1. Laughing 100 times roughly equals 15 minutes on an exercise bike? Vigorous laughter increases the heart rate deepens the breathing rate, and uses muscles in the face, stomach, and diaphragm.
2. Aside from improving our moods, laughter can reduce stress, help fight infection, and reduce pain.
3. The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.
4. Laughter causes positive changes in brain chemistry by releasing endorphins, and it brings more oxygen into the body with the deeper inhalations.
5. Laughter releases anger, fear, guilt, anxiety and tension.
6. Laughter encourages concentration on "right" attitudes rather than "wrong" attitudes.
7. Higher levels of an antibody (salivary immunoglobulin A) that fights infectious organisms entering the respiratory tract were found in the saliva of people who watched humorous videos or experienced good moods.
8. Researchers found after watching an hour-long video of slapstick comedy that the "natural killer cells," which seek out and destroy malignant cells, more actively attacked tumor cells in test tubes. And these effects lasted up to 12 hours.
9. The 1998 movie Patch Adams told the real-life story of a nonconformist doctor convinced that fun, play, and clowns are important in improving patients' quality of life in a grim hospital atmosphere.
10. Planning enjoyable activities for the future will reduce the stressor hormones such as cortisol and epinephrine.
Now....with that said....laugh with me....there are 3 videos that have made me laugh out loud in the past two days....they MUST be shared.....you must laugh! Two I saw on Facebook, one, was played during the Super Bowl.....here we go!
The first...is DARTH! I could watch this one over and over and over again. When his mom pushes his sandwich at him....he's so defeated.....it's so sad....and then....well, just watch it, I don't want to be a spoiler! (Thank you Kim & Kim for "liking" it! I wouldn't have seen it so soon!)
My next prize....was posted on Fitzy's wall....and it's a RIOT!!!!! (Let's try it on ORANGE! HAHAHAHA)
And the last gem!? The BEAVER from the Superbowl! Remember the Geico squirrels would high five when they made a car wreck? At first-I thought it was along those lines....but BEST ENDING EVER!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD TIMES! Now...LAUGH!!
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