Stay Positive. Try Smiling and Laughing More Often.

Smiling and laughing can have a positive effect on your well-being, but as you make the transition from child to adult, you often tend to lose the habit of indulging in these behaviours. A good example of this is a children’s playground: You often see the kids running around, constantly laughing and smiling as they enjoy living in the moment, while the parents sit around the edge, full of the stresses that modern life can bring, with the occasional grin breaking their otherwise serious facial expressions.

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Research has shown that there a number of health benefits contributed to smiling and laughing. In addition to improved health, these simple facial expressions and common human behaviors can have a distinctive positive affect on other factors all areas of your life. When you smile and laugh, a number of physiological changes occur in your body, mostly without you being consciously aware of it happening.

7 Benefits of Smiling and Laughing

1. Neurotransmitters called endorphins are released when you smile.

2. Endorphins make us feel happier and less stressed.

3. While the release of endorphins is increased, the stress hormone cortisol is reduced.

4. Laughing expands the lungs, stretches the muscles in the body and stimulates homeostasis.

5. A good laugh can be an effective way to release emotions.

6. Smiling is an attractive expression, which is more likely to draw people to you rather than push them away.

7. A happy, positive expression will serve you well in life.