We know anecdotally that laughing and crying are basically the same release, and given the choice between the two, who wouldn’t choose laughter- it feels better to the body/mind complex and is more uplifting for the spirit, too! And we’ve all heard the stories of people who have cured themselves from various diseases (such as cancer) by watching a diet of only humorous videos that make the patients laugh, causing the disease to go into spontaneous remission.
And, now we have clinical proof of how that actually works. “Laughter diminishes the secretion of the body’s stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine, while enhancing the immune response; similarly, mirthful laughter boosts the secretion of growth hormone, enhancing key immune responses”. Well, that’s reason enough to put ourselves on a diet that includes large servings of humor on a regular basis! Comedy channel, anyone?
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