Sciota, Pennsylvania
Did you know that smiling can improve both your mental and physical health? It’s true! It’s such a simple act with multiple health benefits. On today’s blog, our family dentist in Sciota is taking a look at how smiling can improve your daily life and mood:
Smiling makes you feel happy
Smiling makes you feel happy … even if you aren’t. When you smile, your brain releases happiness-inducing chemicals — dopamine, endorphins and serotonin — that help lower anxiety and make you feel less stressed and more happy. So turn that frown upside down!
Smiling reduces pain
In the same way that smiling makes you feel happier — because it releases endorphins into the body — it can also relax the body, helping reduce pain and tension.
Smiling can reduce blood pressure
As a smile relaxes the body, it can also reduce blood pressure and your heart rate. This can reduce anxiety, and it can improve overall heart health over time.
Smiling can boost the immune system
Studies — including a recent one from the Mayo Clinic — have found that laughing and thinking positive thoughts reduces overall stress and can help a body fight off disease by improving immune system responses.
Smiling is contagious!
Smiling not only makes you feel happier, it makes others around you feel happier, too. The next time you’re out and about, just try it!
Family Dentist in Sciota, PA
Smiling has many benefits. Even when you’re not feeling happy, try to wear a smile — fake it ’til you make it — and see if you can’t turn your day around a little. Need a dentist to help you take care of those pearly whites so you can keep smiling? Give Quiet Valley Dental a call at (570) 865-7850 or reach us online to schedule an appointment today.
