Benefits of Laughter Stimutates a Healthy Heart
We all have heard the phrase, “an apple a day can keep the doctor away.”
The apple facts are simple: Apples are filled with good calories and have many nutritious benefits.
Most often health prevention tips focus on drinking pure water, getting enough exercise, making good food choices, and adding quality nutrition to your daily diet. We often overlook this powerful and simple health tip!
The Evidence Gives Us Something to Laugh About
The University of Maryland School of Medicine conducted more than one research study lead by Dr. Michael Miller on the merits of laughter for stimulating healthy heart function.
In one study the group of researchers examined the body’s endothelium, or the lining of blood vessels. They documented how laughter caused the endothelium to generate an increase in blood flow which helps to stimulate improved heart health.
Another of Dr. Miller’s studies also concluded laughter could help prevent heart disease. In fact, they found people who had heart disease had more serious temperaments and were less likely to laugh compared to those of same age who were free from heart disease.
It is becoming more apparent everyday that daily stress leads to disease so it makes sense that laughter would simulate health. If you find you are having a serious day, or need to improve your laugh-ability you will find some help below.
Learning to Laugh
If you find you are in a bad mood, stop and think who your mental state is hurting most. Probably, not those around you because your friends or loved ones will eventually take steps to avoid you.
Once you brood for a bit, don’t stop there. Take an action to change your state of mind. You may just find the circumstances in your life will soon thereafter begin to transform.
Make a choice to invite more of the benefits of laughter to influence your life. As research has shown, with a little dose of laughter you could even improve your heart health or begin to build a better immune system response.
A search on the web will point you to laughter clubs, and laughter clinics and youtube.com has a wide assortment of hilarious videos that will make you laugh.
We thank Christine Rabbette for sharing this great video which is a 6 1/2 minute state changer!
Click Play for 6 1/2 Minutes That Will Change Your State of Mind
What do you think? Please enter your comments below.
If you want a picture to display next to your comment, get a free gravatar!
2 Responses to Benefits of Laughter Stimutates a Healthy Heart
Leave a Reply
HeartCore Corporation may receive a referral fee on items we review.
| HealthyNewAge.com is © HeartCore Corporation 1998-2012
Even one person can change the atmosphere within six and half minutes. The video clip is inspiring. I will use this where ever I go to change the atmosphere. Thank you who ever produced this. Hats off.
Everytime I watch this short clip by Christine Rabbette I just feel better! Another way to shift your state when you catch yourself frowning, or feeling in a funk is to simply smile .. for no reason, just do it. You will find your state shifts and you begin feeling more optimistic … and by shifting focus into a more useful perception ya never know what might change.