b"HOW TO ACHIEVE WELLNESS 4.Smiling is contagious: how many times have you heard that a smile has the power to light up the room? While it's certainly a beautiful sentiment, it contains a hint of truth. Smiling not only has the ability to uplift your mood, but it can also change other people's moods for the better. Yourbrainautomaticallynoticesandinterpretsotherpeople'sfacial expressions and sometimes you can even imitate them. Thismeansyoumightnoticesomeoneelse'ssmileandunknowingly smile at you. Yes, it's scientifically proven that smiling is contagious. 5.Smilingstimulatestheimmunesystem:smilingcanalsoimproveyour overall health by helping your immune system work more efficiently.It is believed that when you smile, immune function improves because you are more relaxed due to the release of certain neurotransmitters.6.Smiling can lower blood pressure: smiling could have a beneficial impact on your blood pressure.Laughter specifically appears to lower blood pressure, after causing an initial increase in heart rate and breathing. 7.Smilingdecreasepain:studieshaveshownthatsmilingreleases endorphins, other natural pain relievers, and serotonin.Together, these brain chemicals make us feel great, from, head to toe.Not only do they improve your mood, but they also relax your body and reduce physical pain. Smiling is natural medicine.8.Smiling makes you attractive: we are naturally drawn, to smiling people.While harsher or negative, facial expressions like frowns and grimaces work in the opposite direction, effectively repelling people, smiling is seen as more attractive, and people may even assume you have more positive personality traits, if you smile.Not only smiling can make you more attractive, not only it can also make you look younger. Germain Decelles329"