Laughter is the Best Medicine!

                   

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                I feel as though it is now time to address the title of my blog: laughter is the best medicine. Have you ever heard this saying? While it may seem as though this statement is pure nonsense, it is actually proven that laughter is a healthy thing.

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                   Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack, according to a recent study by cardiologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. The study, which is the first to indicate that laughter may help prevent heart disease, found that people with heart disease were 40 percent less likely to laugh in a variety of situations compared to people of the same age without heart disease.

                  Many doctors have reported that laughter reduces pain and allows us to tolerate discomfort. Laughter also reduces blood sugar levels, increasing glucose tolerance in diabetics and nondiabetics alike. It improves your job performance, especially if your work depends upon creativity and solving complex problems. There has even been evidence, again from the University of Maryland, that suggests that laughter helps your blood vessels function better by acting on the inner lining of blood vessels, causing the vessels to relax and expand, increasing blood flow. In other words, it is good for your heart and brain, two organs that require a steady flow of oxygen that is carried in the blood.

                 All in all, there have been no negative effects observed that correlate with laughter….only positive outcomes!! So, laugh all that you want to! It truly is a healthy act that only helps you in the long run. While laughter is not the ONLY solution for many ailments, it is helpful in many situations. Have you laughed today??

How about now?

How about now?

 Sources:
http://www.umm.edu/features/laughter.htm#ixzz2PySMVusl
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200504/laughter-the-best-medicine

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2 Responses to Laughter is the Best Medicine!

  1. Emily Prater says:

    Cool! I love laughing 🙂

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