National Laugh- Friendly Month
Go ahead laugh! Laughing is good for you and contagious. Not only does it bring closeness between others but it also helps with stress, strengthens your immune system, boosts your energy level, and helps diminish your pain. And good news about laughter, it’s free, fun, and easy to use!
How does laughter help with stress?
By laughing it reduces the hormones produced such as cortisone, epinephrine, and adrenaline and increase the production of endorphins and neurotransmitters making the body feel oh-so-good.
How does laughter help with immune system?
Humor is bliss! It is amazing how your body responds to something so positive. While laughing, the number of anti-body producing cells increases, which improve the function of the T-cells.
How does laughter boost energy?
By improving you immune system, relaxing your muscles, and increase the production of endorphins all from laughing you produce a lot more energy. A lot of energy is used for pain alone so imagine decreasing your pain level with a dose of humor.
How does laughter help diminish pain?
Laughing decreases tension in your muscles along with your heart allowing increase supply of blood flow throughout the body. Thus, you decrease the chances of a heart attack.
