Psychologist Vera Itabiliana Hadiwidjojo said , while smiling , part of the brain that regulates emotion happy activated . With a smile , trigger stress hormones decrease , while increasing mood plant hormones . A smile also stimulates the brain which could make a more positive mind . In fact , with a smile , one can lower the blood pressure .
British study also showed , once smile can cause effects on brain stimulation equivalent to that effect obtained from eating 2,000 chocolate bars .
A smile is the most lightweight way one can do to get a lot of positive benefits . The reason , she says , one only need to use 17 muscles in the face to smile . Compare it with a wrinkled forehead . Someone took more than 40 muscles in the face when wrinkled forehead .
" Many people underestimate the effect of a smile . Fact , a smile is lighter and effective , in addition to less expensive , " Vera said on the sidelines of the activities celebrating World Oral Health Day 2014 in Jakarta .
