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| Laughter, Why It's so Good for You Copyright 2004,
Dianne Wandruff |
| For hundreds of years, we've known
that "Laughter is the best medicine". Laughter makes you feel good for a
reason. The physiological effects on your body are amazing. For example: ·
Laughter reduces levels of certain stress hormones. It provides a safety
valve that shuts off the flow of stress hormones and the fight-or-flight
compounds that come into action in times of trouble, or hostility or rage. ·
Laughter boosts the immune system because when you're in a state of mirth,
natural killer cells that destroy tumors and viruses increase. It basically
brings balance to all the components of the immune system. · Laughter can be
a total body workout! Do you often feel exhausted after a bout of contagious
giggling? This is because you have just had an aerobic workout. · Blood
pressure is lowered and there is an increase in vascular blood flow, and an
increase in oxygenation of the blood. Oxygenation of the blood enables the
body to carry on healing activities for itself. · There also has been some
belief that laughter prevents some life-threatening diseases such as heart
disease. That's because anger and fear (two emotions that often lead to
heart attack) are completely eliminated while you are laughing. Laughing
invokes happiness and joy. Instead of being gloomy and frustrated because
there is no perceived solution, laughing lifts you up out of your pool of
problems and places you on solid ground where you can gain some new
insights. Under conditions of happiness it is much easier to think
creatively around a problem than when your mind is filled with thoughts of
helplessness or worthlessness. Shared laughter promotes bonding and unity
within a group. This is particularly evident when there are a few people
involved in a project. People feel more welcome and free to offer
suggestions and think out loud. They're not afraid of being put down, so
will risk sharing their opinion. Laughter also opens the door to more real
and risky communication. Sometimes people are feeling scared or overwhelmed
by conditions, but don't know how to express it. If a humorous comment is
made that expresses the concerns in an exaggerated way, people will laugh.
This then enables them to talk about the uncomfortable issues or concerns.
By laughing, an entry is made for talk about the subject. This applies just
as well in a family setting. Humor is hazardous to your illness and so are
some other things! There are several things you can do to boost your
enjoyment of life and to open the way for a day of laughter...and then more
days of laughter. I think in terms of Enjoying Health, and to me, this means
total health: body, soul, and spirit. I'd like to share from my own personal
experience what my husband and I do to build our physical and emotional
health and so enjoy life more fully. We've changed our diet away from the
traditional American diet that includes white flour breads and sugary drinks
and desserts; grocery store meats that are basically polluted; and packaged
foods. We try to eat natural, vibrant foods; drink more water than any other
liquid; use supplements on a daily basis; and use (<http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com/newsletters/July2004.html>)
the Q2 Energy Spa every other day, practically religiously. We work hard out
of doors, getting plenty of fresh air and sunshine; and we pray to God with
thankfulness, asking for His guidance and blessings too. We're Baby Boomers
that were going downhill in bodily health, but somehow we've made a
turnaround and our aging process has not only been slowed down, but it has
been reversed! We're getting rid of disease symptoms right and left. Tell
every Baby Boomer you know that they can make a difference in their health.
Refer them to my website:
<http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com>!
Most of us lack energy or have multiple diseases or are (<http://essentialimmunehealth.com/journals/NaturalAntidepressants.html>)
depressed. Sickness and disease and depression are on the rampage in our
culture because of the way we have treated ourselves. I want you to know you
can regain your health and I want you to begin today TO STOP DOING WHAT'S
HURTING YOU AND START DOING SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU. This article
is excerpted from my October 2004 newsletter from my website called ENJOYING
HEALTH. To read more specifically what my recommendations are, please refer
to my October newsletter (<http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com/newsletters/October2004.html>).
You can grow old gracefully, happily, finding reasons to laugh every day...
My skin is being rejuvenated and so is that of my husband Dave (i.e. moles
and liver spots and bumps and skin tags are going away)... And when the
healing process that begins from within begins to show on the outside of
your body, you KNOW you've been successful in regenerating good health.
That's something to laugh about. ENJOYING HEALTH makes each day more
pleasurable. |
| Reverse the desperate condition called AGING. You can affect your
health! Sincerely from me, Dianne Wandruff <mailto:bwandruff@yahoo.com>
<http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com>
406) 752-6422 |
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