Laughter Therapies: The Truth About The Unsuspected Benefits Of Laughter
We all know that laughing is good for us: it relaxes and puts people in a good mood. But did you know that laughter is also great for physical health? So much so that some therapies focus on laughter as a remedy, preventive or curative. Overview of the health benefits of laughter.
By YEET MAGAZINE | YEET MAGAZINE Updated 0200 GMT (1000 HKT) July 20, 2021
We all know that laughing is good for us: it relaxes and puts people in a good mood. But did you know that laughter is also great for physical health? So much so that some therapies focus on laughter as a remedy, preventive or curative. Overview of the health benefits of laughter.
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How does laughter work?
Laughter is a mechanical reflex in response to pleasant stimulation, which can be psychic, such as a joke or a physical situation, caused by tickling, for example. When we laugh, the diaphragm contracts, so much so that it massages the internal organs located in the belly. The more we laugh, the more the wave of laughter propagates in the body to solicit up to 600 different muscles, starting from the face and going up to the legs! Thus, laughter relaxes the whole body, like a gentle gym.
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While laughing is good because it makes us feel good and strengthens social bonds, laughing can also be very beneficial for both physical and mental health.
What are the benefits of laughter on our body?
Laughter relieves stress and drives away depression
Studies have shown that laughing lowers the levels of cortisol, which is known to be the stress hormone. On the other hand, no study is necessary to know that laughing undoubtedly relaxes us. Likewise, laughing makes us feel good. When we laugh, we stimulate dopamine, which promotes the feeling of pleasure, and the synthesis of serotonin, which is reduced in depression. Of course, we won't say that laughing cures depression, but rather that people who laugh more often are less prone to depressive episodes.
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Laughing decreases the sensation of pain and boosts the immune system
Laughing stimulates the secretion of endorphins, or endogenous morphine. These neuropeptides, also released by sports or sexual activity, have the power to reduce anxiety and have pain-relieving properties. Laughter also strengthens the immune system, by increasing the production of natural anti-inflammatory drugs, releasing muscle tension and promoting oxygenation of the body.
Laughter is good for the heart
Laughing would lower heart rate and lower blood pressure within minutes. As a result, laughter fights cardiovascular disease by improving blood circulation and oxygenating the heart.
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Laughter therapies
Given its many virtues, laughter is used more and more to treat, or at least reduce certain discomfort, especially in hospitals. Think of those clowns who aim to bring smiles back to hospitalized children. They are there to make the pain more bearable.
Other goals are targeted at laughter clubs, where laughter yoga is practiced to relax and relieve stress. In these sessions, which are similar to a yoga class, we learn to breathe and we start by forcing a laugh. As this one is contagious, it is not uncommon for the whole group to end up laughing.
In conclusion, we can give as advice to laugh as much as possible every day, and to work on your sense of humor. Don't we say: “Smile at life and life will smile at you?”.
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