Positive emotions like cheerfulness and enthusiasm enhance the effectiveness of your body’s defenses, whereas worries and absorbing yourself in negative thoughts diminish the efficiency of the immunocompetent cells. Since the mind-body interaction is that strong, we can create a big, positive impact with a little thing: a smile.

Balance is a brilliant word. It tells us exactly what health is: a state between too much and not enough. However, we tend to have too much stress and too little recovery. We are quite aware that being under constant stress doesn’t aid our wellbeing, but did you know that this imbalance directly affects your immune system?