Laugh Your Way to a Healthy Mind and Body

Laugh Your Way to a Healthy Mind and Body



You might not believe it but a medical breakthrough was discovered claiming that laughter can truly be the best medicine for various illnesses and diseases. Doctors explained that when we laugh, the muscles of the face fold and eventually massage the essential blood vessels that supply the brain that stimulates flow of the blood. Thus, it increases the amount of nutrients and oxygen received by the brain and eventually changes your mood. As a matter of fact, doctors declare that 100 to 200 laughs a day is the equivalent to 10 minutes rowing or jogging.

Medical experts believe that happiness is something that we do not take for a chance, rather it is a matter of putting things into the right perspective and humor is an important part of achieving happiness. Many people have tried the laughter therapy and proven to be very effective to alleviate body pain such as arthritis and the like. A lot of patients observed that every time they laughed the pain lessen. It was also discovered that just 10 minutes of genuine laughter give 40 minutes of pain relief. How cool was that!

It is already established that depression weakens our physical strength and will be more susceptible not only to coughs, colds and minor infections, but also to more serious bodily breakdown. Current research reveals that sadness or loneliness, depression and many other negative feelings in reality depress the immune system, thus, making the body less able to defend itself against illnesses and disease.

Therefore, we need to seriously take laughter into a consideration. You can always share your smile to someone you meet today. These days a lot of people already forgot to see the funny side of life and there are those who cannot even recall the last time they smiled.

It pays to possess humor in your life, it lightens the, mind and body. Laughter is free and you can always have the dose of it anytime, anywhere. Laughter also stimulates positive thoughts, thus creating positive attitude in the long run. Being funny will help you gain friends because of your positive outlook in life. So, go and laugh your way to healthier you.