Laughter may even help you to live longer. A study in Norway found that people with a strong sense of humour outlived those who don\u2019t laugh as much.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laughter can strengthen the immune system, relax muscles, aid circulation, diminish pain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress. Laughter can lower anxiety, release tension, improve mood, and foster resilience. Humor is known to lighten your burdens, release anger, inspire hope.<\/p>\n
Of course, laughter also enriches social experience. Laughter, as well as speech, enables us to bond quickly and easily. Scientists do know that laughter is a highly sophisticated social signalling system, helping people bond, strengthen relationships, help defuse conflict, and even negotiate. Humour\u00a0is important in romantic attraction too. A study\u00a0confirms that humour and playfulness are highly valued traits in potential romantic partners.<\/p>\n
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The science of laughter suggests that it’s a smart thing to do. Here\u2019s why:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Physical Health. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Laughter relaxes the whole body.<\/u> <\/em>A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension leaving your muscles relaxed. Laughter also improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow which can help protect you against cardiovascular problems.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Laughter boosts the immune system.<\/u><\/i> In\u00a0a study, laughter was found to lower stress and inflammation by decreasing stress hormones and increasing immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies.<\/p>\n
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Mental Health<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Laughter triggers the release of endorphins.<\/u><\/i> Laughter makes you feel happier and\u00a0releases endorphins (feel good hormones)\u00a0in the brain, and puts you in\u00a0a better mood. A review\u00a0of research on laughter therapies suggests they can reduce anxiety, depression, and perceived stress.<\/p>\n
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Laughter relieves frustration.<\/u><\/em> Nothing diffuses anger and conflict faster than a shared laugh. To see problems from a different perspective try looking at them from a funny side and find humour in the situation.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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And how?<\/p>\n
Smile<\/u>.<\/em> Smiling is the beginning of laughter, and like laughter, it\u2019s contagious.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Count your blessings<\/em>.<\/u> Keep a gratitude journal, make a list, or pray. The simple act of being grateful for the positive aspects of your life will distance you from negative thoughts that block humour and laughter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nUsed sources:\u00a0https:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/mental-health\/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm<\/em>\nhttps:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/intl\/basics\/laughter<\/i>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imagine if all this was just an April Fools joke.<\/p>\n
Laughter might be the most contagious of all emotional experiences – it\u2019s fun, free, and easy to use. What’s more, it’s full-on collaboration between mind and body. <\/p>\n
The science of laughter suggests that it’s a smart thing to do. Read why!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tee-ise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naudenaturals.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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