World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in October every year. A universal language of positivity and connection, a smile can go a long way in fostering harmony and reducing anxiety. As Mother Teresa once said, "Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."
A smile can improve your mood and help you manage the stress you are experiencing. According to some studies, even when you force yourself to smile, it can alleviate anxiety.
As you smile, it can lead to a temporary drop in blood pressure levels, which in turn is beneficial for heart health.
According to reports, a smile is an indicator to the brain that you are happy, even when you are faking a smile. This improves your emotional state.
Smiling can help increase pain threshold levels, thus making it easier to cope with physical discomfort. This boosts pain tolerance levels.
By reducing anxiety, and stress and overall promoting a positive outlook on life, smiling can help in improving one's mental health. It improves one's capacity to deal with issues.
When you smile at someone, it makes you seem friendly and approachable. This can contribute towards more frequent social interactions, and strengthening of bonds and relationships.
By increasing the production of immune cells and antibodies, smiling can help boost the immune system and allow you to fight diseases better, some studies say.