Studies on humor and laughter from Duke University, Loma Linda University, UCLA and others have shown:
- Laughing helps relax tense muscles.
- It helps lower high blood pressure.
- It reduces the production of stress hormones.
- There are no known negative side effects to laughter.
- Laughter and a positive attitude strengthen the immune system.
- It allows a person to 'forget' about aches and pains and perceive pain as less intense.
- A good laugh is like an aerobic workout for the heart and lungs--increasing the body's ability to use oxygen.
Laughter is very good medicine. I love to laugh.
ReplyDeleteMe too Denise!
DeleteNo known negative sides..cool! My daughter makes me laugh a lot, she draws funny sketches of the happenings around here. I'm trying to get her to start a blog:)
ReplyDeleteThat is cool Ma! Family can be the best sources of joy and laughter.
DeleteThat's great news....now I need someone to make me laugh really hard! My sons best girl works on those kind of studies at UCLA.
ReplyDeleteAmen to this Bob. I like the one about the aerobic exercise for the lungs.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I laugh enough and boy does it feel good when I do.
Going to a family reunion tomorrow. I hope my lungs get a workout! (:0)
Sometimes laughing is the only aerobic exercise I get Sue. :(
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