Try Some Smile Therapy

Try Some Smile Therapy – Oh yes this is old news but worth repeating. Smiling is beneficial to our health. Since it takes the facial muscles to do this, it felt like a good idea to give it some reconsideration. Also the research showed that forcing a smile by holding a pencil in our mouth offers the same benefits.
Smiling:
1. Makes Us Attractive to others There is an automatic attraction to people who smile.
2. Changes Mood If you try, even when it’s difficult, to smile when you are not feeling good, there is a change it might improve your affect and change the way you are feeling.
3. Contagious Others will want to be with you. You will be helping others feel good.
4. Relieves Stress Stress does express itself right in our faces. When we smile, it can help us look better, less tired, less worn down.
5. Boosts Immune System Smiling can actually stimulate your immune response by helping you relax.
6. Lowers Blood Pressure When you smile, there is evidence that your blood pressure can decrease.
7. Releases Endorphins and Serotonin Research has reported that smiling releases endorphins, which are natural pain relievers, along with serotonin, which is also associated with feel good properties.
If you don’t have time for a nice walk on the beach with a best companion just try a smile to re-energize. Try holding a pencil in your mouth when there is a trying moment. Let me know how it goes.