Laughter is the best Medicine We all enjoy a good laugh, but did you know it is actually good for you? W

Laughter is the best Medicine
We all enjoy a good laugh, but did you know it is actually good for you?

We see or hear something funny and we We laugh much more when we are with other people.
laugh. It seems simple, doesn’t it ? Well, If I It brings us together and makes our relationships
hadn’t written this article, I wouldn’t have stronger. We tell each other jokes and then we can’t
learned just how interesting laughter is! When keep a straight face when we hear the punch line.
was the last time you laughed? The answer We feel good because we are sharing something with
probably depends on how old you are! Some friends and it means they understand us. Scientists think
people say that young children smile 300 times a laughter developed to bring groups of people closer
day and laugh 150 times. As we get older, our together. If we hadn’t developed laughter we wouldn’t
brains change and start on think more before we have had an easy way of showing how close we are.
laugh out loud. By the time we are adult’s, the But we also feel good because our bodies produce
number of times we laugh has fallen to about 20 chemicals that relax us and help us fight illness. And
a day. For many of us, something has to be it’s a form of exercise! As you laugh, you take in more
absolutely hilarious before we start laughing. oxygen, which makes you feel better. Your heart works
It might be time to laugh more because harder and pumps blood around your body. In fact, one
guess what? Laughter can be good for you! When minute of laughing can get your heart working as hard
we feel unhappy. It affects our bodies. We don’t 10 minutes in the gym! Doctors are beginning to see
seem to have any energy and we notice any pain that laughter brings many benefits.
we have more. Being down even affects the way So how can you bring more laughter into your life?
we sit-our head and shoulders drop and we don’t Go to the cinema and watch a comedy or get a DVD
feel like doing anything. Researchers have found starring your favourite comedian. Or perhaps you prefer
that having a sense of humor does not just make to watch a sitcom with funny characters and situations.
you feel better. It also has positive effect on your Find something funny and let yourself laugh! You’ll feel
body! So how does it work? better and you’ll doing something healthy at the same
time!
References:
1 https://caregiver.com
2 https://www.psychologytoday.com
13^th of June 2020 “Healthy life” magazine “Laughter is best medicine!”By ISMETOVA NIYAZGUL Publication place in London.