tasks, and small actions (e.g., shifting one's focus to others, writing an affectionate letter) have similar effects.