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Do Happy People & Optimist Live Longer?
According to Dr. Mercola at Mercola.com, the benefits of laughing include:
• Relaxation and reduction in muscle tension.
• Lowered production of stress hormones.
• Improved immune system function.
• Reduction in blood pressure.
• Clearing the lungs by dislodging mucous plugs.
• Increasing the production of salivary immunoglobulin A, which defends against infectious organisms that enter through the respiratory tract.
• Aerobic effects that increased the body‘s ability to utilize oxygen.
• A rapid ability to disregard aches and pains or to perceive them as less severe.
In the book, Anatomy of an Illness, Norman Cousins tell of his journey of being bedridden with a “death sentence” of a few months to his remarkable recovery with laughter and Vitamin C.
Laughter does more than help and heal you… it does wonders for your face value!