Laughter - The Best Medicine
Laughter, it's said, is the best medicine. And there's lots of evidence that laughing has some wonderful health benefits. Researchers have studied laughter's effects on the body and found interesting information on how it affects us: Studies have shown that the ability to use humour as an alternative therapy can raise the level of infection-fighting antibodies in the body and boost the levels of immune cells. It reduces pain and allows us to tolerate discomfort. It reduces blood sugar levels, increasing glucose tolerance in diabetics and no diabetics alike. It improves your job performance, especially if your work depends on creativity and solving problems. Its role in intimate relationships is vastly underestimated and it really is the glue of good marriages. It synchronizes the brains of speaker and listener so that they are emotionally attuned. “Have lots of fun as part of a healthy lifestyle”
Disease cannot exist in a body that is in a healthy emotional state. An ancient Oriental healing technique actually uses laughter to boost healing energy. Taoists believe that negative emotions block a person's life force (chi), or life energy, causing illness. These negative emotions include fear, anger, worry, and grief. According to Chinese Tao masters, a sincere smile (inner or real smile), is the best and quickest thing you can do to boost healing energy. A true smile produces positive energy that is send to the internal organs and other parts of the body. Proverbs 17:22 Inspirational stories of how laughing and humour can heal dis-ease Back to the HOME page from 'laughter'
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