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How Smiling More Improves Your Health

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What is the key to long-lasting happiness? This is a question that has been asked through the ages. Happiness is something we all want. Many have said that a big part of happiness is not your circumstances, but your mindset. This is why researchers have investigated how smiling more can improve your mental and physical health. The health and social benefits of smiling more are just one of the reasons why it’s a good idea to seek out braces for kids and adults in the Destin area. If you’re proud of your smile, you’ll want to smile more. Orthodontics can actually help you move forward on the road to well-being and improved health. What exactly are some of the benefits of smiling?

Decreased Stress

Researchers have found that smiling more decreases your stress levels, improves your mood, and establishes a higher baseline of positive well-being. They’ve found that smiling more reduces the presence of cortisol–the stress hormone–in your body. So in short, don’t sweat the small stuff! Even if you feel stressed, looking and feeling anyway will help you release some of those frantic, negative emotions.

Lower Blood Pressure

This one’s related to decreased stress. When you release stress from your body, you will lower your blood pressure naturally and your body will experience a higher level of relaxation overall.

Increased Longevity

The positive emotions related to smiling more can actually lengthen your life. Constant negativity can drain your body of resources and run down your immune system, making you more prone to illnesses and less able to fight them off.

Better Relationships with Loved Ones and Strangers

Psychologists have found that when you smile, you actually draw people towards you. In this way, smiling more can develop, deepen, and improve positive relationships with those around you.

Many of the problems in life are complex, but by taking some simple actions like smiling, you can have a generally positive effect on any challenge you or your family is facing. Want to be more comfortable with your smile? Speak to our skilled and talented orthodontist at Dr. Scott Runnels Orthodontics about getting braces to give you the perfect set of teeth. We work in the orthodontic field with children and adults throughout Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Freeport, Miramar Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Panama City Beach, Panama City, and elsewhere. Contact us today to schedule an appointment at our office in Destin or Inlet Beach.

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Dr. Scott Runnels Orthodontics
4399 Commons Dr. E, Suite 100A
Destin, FL 32541
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12805 US-98., Suite #H202
Inlet Beach, FL 32413
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1394 County Highway 283 S Building 9
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
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