Not Laughing Can Hurt You

A man tried to keep from laughing when a woman released a
"gasser" during a eulogy at a funeral. He held his breath
which caused him to pass out...fall off his chair...and bang
his head on the floor. Ambulance attendants interrupted the
solemn ceremony as they rushed in to whisk the man to the
hospital.

So learn to laugh more. . .

A continuously expanding body of medical research now confirms
that laughter is a powerful medicine in alleviating the impact
that stressful events have on our lives and in actually
preventing accidents and reversing disease.

Laughter is a happy and pleasant experience.

It temporarily diverts our attention and dissipates feelings of
fear, isolation, anger, and physical pain. Laughter can be the
doorway to purging harmful emotions and resolving mental
tension.

It is a form of therapy that encourages us to release the
painful emotions of anger, fear, and boredom.

Laughter enables the processing of information in a new way.
New perceptions can lead to different and healthier solutions.

William Fry, M.D., psychiatrist and professor emeritus at
Stanford University, documented physiological changes from
laughter similar to intense aerobic exercise. He stated that...
"One hundred laughs is equal to ten minutes of aerobic
exercise."

Laughter can also help the immune system. Research at the
Department of Clinical Immunology at Loma Linda University
School of Medicine has demonstrated that the experience of
laughter lowers the level of certain stress hormones and
stimulates the immune systems by increasing the number of
activated T cells and activated T helper cells.

In addition, mirthful laughter enhances the activity of natural
killer cells that play a crucial role in preventing disease.

To create more smiles and laughter, try any or all of
these humor strategies:

1) Cultivate a playful attitude.
2) Find humor in daily life.
3) Learn to belly laugh and tell jokes.
4) Learn to laugh at yourself.
5) Hang out with people who are fun to be with,
who make you laugh.

I encourage you to bring some extra joy and happiness
into your life...and those around you.

On break from college, this guy goes to visit his grandmother
and he brings a friend with him. While he's talking to his grandmother, his friend starts chomping away at the bowl of peanuts on the coffee table, and finishes them off.

As they're leaving, his friend says to his grandmother,
"I'm sorry that I ate all of your peanuts Granny."

Granny replies, "That's Ok, I'm glad you enjoyed them sonny... since I lost my dentures I can only suck the chocolate off 'em!"

Thanks for sharing, Sept ... I have heard about how laughter can help the immune system ... you've made some good points!!!

LOL @ "Granny's" peanuts!!!