The Influence of Laughter for Healing Disease

It’s not a joke that laughing or you may say as humor can ease pain and undoubtly help healing. More and more doctors, nurses, and also health care workers believe in the healing power of humor. Medical research has proved that laughter can improve physical and mental health as well as cure various disease. Don’t worry if you think you are not funny or not into humor because both spontaneous and stimulated laughter have equal healing powers. So it’s true, that there are so many benefits of humor especially its influence for healing disease.

Firstly, laughter has a significant role in fighting viruses, bacteria, cancer, and heart disease. But, how does it come? That’s because laughter lowers blood pressure and stress hormones in the blood, it also reduces pain and strengthens the immune system. The natural killer cells in the body increase in number and become active. They seek and destroy tumor cells.

Secondly, having so much laughter can sharpen our memory and cognition. That’s because of laughter increases oxygen supply to the brain. It’s good right having an outstanding memory, especially for us, as a senior high school student. In addition, it relaxes muscles, releases toxin and stress, and also helps people to cope.

Finally, laughter can provide cardiovascular benefit. Why? It’s because laughter always relates with heart pulse rate. That’s true, if fifteen minutes of laughter equals ten minutes on rowing machine and fifteen minutes on a stationary bike in reaching the same heart pulse rate. Wow, amazing right? Indeed, laughter is as good as exercise. Do you agree with me?

So, are you in need of a spirit and health boost without a prescription? Then just laugh more because laughter is as important to your well-being as frequent exercise, good nutrition, and enough rest. And always remember one thing, “We don’t laugh because we’re happy. But we’re happy because we laugh.”