Humor And Stress Relief
Do humor and stress relief go together? Worry and anxiety are the most widespread causes of stress and distress today. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the drugs prescribed most in America are tranquilizers, and the most widely used non-prescriptive drug is aspirin... Too much negative stress! Too little humor! A sense of humor and the ability to laugh have been scientifically proven to lessen the effects of stress on your health and reduce tension... Click here to read more about the positive effects of laughter for relieving tension. Laughter is Nature's form of holistic medicine and stress relief. Scientists are not sure why we have a sense of humor but smiling and laughter are innate. We all have the ability to LAUGH and to SMILE! 
The latest research shows that humor also boosts the immune system's ability to fight disease.In fact, clowning in hospitals has become a growth industry... But knowledge of the healing power of laughter was around even hundreds of years ago...
"The arrival of a good clown exercises more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than 20 donkeys laden with drugs."
The effects of humor and stress relief are difficult to analyse in a laboratory, but the physical benefits of humor have a firm scientific basis. Norman Cousins is perhaps one of the best known cases of laughter being used to combat illness...
In his best selling book Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration
Interestingly, humor (or lack of) can also be used to diagnose depression and can be used to shift a depressed state... Are you getting the proper amount of laughter each day? Explore the theory of laughter therapy and apply it to your life to boost your immune system and relieve tension in this Self-Healing Expressions email course.
I love a good laugh! And even if it were nothing more than sheer silliness and fun, it would still be a gift in my life... But we now know that it is far more than that, that it is, in fact - an essential element in emotional health and has huge benefits for stress relief, pain management, reduction of muscle tension and promoting a positive attitude. (Click here to see a photo of Margo and her sister, Gillian having a BIG laugh!)
I had a good laugh, and a serious think, when reading the Swami's 10 New Commandments, an alternative look at life, and all life's 'stuff'...
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, Cousins details his remarkable recovery from a potentially fatal disease. He took control of his treatment, part of which consisted of humor therapy. Really worth reading!
