The 10 Health Benefits Of Laughter

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If you think the saying “Laughter is the best medicine” is only that - adage, you can think again. Seriously, it offers several health benefits to our body. You may think this is a joke and laugh your heart out, but you have to start believing. Read on.

1. Laughter improves the flow of blood in your veins. It also works to enhance the flow of oxygen to your brain, heart and other organs. It also contributes in the lowering of the blood pressure. In the process, you are minimizing your risk to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and other health issues.

2. You will have an oral and written exam or job interview tomorrow. Try to meet your friends today and clown around. Afterwards, go home and start your review. You will notice that you are more alert and that you can easily memorize your notes. Things will have been different if you feel stressed out with the upcoming exam (or job interview) and you still try to study.

3. Laughter eliminates stress as it lowers the amount of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol in your body and at the same time increase endorphins, which better your mood and ...
... relieve you from pain.

4. With laughter, you begin to look for a different light to your unfortunate situation. This is because it brings out more positive emotions and eliminates negative feelings that results from anxiety and fear.

5. By chuckling every day, you are minimizing your risk to colds and you are building defense against respiratory infections.

6. Laughing also offers significant contributions to your immune system because it increases the amount of immune cells and antibodies that work to fight against infections thereby enabling you to become more resistant to illness.

7. You feel very tired from work but your friends insist that you meet them after office. At first, you are so quiet because of fatigue. But with your buddies throwing jokes one after the other, you can’t help but laugh out loud. Suddenly you feel energized. The physical tension is gone (or at least improved).

8. You are having a good laugh; now, it is time to pay attention to your body. Every time your funny friend cracks joke, you go out of breath, your heart rate is elevating and you feel tenderness in your abdominal muscle. It does feel like you are working out in a gym, right? There is nothing to be surprised of because laughter is a good exercise. Truth is that laughing for 10 to 15 minutes allows you to shed off 50 calories.

9. Generally, laughter may assist in the regulation of blood sugar levels in your body.

10. A decent laugh each day helps you sleep better every night. You feel more relaxed as you lay your back in the bed.

Now, are you convinced already? Well then, laugh every day. Aside from the health benefits of laughter, you also begin to improve your relationships with your partner, friends, co-workers, family and relatives and others. It also makes you feel confident about yourself.

Fredda Branyon has dedicated her life to the advancement of complementary medicine. Fredda Branyon has worked diligently to educate both patients and physicians on the true power of hope.