Laughter and Health:
The connection

There's plenty of research that supports that laughter is indeed healthy. Let's take a closer look at how laughter and health are connected.

Do you know anyone who laughs heartily and frequently? (Nervous laughing doesn't count!) Do you know anyone who rarely laughs? Compare their physical and mental health... which person is generally healthier?

Recall a time when you had a good, hearty belly laugh. How did you feel?

These examples should give you a little better reality that there is a connection between health and laughter. Maybe you just felt better temporarily. That's okay! Now imagine how you'd feel if you laughed several times per day... Do you think you'd start feeling better and better, emotionally and physically?

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Physical benefits of laughter

• Improving the immune system, partly by increasing lymph circulation;
• Improving cardiovascular system health (heart, blood vessels and lungs);
• Giving your muscles, especially core muscles surrounding the internal organs and lungs, a mini-workout;
• Relieving stress, which has a negative impact on health in many ways. This includes the reduction of destructive hormones that are released during times of stress, and increases the production of hormones and other biochemical substances that are beneficial to health.

Laughter helps you handle stress

I've since realized that laughter and health are intimately related and laughter is back in my life. It had "disappeared" for too many years but I learned quickly. I am enjoying improved health to a great degree and it's attributable to finding the joy and laughter in my life in addition to sound heath practices.

We all find different things funny and humorous. What makes you laugh? Find ways to get more of that into your life. If you're laughing, you have far less time to worry and be sick!

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb

What are your ideas about laughter and health?

Everyone has an opinion- and yours matters: Where are you from - do you think laughter helps your health? What makes you think that?

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