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Smiling Reduces Stress And Helps The Heart

August 1, 2012 by

A new study suggests that holding a smile on one's face during periods of stress may help the heart. The study, due to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, lends support to the old adage "grin and bear it", suggesting it may also make us feel better. The study is the work of psychological scientists Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas...

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