When you’re sick of being sick..
Get enough sleep. Sleeping for 8 hours per night can elevate your mood and better prepare you to greet the day.
Take vitamin C. Keeping your immune system happy will keep you happy.
Laugh out loud. Laughing releases endorphins and lowers levels of stress hormones.
Cook with more garlic. Garlic not only adds delicious flavor to meals, it also keeps blood pressure down to keep you relaxed and healthy.
Get more fresh air. Fresh air is invigorating and alters the levels of serotonin in your brain—the stuff that makes you happy!
Eat more foods with tryptophan. It has an amino acid needed to make serotonin, the chemicals that make you happy. Try more bananas, dairy products and poultry.
Work out. Exercising can not only make you feel better about yourself, it also releases endorphins in your body to give you a natural high.
Eat chocolate. Besides releasing endorphins and stimulating serotonin production in your brain, chocolate releases phenylethylamine, the chemical that causes feelings of love.
Meditate. According to the Dalai Lama as well as several medical studies, meditation not only decreases stress, but also triggers a neurological response that makes you happy.
Do yoga. Learning to control your breathing through yoga practice helps you control your responses to stress and fear.
Get a massage. Besides its relaxing properties, the touch involved in massage creates warmth in your body and releases the chemical oxytocin—also known as the cuddle hormone.
Eat chickpeas (or other beans). Chickpeas have an amino acid that makes you happy, and beans keep your sugar levels steady throughout the day.
Drink coffee. Studies in Brazil showed that people who drink coffee every day are less likely to suffer from depression. Coffee is the world’s most popular mood-enhancing drug, but remember to drink in moderation
Eat more spinach. Popeye’s favorite green is packed with folic acid, an important vitamin that boosts serotonin production.
Eat foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids. Certain kinds of fish like salmon or sardines have Omega-3, which is known to elevate mood levels—high doses are even used to treat depression.
Eat more colorful fruits and vegetables. They contain antioxidants which help remove toxins from our bodies that cause stress and aging.
Put some strawberries in your breakfast. The smell of strawberries is known to invigorate and energize.
Drink hot mint tea. The scent of fresh mint is energizing and the steam will perk you up.