Laughter

LAUGHTER
Is Good for the Soul and . . . 

  Your Health depends upon it !

Research study published in the Journal of Primary Prevention proves it. 

Laughter without humor stimulates your entire immune system, improves your circulation, massages your heart, lowers your blood pressure and energizes all those "feel good" chemicals in your brain. Great way to start your day.

There are lots of research studies out there to confirm this old cliché. Including one I co-authored in 2007.

Article reference: Beckman, H., Regier, N., & Young, J. (2007). Effect of workplace laughter groups on personal efficacy
beliefs. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 28, 167-182. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.

We proved that 15-minutes of daily deep aerobic belly laughter without humor improved everyone’s Self Competencies in the following areas: Self-Awareness,

Self-Acceptance (how critical is this for our youth), Self-Actualization, Self-Regulation (how important is that in the class room), Adaptability (how important is that when under stress), Motivation, Optimism, and Assertiveness.

Plus Relational Competencies: Social Identification, Empathy and Positive Emotions. How do each of these effect the workplace and our lives in general? My thoughts go to the mass shootings we encounter on nearly a daily basis, especially in our schools where innocent children are murdered.

Can laughter solve all the problems of the world? NO, but it sure makes it a healthier place to live both emotionally and physically.

There is a study from Loma Linda University that proves we increase our bodies’ own natural morphine by 24% while laughing. Great painkiller without narcotics.

I must interject here . . . LAUGHTER WITHOUT HUMOR. Far too often humor is delivered at the expense of another. And that my friend’s is NOT a good thing.

Check out Yoga Laughter created by Dr. Madan Kataria, a cardiologist in India. You’ll be glad you did. 

Your Friend in the Kitchen . . . Judy

Comments

[Judy]

"Laughter heals your soul and Aloe Vera heals your wounds", says Claudelle Thurman, our most dedicated Laughter Buddy. We met in the Park City Library every morining were Len Warren, the Director of the Library, has two green thumbs. We were exclaiming how healthy the huge Aloe Vera plant is, when Caludelle told June how healthy the little start of Aloe Vera June gave her last year is doing. And she said, she thinks of June every time she looks at the little plant. Where upon she said to June, "You heal my soul and my wounds". How true, how true, how true -- LAUGHTER DOES HEAL THE SOUL and improves our health every day!

[Judy]

See our post in Alerts for your good health on what Dr. Oz says about the importance of Human Growth Hormone.

Did you know YOU can IMMEDIATELY increase your body's OWN natural Human Growth Hormone with just 15-minutes of deep aerobic belly laughter? You can -- a study at Loma Linda University proves you can increase your body's own Morphine by up to 27% and your body's own Human Growth Hormone by up to 87% with laughter.

And, you don't need a single joke to enjoy the many health benefits of laughter without humor. Laugh just for the good health of it. Great way to jumpstart your day!