LOL, everyone knows that stands for “Laugh out loud”. Hopefully when you type lol you really are laughing out loud because the benefits of laughter are far reaching. Laughter comes easily to children and they tend to laugh at least 20 times more than adults do every day. As an adult you need to make yourself laugh more to benefit your health and well-being. It doesn’t matter if the laughter is real or fake, the body doesn’t know the difference. Laughing can reduce pain in a couple of ways: one way is by producing endorphins which are the body’s natural pain killer and by take your mind off of the pain while you are laughing. When you laugh you use 30 muscles in your face and by working out those facial muscles you can literally look younger. There are other anti-aging effects of laughter like improved memory and alertness. Often stress is blamed for a lot of the aches and pains that people suffer with, laughter can help reduce stress too. To learn more about the benefits of laughter check out these 18 blog articles.
Pain Relief
When runners talk about the feel-good endorphins or “runners high” that they get when they run it’s the same feeling that you can get from having a good laugh. Those endorphins are nature’s way of reducing pain. People that suffer with chronic pain had a decrease in pain after taking part in laughter therapy, for as few as eight weeks. Take a look at these six blog posts to learn more about the benefits of laughter.
Anti-Aging
You may be curious as to how laughter can slow down the aging process. Laughter improves your mood and outlook which makes you more social. Having an active social life will keep you younger at heart. Physically, laughing helps improve blood flow and oxygen levels in your body which helps improve your heart function as well as other organs in your body. Engaging in laughter also helps keep your mind sharp and improves your alertness. These are just a few of the benefits that you can find in these six blog entries.
Stress Relief
One of the easiest benefits to believe about laughter is a reduction in stress. You can physically feel some of the tightness going out of your shoulders as an overall feeling of well-being floods your body when you experience a tear jerking session of laughter. Doctors are quick to tell their patients that stress is causing a lot of their physical problems. Why not try laughing as a free method of treating your stress. These six blog postings will explain in more detail how laughter helps reduce stress.
Originally posted on Kenny Myers.