It’s difficult to be anxious and fearful if you’re laughing, which is why humor is such a useful tool (and by far the most fun) in combating depression.
Charlie Chaplain once said, “To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.”
I suppose that’s why some of the funniest people out there have journeyed through periods of torment.
There is an unspoken message hidden within a chuckle — even the slightest
cackle — that says, “I promise, you’ll get
through this.” Just like the comforting hug of your mom when you were 3.
Humor is a powerful healing agent, and not only for depression and anxiety.
Here are just a few of the health benefits packed in laughter as edited by Mhista Oyins.
• Laughter Decreases Pain.
With laughter studies shows that it reduces pain felt, if you are in a bad mood try laughing. Some years ago I was playing football and suddenly I was tackled by opponent, my knee was bruised but at that moment I was unable to feel the pain because we were all laughing, later when I got home in the night I felt the pain from the bruise. So logically you can see that laughter reduces pain for a period of time.
• Laughter Boosts Immunity.
Humor can help us fight off disease, and it also aids our immune system. When we laugh, we breathe with our diaphragm, which stimulates the m cleansing of the lymphatic system. The increased flow of lymphatic fluid passing through the lymph nodes eliminates toxins, and the increased number of lymphocytes circulating in the blood protects us from disease.
• Laughter Reduces Stress.
The way it works is that by engaging the diaphragm, laughing triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, which calms down the entire body and releases endorphins that counter / reduces stress.
• Laughter Helps Prevent Heart Disease.
Laughing regulates blood pressure and increases oxygen-rich blood flow throughout our body, both of which are critical to heart health. Miller explained that the ability to laugh, even as a learned behavior, could have important implications for societies like the United States, where heart disease is the No. 1 killer.
• Laughter Burns Calories.
Laughing even consumes calories. In a study presented at the European Congress on Obesity in 2005 , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine researcher Maciej Buchowski, PhD, found that laughing expends energy and increases heart rate by 10 to 20 percent.
Laugh Today!!!!
Are you asking why?
Looking at the above benefits of laughter you will know it sure helps!!!!
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