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TODAY IS .... WORLD SMILE DAY

Did you know that when you smile your internal physiology assumes things are well in the world? Ok, so it doesn’t literally work like that, but the bullet point take-away is that a smile acts as a feedback loop to your neurochemistry, signalling that you are safe and secure, resulting in reductions in your cortisol level.

Now here’s the weird thing, the body can’t tell the difference between a genuine or false smile, so even if you are only pretending to smile, you still get the "good vibe" benefit.

Of course, smiling is also an important part of social bonding. Let’s be honest, we all prefer folks who smile at us. As an interesting aside, as an undergraduate, my thesis was on pre-school children’s preferences when choosing photos of their age mates, an interesting number selected those with ‘teeth’ i.e. they were smiling. So it looks like we start young in our preference to hang out with the smiley people.

Today then you are going to smile – consciously smile for 5-10 minutes. Now, if you feel a bit daft, you can do it in a toilet cubicle, or facing a mirror. But you know to get the full impact and benefit, why not just SMILE at those around you and share how proud you feel about having completed your week of well-being?

GET GRINNING FOLKS!

As ever, smiles Dr. Anne

Seems like ages ago I put this course up on Udemy, but today I was able to send a client to it to help them with the next step in their therapeutic journey.

You never can tell when your content can come in useful :)

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Often we see instabook posts of super attractive celebs, perfectly couitured in the gym. 6 packs, whitened teeth, and toned to a point they don’t even need air brushed.

Well, as mere mortals the rest of us are a bit more ‘human’. So, to emphasis the core messages about healthy living.

The road to wellness:

1. is not about glamour
2. is often messy
3. means getting out of your comfort zone
4. involves sweat

Wishing you all a wonderful and well Sunday

Smiles

Dr Anne

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