Laughter: The Benefits of Laughter
 Make laughter a part of your life. Have you ever heard someone giving a joke and their friends laughing their head off, and you there wondering, what so funny, where is the joke. Jokes are like people, some are local, some are national while others are internal. If you don't find some of my jokes funny, please forgive me, those may be the ones falling in the first two categories. A good bellyful of healthy laugh makes you feel good. And the good feeling lingers even after the joke subsides. Humor helps you keep a positive, optimistic outlook through difficult situations, disappointments, and life's inevitable challenges.The Health Benefits of LaughterLaughter boosts the immune system - It decreases stress hormones like epinephrine, cortisol, dopamine and growth hormone. It strengthens the immune system and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, making you more resistant to disease. Also Activates the Immune System - Research shows that it increases the number and activity level of natural killer cells that attack viral infected cells and some types of cancer and tumor cells. Also increase in T Cells and antibodies all of which make the body's immune system stronger. Protection of the Heart – It improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack or a stroke.Enhance the healing process - It brings in positive emotions that can enhance – not replace -- conventional treatments. Thus it is another tool available to help fight the disease.Therapeutic Benefits of Laughter Relaxation of the whole body - It relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed. Internal Exercises - A belly laugh is equivalent to "an internal jogging. Big laugh exercises the diaphragm: It provides a workout for the diaphragm and increasing the body's ability to use oxygen, especially for those who are short on exercise Muscle Relaxation - Belly laugh results in muscle relaxation. While you laugh, the muscles that do not participate in the belly laugh, relaxes. Pain Reduction – Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even cause a person to "forget" about pains such as aches, arthritis, and so forth. Aids Respiration - Frequent belly laughter empties your lungs of more air than it takes in resulting in a cleansing effect - similar to deep breathing. Disarm yourself - When you make fun of yourself, you disempower those who would make fun of you and disarm possible confrontations.It Relaxes the Atmosphere - It dissolves tension, stress, anxiety, irritation, anger, grief, and depression. Like crying, laughter lowers inhibitions, allowing the release of pent-up emotions. After a hearty bout of laughter, you will experience a sense of well-being. Creates exercise for the whole brain - for the left hemisphere is used to decipher the verbal content of a joke while the right hemisphere interprets whether it is funny or not. Attracts others to you - Everyone loves someone who can make them laugh. The more you share your sense of humor, the more friends you will have. Laughter like yawning, is contagious; it is irresistible Laughter is free and has no known negative side effects.So, Let's laugh. A joke a day keep the stress awayHere is my joke to make you laugh Aliens Out In SpaceOut in space two alien life forms are speaking with each other. The first alien says, "The dominant life forms on the 'Earth' planet are developing satellite-based weapons." The second one asks, "A new emerging intelligence?" The first replies, "I don't think so – they have it aimed at themselves."It Must Be RustAfter the baby was born, the panicked father asked the obstetrician: ""I hate to say this Doc, but I'm a little upset because my daughter has red hair. She can't possibly be mine".
"Nonsense," the doctor said. "Even though you and your wife both have black hair, one of your ancestors may have contributed red hair to the gene pool." "That's impossible," the man insisted. "Our families on both sides have had jet-black hair for generations." "Well," said the doctor, "let me ask you this. How often do you make love?" The man thought a bit, then said; "I've been working a lot of hours the last year.
We've only made love once or twice every few months." "Well, there you have it," the doctor said confidently. "It's rust." What is Poolitics?A little boy goes to i dad and asks, 'what is politics"?
Dad says, "well son, lets look at it this way:I'm the bread winner of the family, so lets call me Capitalism. Your mom, she is the adminstrator,of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the working class. Now your baby brother, we'll call him the future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense.So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Daddy has said. Latter that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him,and he finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to is parents' room and finds his mother fast asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to thenanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bedwith the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "I think I understand Politics now".The father replied, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think it is". The boy promptly answered, "well, while Capitalism is screwing the working class, theGovernment is asleep, the People are being ignored, and the future is in deep trouble". Adding Insult to Injury?On this morning a woman and her baby were taking the bus. As she entered the vehicle the driver says "Wow, that is one ugly baby."
The woman deeply hurt just continued on the bus and found a seat next to an elderly man. The man asks "What's wrong you look mad?"She replied " I am. That bus driver just insulted me."" You shouldn't take that from him," the man replied. "He's a public worker and should give you respect. If I was you I would take down his badge number and report him.""You're right sir I think I will report him." The elderly man says, 'You go on up there and get his badge number. I'll hold your monkey for you."Mark this page and tune in every week for a new joke | Laughter is a gift of God that brightens our good times and lightens the rough ones. Cultivate the spirit of celebration in your life by making room for laughter Emilie Barnes A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.-- Phyllis Diller Did you know...that when you walk past a flower, whether it be insomebody's garden or on a vacant hillside, the flower will always smile at you. The most polite way to respond, I've been told, is to cheerfully return the smile." Ron Atchison A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it.-- Author Unknown “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” Thich Nhat Hanh A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.-- Charles Gordy Laughter is essential to our overall well-being. It strengthens the immune system, releases the 'feel good' endorphins and shows on our faces eventually making us so much more beautiful and approachable. Those who try to rid their faces of laughter lines do themselves a great dis-service. A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home.-- Author Unknown Laughter lightens our load on the journey through life, bonds us to others and deepens us as human beings. To be able to laugh at ourselves in all our frailty is a blessing, ensuring we do not become bitter and twisted. Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy. Cynthia Nelms Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy. Robert Anthony The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. Edith Wharton A smile is the universal welcome. Max Eastman Make Women Laugh And Fall In LoveSecrets Of Attracting Women With Humor. Results Guaranteed. Recommended By Experts.
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