Subject: A Healthy Dose of Laughter {Insp}
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Jan 27 2002 - 02:37:12 EST
"TODAY: A Healthy Dose of Laughter"
I read that a child laughs 400 times a day on the average,
while an adult laughs only 15 times each day. Which is
puzzling since laughter feels so good and is so good for us!
You may know the benefits of laughter on the mind and
spirit, but are you aware of how much a good laugh can
help you physically? Norman Cousins used to say that
laughter is so beneficial physically that it is like "inner
jogging."
Mayo Clinic (Mayo Clinic Health Letter, March 1993)
reports that laughter aids breathing by disrupting your
normal respiration pattern and increasing your breathing
rate. It can even help clear mucus from your lungs.
Laughter is good for your heart. It increases circulation
and improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to
tissues throughout your body.
A good laugh helps your immune system fight off colds,
flu and sinus problems by increasing the concentration
of immunoglobulin A in your saliva. And it may help
control pain by raising the levels of certain brain chemicals
(endorphins).
It is also a natural stress reliever. Have you ever laughed
so hard that you doubled over, fell off your chair, spit out
your food or wet your pants? You cannot maintain muscle
tension when you are laughing!
The good news is that you are allowed more than 15 laughs
a day! Go ahead and double the dose and make it 30 times
today. (You may begin to notice your relationships improving!)
Then double it again! You are bound to feel better, you will
cope with problems more effectively and people will enjoy
being around you. If Joke du Jour made you laugh, which is
our goal, share your laughter with your friends and family.
Laughter: it's good medicine, it's completely organic, it can
be shared, it is recyclable and it's absolutely free!
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