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All of us have the gift of laughter. Laughter itself is nature’s medicine. Our spirits are lifted and we feel happy. Laughter is contagious. It can bring human beings together in joy. It can also enable us to feel more alive.
Laughter therapy is the use of humor such as the Three Stooges on New Year’s to promote our health and well being. By employing our native physiological process of laughter we are relieved of our physical and emotional burdens.
Laughter Therapy Studies
A growing number of studies support the view that laughter has therapeutic value.
Humor has been used in medicine for millenia. Surgeons have used humor to distract their patients for centuries.The 20th century revealed a scientific study of the effect of humor on wellness. Norman Cousins is famous for promoting this in Anatomy of an Illness which looked at humour such as The Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers as healing balms for the soul. Cousins claims that he cured himself with laughter and vitamins.
Over the years, studies have explored the impact of laughter on our health. After testing study participants before and after a humorous event it was revealed that episodes of the Three Stooges helped to reduce pain, decrease stress hormones and boosted the patients immune systems.
Now more than ever before in history, people are turning to humour for healing. Medical journals are agreeing that laughter therapy help improve quality of life for those suffering from chronic illnesses. A lot of hospitals offer laughter therapy programs as an alternative treatment.
Laughter Heals
It certainly seems strange to turn to humour when faced such serious issues. Yet, laughter can be helpful in ways you might not have realized or imagined.
Laughter helps you with your own self esteem and the life flowing around you. When you are in a state of laughter, no thing is in your mind. Laughter also creates physical changes in your body. After laughter lasting only a few minutes, you will probably feel better for many hours.
When appended to conventional cancer treatments, laughter therapy helps the healing process.
Studies show that laughter therapy provides physical benefits:
- Boosting your immune and circulatory system
- Enhancing your oxygen intake
- Stimulating your heart and lungs
- Setting off the release of your endorphins
- Easing digestive problems
- Relieving pains
- Balancing your blood pressure
- Improving all your mental functions
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