Smile...

The first thing I look for when I get up in the morning is a smiling face. Smiling face boosts your mood, make you feel healthier and feel better. Looking at a smile, you smile in a reflex manner. BTW, the act of smiling activates neural messaging that benefits your health and happiness. The feel good neurotransmitters dopamine, endorphins and serotonin are all released when a smile flashes across your face. Smiling, laughing, and positive thinking have been shown to have a huge number of health benefits to both mind and body. Stress has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. Check out these benefits of turning that frown upside down...Smiling relaxes your body and it can lower your heart rate and blood pressure. Even fake smiles do the trick. While some researchers insist the benefits of smiling can only be rendered from a genuine expression of happiness, others have found that a forced smile can still make you feel happy, even when your existing mood and surroundings suggest otherwise. Smiling has numerous social, psychological and health benefits. I am sure, after reading my article, you must be smiling right now. Col Pendyala Pradeep, Anaesthesiologist.