You have heard the catch phrase "laughter, the best medicine for stress". The experts say that a good sense of humor can mentally lighten up your load and cure ailments, but add in a good laugh and it actually activates physical changes in your body. Lets see how and why this works.
Short Term Benefits Sooth stomach tension from stress. By activating better circulation and easing digestion, laughter relieves some stomach tensions due to stress.
Oxygen for your organs. By laughing, your intake of oxygen is multiplied thus stimulating your heart, lungs and muscles. In turn this increases the release of a pain relieving hormone from your brain called endorphins. Endorphins also affect emotions.
Stress response. Laughter increases your heart rate and and blood pressure and heats up and cools down your stress response. Like a good workout the results will leave you in a calm, relaxed state.
Longer Term Benefits Healthier immune system Having positive thoughts your body actually releases Neuropeptides to help fight stress that weaken your immune system and potentially more-serious illnesses. On the reverse, negative thoughts turn into chemical reactions that impact your body with more stress and reduced immunity, which leave you open for more ailments.
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