Read the list below to understand ALL of the reasons how smiling every day benefits your life!
1. Live Longer
There have been multiple interesting studies done that strongly support that smiling more increases longevity and even more so, living a happier, longer life. Now smile!
2. Relieve Stress
Due to the endorphins that are released in the brain when you smile, you are able to regulate stress by this simple action. Whether it is genuine or forced, a simple smile can combat daily stress.
3. Radiate Confidence
Research has shown that people who smile regularly feel and appear more confident, leading to different types of interactions in their work and home life. Smile more and observe how you are received.
4. Stay Positive
Know that your outlook is affected by your body. The more you smile the easier it is to stay positive. Even if you need to deliver negative information, the delivery can be positive. Smiling keeps you from being bogged down by daily stresses.
5. Feel Happier
Smiles trigger the release of neuropeptides that improve neural communication and activate the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, which boost how you feel. Smiling is a natural antidepressant. Next time you are angry, smile and observe how your mood changes.
6. Elevate Others
Our brains naturally interpret facial expressions and body language. It is said that 93% of communication is actually non-verbal. One of the first things that can be noticed is a smile, bright and welcoming which can naturally lead to other smiles, as the saying goes, “A smile is contagious.”
7. Increase In Immune System
Boost your overall health and wellness by supporting your immune system to function more effectively by simply smiling more. Relaxation is increased thanks to certain neurotransmitters that are related when you smile and relaxation supports healthy immunity.
8. Reduce Mental And Physical Pain
Through the release of endorphins like serotonin, smiling can reduce pain in the body and relax the mind.
9. Become More Attractive
Do you find that you are more drawn to people who smile? Smiling is a signal to the brain that someone is positive, with a good outlook, and is approachable in a personal or professional way. We all want to be treated and accepted and a smiling face is a greater indication that this will be the outcome of an interaction. Smiling can also make you appear more youthful.
10. Be More Light
Life can be heavy and serious and it is up to us to bring lightness into life, to be the light in the darkness and by sharing our smiles freely with the world around us we can share that light with others.
We challenge you to a smile challenge!
For the entire week, focus on smiling more. Smile in the mirror while you are brushing your teeth, smile before you walk into your office, smile at everyone you pass on the street, smile at your kids when they come home, and smile at your spouse when they walk in the door. We challenge you to smile as much as you can throughout the day.
Tip: Write it on your mirror, on a post-it note in your car or on your computer monitor…be sure to remind yourself. Then observe how this shifts not only how you feel but how others respond to you.
Stay motivated: Smiling has so many benefits and can ripple out in many ways into your life. You deserve all of the happiness you can take in. You deserve health and wellness. You deserve to feel energized and youthful. On your next visit share with us how your smile challenge went, and be sure to ask Dr. Spear to smile for you!
Want to change your smile? Let us know by making an appointment with the office. Please call 817.920.1488 today!