Laughter is the Best Medicine

April 1, 2013      |      Posted on Posted in Total Well-Being
Laughter is the Best Medicine

People have long believed that laughter is the best medicine and we know now of its many positive physiological effects.

Laughter is known to:

  • Reduces pain
  • Reduces stress
  • Increases our body’s resistance to disease
  • Improves the function of blood vessels
  • Increases blood flow
  • Burns calories

There is plenty of evidence on why we should laugh, so why don’t we? It is believed that our body can not differentiate between fake and real laughter. So take a moment today and just laugh. Who knows, a fake laugh may likely turn into a real one!

Source: Huffington Post Healthy Living