Be Happy, Stay Positive & Smile :-)

Smiling, laughing, and positive thinking have been proven to have a huge number of health benefits to both the mind and body.
Stress has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. 

A smile can…

1. Start your day pleasantly.
2. Make others understand you are in a good mood.
3. Promote positivity in a work environment.
4. Relax your face muscles.
5. Make others put a smile on their face.
6. Tell people that they are going to be okay.
7. Makes you look a lot prettier or more handsome!
8. Reduce all of that stress you might accumulate.
9. Help your immune system work a lot better.
10. Lower your blood pressure.
11. Give you a child like innocence.
12. Release serotonin, natural pain killers and endorphins thus making it a happy drug.
13. Make you look younger.
14. Fill you up with positivity and power.
15. Show your understanding side.
16. Say that you can be polite in the hardest of times.
17. Help you live longer.
18. Make you appreciate the little things in life.
19. Make you look at the brighter side of a bad situation.
20. Be contagious to all those around you.

A smile has more wonderful benefits that you could ever think about....

Did you also know....

The 17 muscles that we use when we smile works to lift our faces, thus it helps to delay the sagging of the skin on our faces as we age.  The 42 muscles that work together when we frown all cause the skin our faces to sag and make us look older than our actual age.

Quick Tips To Staying Healthy

These are a few quick and easy steps that we should follow and apply to our lives to ensure that we maintain a healthy lifestyle:

1.  Kick the smoking habit and limit alcohol intake.
2. If you are overweight, go on a sensible diet. Cut back on saturated fat intake, eat more fruits and vegetables and take a daily multi-vitamin and calcium supplement and drink lots of water!
3. Add strength and resistance training exercises to your workout routine.
4. Get plenty of rest and sleep.
5. Have an annual physical examination, with a cardiac risk profile and a base-line bone density. 

   -For women, include a GYN exam and mammogram. 

   -For men, see your urologist for a prostate screening.
6. Reduce Stress! Reduce stress such as meditation, joining a support group, massage therapy, aromatherapy. Be sure to take time for yourself everyday, even if it is just for fifteen minutes.
7. Immerse yourself in something that you enjoy and something that is just for you. Reward yourself with a special treat, whether it be something that you have always wanted or something that you have always wanted to do.
8. Be kind and gentle to yourself! :-)