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- It’s true: laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress.
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Laughter is a normal and natural physiologic response to certain stimuli with widely acknowledged psychological benefits. However, current research is beginning to show that laughter may also have serious positive physiological effects for those who ...
Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals.
Aug 15, 2024 · A large body of evidence shows that laughter is good for you. A recent systematic review finds that laughter reduces cortisol levels.
Laughter as an expression of humor has been recognized as good medicine for centuries. The health benefits of humor-induced well-being remain unclear and thus we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies to evaluate ...
Jul 22, 2017 · 1. Laughter is a potent endorphin releaser. One of the most recent studies shows that laughing with others releases endorphins in the brain — our homegrown feel-good chemicals — via opioid...
Laughter reduces pain, increases job performance, connects people emotionally, and improves the flow of oxygen to the heart and brain. By Hara Estroff Marano published April 5, 2005 - last...
