Joy, anger, sorrow and happiness aren’t just what we show on our faces, they are what we truly feel on the inside, at times, it even reflects our health. Besides our eating and living habits, our emotions contribute a lot to our health.

When a person is feeling energetic and positive, his or her health typically won’t be too concerning. However, if a person experiences stressed, depressed and anxious feelings for a long time, his or her health unquestionably would depreciate over time. If it gets worse, it could probably lead to diseases as well as poor performance in studies and work.

But, there is much scientifically proven evidence that shows that long term negative emotions could bring harm to our body immunity and blood health, not to say increase the risks of cardiovascular diseases.

If our emotions aren’t well adjusted, it could easily tire us both physically and mentally. This will then be turned into negative emotions before becoming a “vicious cycle”. This is one of the reasons why certain diseases couldn’t be truly cured. Ironically, the ultimate cure often lies in the hand of the beholder.

Managing our emotions is not an easy thing to do. PhytoFairy encourages you to begin with some healthy habits to make some positive changes in your life. Let’s see how to boost our mood and live a happier life with the methods below!

Turn The Bad into Good

While facing negative, depressing and unhappy thoughts, we need to guide ourselves to turn these bad emotions into happier and brighter thoughts.

For example, if our schedule is unexpectedly delayed by some unknown factors, we may face risks of getting scolded by our leaders or customers. Inevitably, we may feel anxious and at a loss.

At this moment, what we may need to do is put the anxious feelings aside and think of new strategies in the best way possible, in order to complete the task on time.

Once it is completed, you’d probably think: “Wow, such a relief. It is really unexpected that I could come up with such countermeasures in such a short time. Amazing!”

Or, you might end up with no solutions to solve the issue and have to endure the scolds of your leaders or clients.

Upon this moment, we may try to put ourselves into their shoes. Maybe, it was truly a careless mistake we overlooked, we may come up with better solutions if we encounter similar situations next time. It can easily become a learning opportunity and makes us assured that we can do better next time.

Somehow, negative emotions could be relieved even just a little bit through this way of thinking.

Express What You Feel

Listening to joyful music, getting closer to Nature or having your own hobbies can significantly help to relieve your stress and emotions. Focus more on the things you like and put your troubles aside for a moment.

Besides that, after a long day, you may also spend some time doing a short meditation. Meditation is good for reducing our stress and regulating our emotions. Find a tranquil and quiet place and let your mind settle down.

Have A Healthy Relationship

All living things need company, including humans. Maintaining a healthy relationship with people can strengthen our self-worth, sense of belonging and sense of security, it eventually gives us happiness and joy.

Keeping in touch with our family and friends, as well as lending each other's hand when facing difficulties can bring a huge relief to our troubles too.

Practice Exercises

Having exercises not only brings health to our body, it also helps in adjusting our emotions. While doing exercises, our body will produce endorphins, which is also called the “Happy Hormone”. It may brighten our mood and reduce the pain in our body. Exercise 3-5 times a week, your body will become healthier, so will your mood.

Happiness is a choice we get to choose. Let happiness become your habit and let your smile be your signature.

Happy life, Healthy Body. Remember to give yourself a smile everyday and say: “You are the best!”