Benefits of Humor

Your ability to laugh, and have fun with others makes life more enjoyable, helps you solve problems, connect with others, and be more creative.

People who incorporate humor find that, it renews them and all their relationships. Laughter binds people together and increases happiness and intimacy.

Laughter also triggers healthy physical changes in the body. Humor and laughter strengthen your immune system, boost your energy, diminish pain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress.

Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free, and easy to use. Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.

Benefits of humor:

1. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. 
2. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. 
3. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems. 
4. Humor boosts immune system and even decreases pain. 
5. Humor eases anxiety and fear, relieves stress, and improves mood.
6. Humor strengthens relationships and attracts others to us. It also enhances the team work, reduces conflict and increases group bonding. 
7. Humor reduces stress and increases energy, enabling you to stay focused and accomplish more.

 What are the ways to laugh?

• Watching a funny / comedy movie or TV show.
• Joining a comedy club.
• Reading the fun literature and spending time with funny people.
• Playing with a pet or children.
• Taking time for fun activities.

Laugh Long and Live Long
Gayathri