Laughter why is it good?
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter
Laughter is not only one of the sweetest sounds of life, but a release from pain
In fact a really good laugh releases feel-good chemicals endorphins, the body's natural painkiller, and helps relieve anxiety, stress and tension.
It has been shown that people who laugh daily have stronger immune systems than those who don't.
Lord Byron
"Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine."
What is laughter it is a reflex that sets your diaphragm going. The involuntary gusts that shake it make your respiratory muscles expand and contract rapidly. Therefore it enhances your breathing apparatus and improves your circulation. The expansion and contraction increases the chest cavity and the
lungs find themselves inhaling more oxygen while simultaneously expelling more carbon dioxide than they do when you are breathing normally. Which is why you sometimes end up feeling slightly breathless after a good hearty laugh.
Laughing is found to lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gamma-interferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies. Laughter also triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and produces a general sense of well being.
Have a good laugh, watch a funny movie, and spend time with humorous people. The recommendation for a healthy heart may one day be -- exercise, eat right and laugh a few times a day.
So the saying Laughter is the best Medicine seems to be true.
