Laughter Really is the Best Medicine

by: AimyD
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My mother always told me that laughter is the best medicine. Laughter reduces pain and allows us to tolerate discomfort. Laughter reduces blood sugar levels which in turn increases glucose tolerance in diabetics and non-diabetics alike.

Laughter in the workplace improves your job performance, especially if your work depends on creativity and solving complex problems. Its role in intimate relationships is vastly underestimated and it really is the foundation of good marriages. It synchronizes the brains of speaker and listener so that they are emotionally in tune.

Laughter establishes a positive emotional climate and a sense of connection between two people. It is also believed that the major function of laughter is to bring people together. All the health benefits of laughter may simply result from the social support that laughter stimulates.

Now new evidence shows that laughter helps your blood vessels function better. It acts on the inner lining of blood vessels, called the endothelium, causing vessels to relax and expand, increasing blood flow. In other words, it's good for your heart and brain, two organs that require the steady flow of oxygen carried in the blood.

Knowing that laughing is good for your blood flow, why can’t it be good for your health too? There have been plenty of studies on laughter, yet none of them have proven that laughter is the best medicine. If you believe that laughing is like a short workout then I am sure you believe that laughing is good for your health and your immune system.

Live life to the best of your abilities and don’t let other people bring you down; instead make them laugh with you. Keep laughing and keep living.

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