The benefits of a smile

"Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day"

Did you have a big smile on your face today?  Here are some of the health benefits of smiling:

• smiling makes us attractive - we are drawn to people who smile
• smiling changes our mood
• smiling is contagious
• smiling relieves stress
• smiling boosts your immune system
• smiling lowers your blood pressure
• smiling releases endorphins, natural pain killers and serotonin
• smiling makes you look younger
• smiling helps you stay positive
• smiling lifts not only your spirits, but observers' spirits too

So if you didn't smile much today, make a point of smiling at a stranger tomorrow.