We have over 80 muscles in our face. Our facial muscles are tied directly into our brain through our facial nerves, more directly than most muscles. What does that mean? Well it means how we use our face dictates how we feel. That is why when you smile you feel good and when you frown you feel bad. The act of smiling actually causes your body to release endorphins( those feel good hormones responsible for that runners high or that great feeling after making love).
"Ok I got it, now tell me how to look younger and have less stress," you might be thinking. Well, all you have to do is relax your face. Take a few minutes to do this right now. Think about your checks, feel them and now let them drop down, let them melt down like warm butter. Next your forehead, feel the tension just melt away. Now the muscles around your eyes. Now feel the corners of your mouth relax and drop down. Just keep focusing on your face feeling more and more relaxed.
Doing this simple exercise a few times a day will really cut down on your stress. Also relaxing the muscles will help reduce those nasty lines we all get as we age. So you don't need fancy electronic machines to massage your face, you can relax it yourself, with just your mind.
The more you do this exercise, the easier it gets and the quicker you can get into that relaxed stated. So try it three times a day for the next week and see how you feel.
Til next time.
Sending you the best,
Dr. John Zipp
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