Heart Health Newsletter Jan. 11, 2005
Laughter,
the Jest Medicine
The ancient scriptures give us
some good advice about laughter.
“A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine.”
When we’re laughing,
natural killer cells that destroy
tumors and viruses increase, as do
Gamma-interferon and T-cells,
which supercharge our immune
function to protect us from a host
of diseases, flu and cold viruses
and upper respiratory problems.
A dose of the giggles also
lowers blood pressure, triggers a
flow of endorphins, the body's
natural painkillers, and produces
a general sense of well being.
A touch of levity also
gives us a perspective on our
problems and
helps us to accept the things that
we cannot change.
Author Patty Wooten writes,
“The ability to laugh at a
situation or problem gives us a
feeling of superiority and power.
Humor and laughter can foster a
positive and hopeful attitude.”
Laughter is a complex
response that involves many of the
same skills as problem solving.
Enjoying a good joke is a
mind-altering experience, which
involves the whole brain.
Humor
researcher Peter Derks has shown
that there is a unique pattern of
brain wave activity that actually
jumps back and forth through the
various processing centers of the
brain to follow the pattern of a
joke from the beginning to its
punch line.
Norman Cousins, who has
written extensively on this
subject, says that a good belly
laugh is a “kind of internal
jogging” and is a good source of
cardio exercising.
Researchers estimate
that laughing 100 times is equal
to 10 minutes on the rowing
machine. This is no doubt good
news for some of you out there who
show exercise at the bottom of
your “I’ll do this later when I’m
not so busy” list.
Bernie Siegel MD, cancer
survivor and author of “How To
Live Between Office Visits says,
"The simple truth is that happy
people generally don't get sick."
Dr Siegel tells the
following story. A famous
surgeon presented his patient with
a bill.
The patient said, “I’m
sorry but I cannot pay.”
The
doctor then asked, "Can you pay
half?” and the patient said, I’m
sorry but I cannot pay that
either.”
The doctor tried again. “How much can you pay?"
”Nothing" said the patient. The
doctor was very upset and
exclaimed, “If you couldn’t pay,
then why did you choose me, the
most renowned surgeon in the
country to perform the operation.
The patient answered, “ When it
comes to my health, money is no
object.”
Humor is a universal language. In
countries such as India, laughing
clubs -- in which participants
gather in the early morning for
the sole purpose of laughing --
are becoming as popular as Rotary
Clubs in the United States.
Try it sometimes with
your friends. Sit together in a
room and start making funny faces
at one another. It won't take long
before you all find yourselves
immersed in deep belly laughter.
Laughs but not least, jest
for the health of it, take time
out to add a little more humor to
your life.
Your mind, body and spirit
will thank you for it!
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Gene
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