Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Longevity Secrets

Secret of long life as simple as it can spread a smile. Smile wider and deeper creases around your eyes when smiling, the greater your chances of living longer.

Linkages between a smile and a long life is revealed by the researchers in a study published in the journal Psychological Science. These new findings add to other evidence that life with happiness and joy strongly affecting the quality of health and life expectancy.

Researchers believe the breadth and depth of the smile wrinkles around the eyes is a positive reflection of one's life that can be translated into long-term health is better.


This conclusion is the result of a study of photographs of old age. Experts from Wayne State University, Michigan, examined 230 images league baseball player who scored with the 1952 registration data. This list contains all the player profiles and statistics, such as date of birth, weight, marital status, and careers.

The experts then rank the players based on the shape of a smile. There are groups of players who did not smile at all, smiling partial (some muscles around the mouth are active), and a big smile (laughter marked off with teeth that look, my cheeks are rose, and the creases around the eyes).

These photographs were then compared with the age and life expectancy of each player. The results show, 184 players listed is dead. Those who took out the "no smile" live with an average age of 72.9 years.

Among the group of "partial smile ', the average life expectancy reached 75 years. As for those who smiled most broadly have an average age of 79.9 years or seven years longer than his colleagues who" seldom smile. "

Research also found that "fake smile" will not provide the same benefits as additional life expectancy is only visible to players who have a genuine smile, known as Duchenne smiles.

Duchenne Smile activate a group of muscles around the mouth and eyes. This term is raised by a neurologist on the 19th century. A smile is different from the fake smile that only involve the muscles around the mouth.

So from now on, smile with the loose to keep you healthy and long life!

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