What is an easy, fun and free way to improve your health and well-being? Well, laughter, of
course.
Laughter isn't just fun and enjoyable; it is good for our health. The power of laughter to heal
shouldn’t ever be underestimated. The more we look into it the more we realize just how healing
it is. And the more we realize just how intricately laughter is related to the whole mystery of
human body functioning. It helps us cope with stress, and relax with friends. It is an indication of
happiness, the sole reason we go on living.
According to Wikipedia Laughter is an audible expression or appearance of happiness, or an
inward feeling of joy. Laughing prompts real, positive changes in your body. For example,
laughing stretches your muscles, and causes your breathing rate to go up helping oxygen reach
your body tissues more efficiently.
Laughter is a positive and powerful emotion that has all the ingredients required for individuals
to change themselves and to change the world in a peaceful and positive way. Laughter is a
universal language, which has the potential to unite humanity without religion. Laughter can
establish a common link between various religions and create a new world order, this is
according to world laughter day organization
A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that laughing
impacts how well your blood vessels are able to expand, the better they expand, the lower your
chances of heart attack and stroke.
Common causes for laughter are sensations of joy and humor; however other situations may
cause laughter as well. Laughter can help reduce stress, strengthen the immune system, lowering
of blood pressure, increase the threshold of pain and it is a natural anti-depressant.
Laughter can help us to wipe the slate clean, in that it can inspire a fresh perception, a new way
of thinking, a change of belief, and the revelation of previously unimagined possibilities.
Laughter inspires lateral thinking. Laughter is also a good antidote to the over-seriousness that
swells during times of stress and anxiety. Over-seriousness blows up problems; laughter blows
them away!
Don't take life too seriously; remember to focus on the lighter side of life. Take time to enjoy
your friends, watch a comedy, read the funnies. I'm sure you've heard this before, but life really
does go by too quickly to spend it being miserable.
Laughter has been called social glue because it bonds us to the people we laugh with. The
message is clear: To live better ... laugh more. It feels good to laugh then laugh to feel good.
Title: Healing Power of Laughter
Purpose: ● To inform people about the healing power of laughing
● To know the different benefits of laughing
Thesis Statement: Healing power of laughing and its relation in improving health and wellbeing
establish by conducting researches and studies in different countries and subject and in the
properties of laughter.
Outline of Speech
I. Definition of Laughter
II. Nature of Laughter
III. Evidence of Healing Power of Laughing
a. Articles
b. Studies
IV. Cause and Benefits of Laughter
V. Conclusion
Source: www.Wikipedia.com
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