If you want to live longer, die laughing

[Bruce]

This was taken from USA Today. "can laughter keep you healthy? It is possible. Laughter helps keep life in balance and is a key part of a healthy lifestyle. Researchers say laughter helps produce NK cells, which fight infections, including pneumonia and bronchitis. Laughter helps also suppresses the release of cortisol, a hormone that weakens the immune system. It functions as a natural analgesic, which raises the body's pain threshold, and acts as a muscle relaxer. And laughter increases circulatory capacity and strenghens organs , helping the body to become more resistant to infection while boosting energy levels.

Looks like a "new miracle drug."

[Pelicangirl]

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[Googy]

Bruce I wil try this.Is it Ok to laugh at yourself?

Love,

Googy

[Pelicangirl]

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[Lory]

Originally posted by Bruce:
This was taken from USA Today. "can laughter keep you healthy? It is possible. Laughter helps keep life in balance and is a key part of a healthy lifestyle. Researchers say laughter helps produce NK cells, which fight infections, including pneumonia and bronchitis. Laughter helps also suppresses the release of cortisol, a hormone that weakens the immune system. It functions as a natural analgesic, which raises the body's pain threshold, and acts as a muscle relaxer. And laughter increases circulatory capacity and strenghens organs , helping the body to become more resistant to infection while boosting energy levels.

Looks like a "new miracle drug."

Bruce - where Iwork, I "shake hands" daily with another PD person. It's our inside joke that we don't have to make any special effort to "shake" -- tee hee. Lory