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"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people" - Victor Borge
Why Laugh ?
Where
do you want us to
start ?!
We all
know from personal
experience how good it feels to laugh - and studies of people
after laughter show that the endorphins, those uplifting
hormones that keep you feeling positive, cheerful and happy, stay
circulating around your blood and your brain for longer than
you might expect. So a good laugh is a real investment for the
rest of the day.
But now
research on
laughter has shown that it has all sorts of other health benefits
too:
STRESS HORMONES: too much adrenaline and cortisol get your heart racing, your muscles tensing, make you nervous and jumpy, and interfere with your sleep - but, according to Dr Lee Berk's research you can watch the levels of these harmful hormones in the blood drop after a good laugh.
HEART:
Laughter
helps your heart, according to researchers at the
University of Maryland
-
it relaxes the blood
vessels and allows
blood to flow more easily around the body. After a good laugh,
your blood pressure
will be lower than it was before.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS: these are the cells that fight off
disease,
viruses, even cancers. Lee Berk's studies recorded that levels of
several different types of white blood cells go up after laughing. So
give your
immune system a good boost by laughing.
EXERCISE: If you're a real gym bunny, then good for you.
For
all the rest of us who don't always find it that easy to get in the
recommended three-times-a-week aerobic exercise, you'll be pleased to
hear that laughter
gives you all the same benefits as a workout ! It gets your heart
beating faster, your
blood pumping, burns up calories and works your lungs.
RELAXATION: There's more good news here! Studies have shown that after a good
laugh, your muscles
soften and relax. So
use laughter to let go of tension and become more laid back.
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Email us at info@cambridgelaughter.org.uk
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"I have never done anything like that before and it was great fun."
"I
certainly felt lighter and more alert for the rest of the day"
“It was such
fun.
I felt really energised and found myself chuckling out loud for the
rest of the
day.”