IS Laughter GREAT Medicine?

Laughter IS Great Medicine

Here are just a few things you need to know about laughter

Health benefits:

·         people who have good sense of humor can chill out enjoy better health

·          a few minutes of laughter lowers stress hormones and raises the number of circulating antibodies which fight off disease for almost 36 hours Paul parasol the pleasure prescription

·          big smiles reset the neurochemistry of the brain toward more positive emotions says Dr. Cooper

·         laughter increases the immune system, increasing T-cell count and IGA and Beta cells it increases the endorphins from the brain which assist in managing pain

·         helps with breathing problems and respiratory conditions

·         100 laughs is equivalent to 10 minutes on a rowing machine

·         it lowers blood pressure

·         10 minutes of laughter can give two hours of pain free sleep says Norman Cousins from “The Anatomy of an Illness”

·         We start laughing at 10 weeks old

·         by 16 weeks we laugh at least once an hour and buy four years of age we are cracking about every four minutes

·         by the time we get to 50 the average adult laughs about 15 times a day if they're lucky

·          laughter improves teambuilding communication skills and self-esteem

So find some friends and loved ones or just go hang out in your local mall and get a few laughs in.