Laughing things off is good for your health. Try these tips for good health and a little levity:

• Turn your frown upside down. If smiling feels awkward, look in the mirror — it’s hard not to feel better when you flash yourself a grin.

• Remember who’s watching. Your mood affects others. No matter what’s going on, think about how you can brighten someone’s day — the effort may just have a boomerang effect on yours.

• Poke fun… at yourself. Sometimes taking things too seriously stems from taking yourself too seriously. Worrying too much about what others think of you can cause you to get bent out of shape.

• Relax. All the great comics parody their own lives. Take a bow if you trip in public. Make a joke about your tardiness. Share a whimsical anecdote about your day. Life takes enough out of you — don’t waste precious energy tying yourself into knots.

Stay light, not uptight, with these ideas.