Animal Happiness
This animal also known as a bovine is known to have a best friends in the pasture.
Cow
This amount of our happiness is determined by genetics.
50%
A lime added to this fruit is chock full of medium chain triglycerides, or healthy fats that improve mood, so crack a fresh one open and drink it down.
Coconut
Just 20 minutes of this activity increases happiness hormones: serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, boosting mood long after you finish!
Exercise
8 hours of this activity of daily living, alleviates depression and stress and improves outlook.
Sleep
This animal makes squeaking noises when it's happy.
Mouse
If you want to spend money to improve happiness, doing these things with people offers a better return on investment than buying things.
Experiences, events
The red version of this vegetable has double the vitamin C and 8 times more vitamin A than its yellow, green or orange brethren resulting in improved concentration and mood.
Red Bell Peppers
Having just a few of these close relationships can boost your happiness by at least 6%.
Friends
Being in a positive mood can help improve either of these two cognitive abilities.
Memory and Learning
This arctic bird proposes to their mate using a pebble instead of a ring.
Penguin
Hearing and/or seeing this human gesture triggers your brain’s mirror neuron and makes you want to do the same thing.
Laughing
This dark sweet treat increases blood flow to the brain improving mood and energy.
Dark chocolate
Hugging for this amount of time releases oxytocin, the “cuddle hormone,” which lowers stress, reduces blood pressure, and boosts feelings of trust and happiness
20 seconds
Research shows this emotion is contagious and is also the best medicine.
Happiness
These ocean creatures can be heard "speaking" to each other under the waves and are thought to have names for one another.
Dolphin
These acts are the key to long-lasting happiness, as they bring connectedness and meaning to our lives.
Kindness
This dark magnesium-rich legume helps boost the happiness hormone, serotonin. It also has fiber, zinc, and iron.
Black Beans
As opposed to pessimism, this perspective allows people to be happier, healthier, and cope better during tough times.
Optimism
These daily activities provide structure and organization and are more likely to be stress reducers than promoters.
Routines
This bird that lives in a murder, likes to give gifts.
Crow
Expressing this emotion has been shown to be a significant stress buster and generates a more optimistic and happy outlook on life.
Gratitude
This vegetable contains betaine, a nutrient that supports mood stabilization. It also has a blast of folic acid which improves your chance at happiness with every bite, but will also stain your hands.
Beets
This human behavior often associated with sadness actually releases oxytocin and can ease emotional pain and distress.
Crying
Whether art, music, building, dance, writing or some other form of _____ boosts happiness significantly.
Creativity
A cat will make this sound when feeling happy.
Purring
These neurotransmitters are the main happiness chemicals.
serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine
This yellow fruit has a lot of B6 and tryptophan that convert to serotonin.
Banana
This number of muscles are used to smile.
17
Doing this exercise can decrease the fight or flight response.
Deep breathing.