{"id":264,"date":"2021-12-12T20:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T20:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letscareforhealth.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2022-05-13T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T17:54:09","slug":"immune-defense-cells-and-benefits-of-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letscareforhealth.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/12\/immune-defense-cells-and-benefits-of-laughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Immune Defense Cells And Benefits Of Laughter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Dr Al Sears Integrative Medicine Practitioner\/Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all believe the old adage \u201cLaughter is the best medicine\u201d. But we have mistakenly attributed this benefit to psychology alone. Now new research has revealed that laughter affects your physiology more directly than attitude or positive thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can show that laughter has an immediate and direct affect on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Heart rate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Skin temperature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Blood pressure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Breathing rate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Muscle activity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Brain activity1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But most importantly (and the point of this letter to you), laughter can improve the way your body handles disease by activating your immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Killing with Kindness *<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers have conducted studies that show laughing gives terminally ill patients a better chance of survival. Many other studies have noted similar outcomes from laughter. Yet there was little investigation of how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers at Indiana State University recently divided subjects into two groups. One group watched a Bill Cosby comedy video. The other group viewed an intended to be serious tourism video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers took frequent blood samples and studied the Natural Killer (NK) cells in the subject. NK cells are part of your immune system. They are your body\u2019s strongest defense against both infections and cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the surprising part \u2026 The difference in physiology did not depend on if the subjects watched a comedy or not. The difference came when the subjects laughed regardless of the subject of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who laughed during the video viewing had an increased NK cell count over those who viewed the same footage and didn\u2019t laugh. And, this effect persisted for many hours after the laughing. 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you make use of this? Well \u2026 easy \u2026 laugh. Ask you family if they\u2019ve heard any good jokes. Go to a comedy play. Rent a funny movie. Make a note when you hear a funny joke and retell it to your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best things\u00a0about\u00a0laughter are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 It\u2019s free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 You don\u2019t have to go down to the store to get some<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 It\u2019s fun to use<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 You can have it with you at all times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 And, as you know, it\u2019s contagious in a good way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"