Ha! Ha! Ha! Laugh and be Healthy

Running with time in the modern days we have long forgotten to laugh. Earlier people used to spend time together in the family they used to sit talk share lighter moments and people felt so relieved and close to each other in this act and the bonds became strong. But today hardly we find time to sit together and share a word.

So, most of the people have forgotten to laugh, and hardly find any such situations. But from the health point of view laughing is very necessary and should be a part of our daily life. There are many studies that reveal the health benefits of laughter.

So, even though we may not genuinely feel like laughing, we should try to laugh artificially. Because, the good news is that, the brain cannot distinguish between false or genuine laugh. All it knows is to turn off the stress hormones when you laugh and release the endorphins that will keep you away from stress and help you stay healthy.

There are many such benefits of laughing let us look at those.

1. Laughter helps in lightening the mood, improves the blood circulation and boosts the immune system.

2. Laughing can be used as a therapy before and after the operation to reduce the stress levels.

3. Laughter reduces stress hormones and releases feel good hormones.

4. Laughter is very helpful in reducing muscle discomfort.

5. Laughter is very good in reducing Blood Pressure.

6. If a person suffering from heart attack laughs for about 30 minutes daily, he reduces the risk of second heart attack.

7. Laughing helps in burning calories.

Humans are the only creatures that can laugh, and laughter is a boon, you want more reasons to laugh, ok. We use 72 muscles to frown and to smile or laugh we need only 14 muscles. So, laugh and stay healthy.