She would force a smile and depart, quietly closing the door behind her, as if I were not hers.

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According to two researchers at the University of Kansas, the heart rates of people tested recovering from stress were 7% slower, if they gripped a pair of chopsticks in their teeth in such a way as to force themselves to smile.

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Shopping not only "makes us all happy and smile, " it is also a major economic force, Lowy noted.

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