Did you know that laughter lowers stress levels and improves overall health, with the ability to heal, and has the power to bring hope during the most challenging times?
So, why aren’t we laughing more if that’s the case?
It is said the average person laughs around 30–40 times a day, whereas children will laugh between 300–400 times a day – you can see who has more fun!
If you’ve heard the story of Norman Cousins, you might just be one who laughs more than the average person.
Norman Cousins was a dying man. When doctors had given up hope, Norman made a radical decision that changed the trajectory of his life. Checking himself out of the hospital and into a hotel, he watched comedy films and laughed himself back to complete health!
It turns out that his last hope was laughter and it worked.
Norman Cousins made a full recovery and went onto help launch the holistic health movement bringing hope to millions of people through alternative healing options with mind/body connections.
The now known benefits of this free gift of laughter are extensive, including increasing the feel-good chemicals, endorphins, that your brain releases known as the happy hormones. It soothes tension, aids muscle relaxation, helps the immune system to work better and can relieve pain by causing the body to produce its own painkillers, shifting attention away from discomfort.
It’s certainly worthwhile doing some research into the benefits of laughter for a healthier, happier and more hopeful future.
Don’t allow life to become too serious. Consider incorporating a good dose of laughter into your daily routine. It’s the best medicine, and even the medical professionals recognise laughter as medicine.
It may not be able to solve everything but it can help heal almost anything.
“The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside of us while we live.”
― Norman Cousins
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