Our resident's top tips on how to keep smiling all year round
The smile is a powerful thing. It can make
you feel happy, even when you’re not, helps you de-stress and makes you look
more attractive too. This isn’t just hearsay either; research has proven that
when we smile, our brain releases feel good hormones called endorphins, which
help us feel better all over. Breathing and heart rate are slowed, eyes begin
to twinkle, and we become more attractive to the opposite sex.
Smiling is contagious too. Have you ever
been with someone who’s just had something amazing happen to them? It’s almost
impossible not to feel some shared euphoria too, thanks to the empathic part of
our brain. When we see another person smiling, even if it’s a stranger in the
street, our facial muscles activate to replicate the smile, without us even
realising it.
Whichever way you look at it, smiling is
good for you and for those around you too. If you need some help on how to keep
smiling all year round, here are some top tips from the smiliest people we
know…
One resident, Sheila, said:
“I
like sitting down exercise classes as I can wave my arms like everyone else.
They always bring a smile to my face”.
And
Marion is always smiling when visiting our in-home cinema:
“I
love to go to the cinema. Never fails to make smile. It reminds me of when I used
to go as a young girl and the lovely memories”
So, there you have it. There really is no
reason to feel down in the mouth, as this all-round mood booster is available
for you use every day of the year, and at no cost to you. Take advantage of
your own power to create happiness in yourself and others, and smile!