Natural Ways to Feel Happier

Most people’s primary goal is to feel happy. Yet so many are brought to desperation because their desire seems elusive. One thing to remember, is that your happiness is in your own hands. This statement might sound like a cliché, but nonetheless it is completely true. Happiness does not have to be a distant dream, it is an achievable goal that depends on your own actions and thoughts. So, instead of falling prey to the blues, read on and find out what are some completely natural ways to feel happier.

Take charge of your life :

It is not uncommon to feel the pressure of what you are supposed to do according to society, your friends and family or a significant other. Humans are social being that need to be feel included, in order to feel safe. This has a very simple natural explanation – think about prehistoric times when people had few tools to defend themselves with and were endangered by many predators. Back then, the only way for an individual to stay safe, was to be a part of the group or tribe.

If someone was shunned by the group, he would not be able to survive on his own. Today, this sort of mentality is still a part of human societies, even though now it is more about emotional, rather than physical survival. Wanting to please others, even on a subconscious level, is completely natural.

Yet, it is essential to remember that you are a valuable individual with important desires and personality traits. Making your own lifestyle choices, such as choosing your profession or intimate partner, is one of the most important steps to improving your wellbeing.

Go for a walk :-

• Exercise, whether it’s just walking, running or weight lifting, is a quick way to lift your mood.
• In fact, astudy from the University of Bristol found that exercise improves your well-being and the way you see yourself.
• It’s so effective that it can be an effective treatment for anxiety and clinical depression.

Spend some time outdoors :-

• • “Every time you go outside and look at trees or sky it’s like ‘oh yeah, I’m supposed to be living in the relaxed state,’” says Blake.
  • A 2014 study by the American Chemical Society found that living near green space can make people feel happier for years.

• To test the theory, they compared the mental health of people who moved from a gray urban area to a greener one, with people who made the opposite move.
• The people who relocated to the greener area were happier for a full three years after the move.

Freshen Your Breath :-

• Pop some gum when you hit an afternoon slump to cut stress and boost your work performance.
• People who chewed a stick not only had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their saliva but also reaped a 67-percent improvement in performance on multi-tasking exercises (a.k.a. your daily life) compared to non-gum chewers in an Australian study.
• Though researchers aren’t sure exactly why, they suspect the action may boost blood flow in your brain.
• Other studies suggest chewing gum may diminish anxiety and depression while enhancing alertness and mood.

Serve Seafood :-

• • More women than men are hit with the blues, including seasonal affective disorder, but your diet may help keep your outlook bright.
  • Eating foods high in omega-3 fatty acids may slash depression symptoms by almost 50 percent, according to research in the Journal of Nutrition.

• Cold-water fish such as char, herring, cod, and salmon are excellent sources, so opt to have them for dinner at least twice a week.

Listen to music you love :-

• When we listen to music we like, our brains release dopamine, a chemical that makes us feel good.
• Favorite songs caused chills of pleasure, and increases in heart rate, breathing and body temperature, researchers at McGill University’s Montreal Neurological Institute reported. In fact, we don’t even have to hear the song;
• just thinking about the sounds of Happy by Pharrell or Florence + the Machine’s Dog Days Are Overcan make the brain release dopamine. Try it!

Just smile :-

• Growing up, one of my dad’s favorite sayings was, “Smile; it increases your face value.”
• Apparently, he was right. More than one study has found that when you smile, it reduces stress and elevates your mood, whether you’re happy or just going through the motions.
• Any smile made people feel better, even when University of Kansas researchers Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman had subjects  prop up the corners of their mouths with chopsticks!
• But the 2012 Grin and Bear It study found the biggest mood lift came from a genuine smile, aka smize that includes the muscles around the eyes.