Laughter leads to Healthier Living!
“If you can laugh through it, you can live through it,” a wise man once wrote. Several studies in the medical community, be it you’re dealing with a friend’s betrayal, a bad boss, or love’s blues, doctor’s prescription always says ‘Humour’.
Humor has healing and restorative properties. Those who incorporate “daily dosages” of laughter in their lives reportedly experience:
- Decrease stress hormones
- An enhanced immune system
- Reduced blood pressure
- Greater levels of creativity
Laughter leads to Healthier Living!
Patch Adams, M.D. helped to establish the importance of this type of “alternative medicine” decades ago, with various behavioral studies, and through founding the Gesundheit Institute.
Here’s How to combat the tough times with laughter:
- Skip watching the morning news and read comic strips as part of your everyday breakfast routine.
- Tune into popular sitcoms and late night talk shows or listen to radio.
- Play a stand-up podcast or a clip on YouTube.
- Buy a joke book and carry it around.
- Spend time with children. They are naturally hilarious. This one is the best remedy.
- Learn to laugh at yourself and not take things too seriously.
