Laughter, the Best Medicine

Luba · 10-01-2005, 08:55 AM

http://www.umm.edu/features/laughter.htm

Since one of my favourite things to do in this whole, wide world is to laugh, I have been doing some research on the Health Benefits of laughter...
Following is an article from Reader's Digest:

Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine

Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Centre have found that laughter is tied to the healthy function of blood vessels. It causes the endothelium--the inner lining of blood vessels--to dilate, increasing blood flow.

"The endothelium is the first line in the development of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries." says lead researcher Dr. Michael Miller. Laughter, then, may be an important factor in reducing the risk of heart disease, he says.

Twenty volunteers were shown a stressful movie, blood-vessel lining constricted, reducing blood flow by about 35 percent. Laughter, when shown a movie that provoked laughter, increased blood flow by 22 percent.

"The magnitude of change we saw in the endothelium is similar to the benefit we might see with aerobic activity," Miller says. Be he doesn't recommend not exercising.

"Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week and 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is probably good for the vascular system."

Merika · 10-02-2005, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Luba

"Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week

Oh...thought this was about sex.

Vautrin · 10-02-2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Merika

Oh...thought this was about sex.

Only if your partner is so bad, that you cannot control your laughter.

Luba · 10-02-2005, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Vautrin

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Originally Posted by Merika

Oh...thought this was about sex.

Only if your partner is so bad, that you cannot control your laughter.

Merika · 10-02-2005, 09:21 PM

Yes...they were and I did.

Duke · 10-03-2005, 05:44 PM

Merika, you really need to get laid.

10-01-2005, 08:55 AM	#1
Luba Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow! My Communication Style: Optimistic, Experience Posts: 18,972 Chats: 257	Laughter, the Best Medicine http://www.umm.edu/features/laughter.htm Since one of my favourite things to do in this whole, wide world is to laugh, I have been doing some research on the Health Benefits of laughter... Following is an article from Reader's Digest: Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Centre have found that laughter is tied to the healthy function of blood vessels. It causes the endothelium--the inner lining of blood vessels--to dilate, increasing blood flow. "The endothelium is the first line in the development of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries." says lead researcher Dr. Michael Miller. Laughter, then, may be an important factor in reducing the risk of heart disease, he says. Twenty volunteers were shown a stressful movie, blood-vessel lining constricted, reducing blood flow by about 35 percent. Laughter, when shown a movie that provoked laughter, increased blood flow by 22 percent. "The magnitude of change we saw in the endothelium is similar to the benefit we might see with aerobic activity," Miller says. Be he doesn't recommend not exercising. "Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week and 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is probably good for the vascular system."

10-03-2005, 05:44 PM	#6
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