Laughter is the best medicine. Yeah. I’m sure we’ve all heard of that saying eons ago, but none of us ever take it seriously. And now, some guy’s telling me something different. He says that laughing makes you smarter. Check this out…
Forget about scientific evidence and let’s all start believing in it. Don’t agree? Alright, I’ll do a little research and prove you wrong.
Top Six Health Benefits
| 1. | Laughter is good for the heart. According to a study led by Dr. Michael Miller and his team of cardiologists, people without heart disease responded more humorously to everyday life situations. Need more proof? Check out this article. |
| 2. | Laughter boosts your immunity. Forget about the apple that keeps the doctor away. Here’s a hassle-free way to boost your immunity without taking health supplements! |
| 3. | Laughter eases your pain. Laughter relaxes your body and enables you to deal with pain more easily. Matter-of-fact: Funny videos are used in Manchester Children’s Hospital as a form of distraction therapy (see: BBC News). |
| 4. | Laughter improves your mood. Even if you forced that laughter. I’m serious. It even helps you de-stress by lowering your stress hormone levels. |
| 5. | Laughter fights diabetes. Great. Keep surprising me man. Check out this article: Fight Diabetes with Sweet Laughter. Who knows? Maybe one day, some team of researchers will tell us that laughter actually fights cancer. Godlike. |
| 6. | Laughter helps you lose weight. This is B-A-A-mazing. Laughing for fifteen minutes a day can burn UP TO 2.3kg of fat over ONE year!! Maybe we can forget about all those expensive weight loss programs now (see: BBC News). |
I did a bit of googling and these are what I find. Great! Does that inspire you to have a good laugh now? Come on. Force one out now!
Are you laughing?
Other Benefits of Laughing
Even if you are not a believer of health, how about the next few benefits:
| 1. | Laughter improves relationships. When people laugh, they open up to you. They let down their guard. And it’s contagious. Others join in and laugh along. Now, everyone agrees on something unanimously. There’s a deep emotional connection. And you bond with them. Amazing huh? Why else do you think that the humorous boys and girls back in class are so darn popular? |
| 2. | Most importantly, laughter improves your mindset It makes you a positive person. Remember “Yes, we can!” by Obama? Yeah. Something along that line. Feeling stressed? Humor yourself with a good laugh. Had a bad day at work? Laugh at your silly mistakes. You are making it less hard on you. And you start to focus more on the solutions. Not the problem itself. |
Okay, fine. You were right. Laughter does not make you any smarter. But it’s definitely smart to laugh! My throat’s turning dry now. Hope I’ve delivered my point. And brace yourself now.
Are you ready for a good laugh?
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