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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (15:44:59) |
| Tags : Laughter, Health, Study |
Laughter is good work out for promoting health |
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| Washington, April 28: Laughter is as good a work out in promoting health and a sense of well-being, a new study says.
Experts have come up with the study.
They have been studying the human body's response to mirthful laughter and have found that laughter helps optimise many of the functions of various body systems.
They have also shown that laughter has a positive effect on modulating components of the immune system, including increased production of antibodies and activation of the body's protective cells, including T-cells and especially Natural Killer cells' killing activity of tumour cells.
Their studies have shown that repetitious "mirthful laughter," which they call Laughercise, causes the body to respond in a way similar to moderate physical work out.
Laughercise enhances your mood, decreases stress hormones, enhances immune activity, lowers bad cholesterol and systolic blood pressure, and raises good cholesterol (HDL).
As an expert explains: "We are finally starting to realise that our everyday behaviours and emotions are modulating our bodies in many ways." His latest research expands the role of laughter even further. (IANS) |
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