Your greatest health tip ever - smiling and laughter,

When we smile 😎, our brain releases endorphins into our body that raise our immune function, increase our vitality, reduce pain, and even have an effect on our creativity.

Some studies have found that our body doesn't know the difference between a real smile and a fake smile. Immune response is still elevated. What value can you find in that? How about smiling for no reason?

Now, if our smile is connected with authentic emotion, there will be an increase in endorphin release and the body's response will be greater. 

 Try it - hold a big fake smile for 3 seconds and see how that changes how you feel.

My challenge to you TODAY: Do this EXPERIMENT:
 

SMILE for no reason.😎LAUGH. Just do it. SMILE in front of the mirror. SMILE when you're at your desk or doing everyday chores. SMILE when your driving. LAUGH with yourself and others. Do it regardless of how you feel, what the weather is doing, your work load or an other circumstance, because...

"You can be happy and then laugh, or you can laugh and be happy. Both ways work."     ~Seicho-No-Ie group in Japan

Music for stress relief

Create a CD of Your Favorite Songs

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Listening to your favorite music not only takes your mind off of your worries but also reduces blood pressure and a rapid heart beat. 

Because music is so closely tied to memory, listening to music brings to mind happy memories, which in turn affects the part of the brain that regulates these and other automatic physical responses. 

So make a list of your 15 favorite songs, visit an online music store to download each one, and create your very own stress-busting CD.

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Make Your List

Make Your List 

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Even though you may not realize it, there are most likely specific situations that cause stress time and again. By putting your finger on exactly what they are, you can begin to fix or avoid the things that constantly add stress and tension to your life. 

Get out a sheet of paper and a pencil. Begin by thinking back to stressful times and what specific things caused them. Then, keep the list handy for two weeks and record the cause of any stress you experience during that period. After two weeks, create a master list of stress causers and spend time thinking of specific remedies for each one. The solution may be as simple as taking a different route to work or getting up fifteen minutes earlier to handle tasks in the morning.

Another great pencil method is described in post De-clutter your Mind

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Control Your Breathing

Control Your Breathing 

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Stressful situations lead to short and shallow breathing,which in turn leads to an increased heart rate and creates feelings of tension and anxiety. To reverse these effects and reduce your stress, completely empty your lungs with a large sigh. Then, breathe in deeply from your belly on up, hold your breath, and exhale slowly. 

You may want to follow the 4-7-8 rule. (4-second inhale, 7-second hold, 8-second exhale.) This simple exercise sends better oxygen content to your cells, improving your health and ridding yourself of the tension and stress.

"If you want success, then don't rely on other people to do what YOU can do!" 

Sasha Azevedo

Laugh

Laugh

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Studies by Dr. Lee Berk and Dr. Stanley Tan have found that laughter 'lowers blood pressure, reduces stress hormones, increases muscle flexion, and boosts immune function.' It also triggers the release of endorphins, which act as the body's natural painkillers and produce a sense of well-being. 

The lesson? Laugh! Expose yourself to humor as often as possible through jokes, funny stories, comic strips taped up in your office, or anything else that makes you laugh.

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Stress relief - focus on the now

Focus on the Now 

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Thinking about the next ten items on your list of things to do is enough to cause anyone stress. That's why it's vital that you focus on only one thing at a time. 

Allowing only one task into your thoughts at a time - the one thing you are involved with right now - will improve your productivity, decrease mental mistakes, and relieve your mind of feeling overwhelmed as well as your body of feeling physically stressed out and drained.

Try the music below while you are working to improve your focus.

"I couldn't wait for success so I started without it" 

Jonathan Winters