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Article Title: Laughter, Why It's so Good for You
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Laughter, Why It's so Good for You
Copyright © 2004 Dianne Wandruff
Essential Immune Health
http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com



For hundreds of years, we've known that "Laughter is the best
medicine".

Laughter makes you feel good for a reason. The physiological
effects on your body are amazing. For example:

· Laughter reduces levels of certain stress hormones. It
provides a safety valve that shuts off the flow of stress
hormones and the fight-or-flight compounds that come into
action in times of trouble, or hostility or rage.

· Laughter boosts the immune system because when you're in a
state of mirth, natural killer cells that destroy tumors
and viruses increase. It basically brings balance to all
the components of the immune system.

· Laughter can be a total body workout! Do you often feel
exhausted after a bout of contagious giggling? This is
because you have just had an aerobic workout.

· Blood pressure is lowered and there is an increase in
vascular blood flow, and an increase in oxygenation of
the blood. Oxygenation of the blood enables the body to
carry on healing activities for itself.

· There also has been some belief that laughter prevents some
life-threatening diseases such as heart disease. That's
because anger and fear (two emotions that often lead to
heart attack) are completely eliminated while you are
laughing.


Laughing invokes happiness and joy.

Instead of being gloomy and frustrated because there is no
perceived solution, laughing lifts you up out of your pool
of problems and places you on solid ground where you can gain
some new insights. Under conditions of happiness it is much
easier to think creatively around a problem than when your mind
is filled with thoughts of helplessness or worthlessness.

Shared laughter promotes bonding and unity within a group. This
is particularly evident when there are a few people involved in a
project. People feel more welcome and free to offer suggestions
and think out loud. They're not afraid of being put down, so
will risk sharing their opinion. Laughter also opens the door
to more real and risky communication. Sometimes people are
feeling scared or overwhelmed by conditions, but don't know how
to express it. If a humorous comment is made that expresses the
concerns in an exaggerated way, people will laugh. This then
enables them to talk about the uncomfortable issues or concerns.
By laughing, an entry is made for talk about the subject. This
applies just as well in a family setting.


Humor is hazardous to your illness and so are some other things!

There are several things you can do to boost your enjoyment of
life and to open the way for a day of laughter...and then more
days of laughter. I think in terms of Enjoying Health, and to
me, this means total health: body, soul, and spirit. I'd like
to share from my own personal experience what my husband and I
do to build our physical and emotional health and so enjoy life
more fully.

We've changed our diet away from the traditional American diet
that includes white flour breads and sugary drinks and desserts;
grocery store meats that are basically polluted; and packaged
foods. We try to eat natural, vibrant foods; drink more water
than any other liquid; use supplements on a daily basis; and use
(http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com/newsletters/July2004.html)
the Q2 Energy Spa every other day, practically religiously. We
work hard out of doors, getting plenty of fresh air and sunshine;
and we pray to God with thankfulness, asking for His guidance
and blessings too. We're Baby Boomers that were going downhill
in bodily health, but somehow we've made a turnaround and our
aging process has not only been slowed down, but it has been
reversed! We're getting rid of disease symptoms right and left.
Tell every Baby Boomer you know that they can make a difference
in their health. Refer them to my website:
http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com!

Most of us lack energy or have multiple diseases or are
(http://essentialimmunehealth.com/journals/NaturalAntidepressants.html)
depressed. Sickness and disease and depression are on the
rampage in our culture because of the way we have treated
ourselves. I want you to know you can regain your health and
I want you to begin today TO STOP DOING WHAT'S HURTING YOU AND
START DOING SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU. This article is
excerpted from my October 2004 newsletter from my website called
ENJOYING HEALTH. To read more specifically what my
recommendations are, please refer to my October newsletter
(http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com/newsletters/October2004.html).
You can grow old gracefully, happily, finding reasons to laugh
every day...

My skin is being rejuvenated and so is that of my husband Dave
(i.e. moles and liver spots and bumps and skin tags are going
away)... And when the healing process that begins from within
begins to show on the outside of your body, you KNOW you've been
successful in regenerating good health. That's something to
laugh about. ENJOYING HEALTH makes each day more pleasurable.



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Sincerely from me,
Dianne Wandruff
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