Laughter: The Best Medicine Laughter reduces pain‚ increases job performance‚ connects people emotionally‚ and improves the flow of oxygen to the heart and brain. By Hara Estroff Marano‚ published on April 05‚ 2005 - last reviewed on June 21‚ 2005 Laughter‚ it’s said‚ is the best medicine. And there’s lots of evidence that laughter does lots of good things for us. It reduces pain and allows us to tolerate discomfort. It reduces blood sugar levels‚ increasing glucose tolerance in diabetics and nondiabetics
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Laughter Is The Best Medicine Laughter is like a magic. It is far more contagious than cough or sneeze and it brings lots of benefits to our health. It gives benefits to our physical health‚ mental health and also to our social life. Laughter is good for our physical health. It triggers the release of endorphins‚ which is also known as natural painkillers. This helps to produce a general sense of well-being. Laughter also boost our immune system. It decreases stress hormones like
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Laughter Therapy Laughter therapy is a form of therapy that encourages people to use the natural‚ physiological process of laugher to release painful emotions like anger‚ fear‚ helplessness‚ depression and stress. Humour helps give us perspective to our problems and makes us have a positive and hopeful attitude‚ that is why it is such a great relaxation method. The first documented case of "humour positively affecting disease" was in 1964 when Norman Cousins‚ published "Anatomy of an Illness". Medical
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Introduction "Laughter is the best medicine." This saying has been transmitted generation after generation. They say‚ every human being is entitled since birth to have a right and a privilege to laugh explosively‚ show mirth‚ joy‚ or even scorn with a smile and chuckle. It has been a natural part of life that is innate and inborn. Even the infants maximize their birthright of smiling and enormously laughing at the early stage of their lives. Studies and researches show that laughter is a very effective
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Laughter is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough‚ sniffle‚ or sneeze. When laughter is shared‚ it binds people together and increases happiness and intimacy. In addition to the domino effect of joy‚ laughter creates healthy physical changes. Different people find humor in different things. Laughter is a powerful cure for stress‚ pain‚ and problems. A simple laugh can decrease stress hormones and boost your immune system. It triggers the release of endorphins
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humans is laughter. Our ability to laugh is mystifying to behavioral biologists. Darwin noticed that laughter occurs in a variety of emotional states; from anger to joy‚ nervousness to shame‚ we use it to both hide and accentuate emotion (Adams & Kirkevold‚ 1978). It is difficult to imagine why laughing increases behavioral fitness or increases reproductive success. Darwinian evolution postulates that behavior evolves according to their ability to increase fitness. Why‚ then‚ is laughter an inborn
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Laughter As Therapy Naturally‚ we as a people dislike feeling bad and like feeling good. Two examples of common things that make us feel bad are sickness and sadness. Common remedies for those things are medicine and humor. Though medicine and humor seem different at first glance‚ they share very important commonalities; they make us feel good and are key influences on a culture. This connection between health and humor has intrigued scientists for years. Recently‚ scientists have begun seriously
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many theses on humor of life. She KNEW the importance of laughing. For one‚ people who laugh is pleasant to be around; try pulling a long face all day‚ and pretty soon you will notice others avoiding you. The power of laughter can never be underestimated. It is a part of life. Laughter is a universal language. It is extremely beneficial to the human body‚ and it has no known side effects. As Psychiatrist Robert Holden states‚ laughing produces happy chemicals in the body called endorphins‚ which work
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Laughter Therapy “Laughter is the best medicine!” We’ve all heard that before‚ but is it true? Studies show 20-25 minutes of laughter every day is healthy for the body. Laughing also helps with depression‚ cancer patients‚ making our hearts healthy. It also strengthens our immune systems‚ relieves stress‚ helps us look younger and so much more. Laughing Therapy relates to positive thinking. Most diseases are related to stress‚ tension depression. When we have tension‚ we start various
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The Benefits of Laughter : Laughing is a reaction to certain stimuli. It may ensue from hearing a joke‚ being tickled‚ or other stimuli. Most commonly‚ it is considered a visual expression of a number of positive emotional states‚ such as joy‚ mirth‚ happiness‚ relief‚ etc. However on some occasions it may express other emotions‚ such as embarrassment‚ apology or confusion (nervous laughter) or courtesy laugh. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by brain‚ helping humans clarify their
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