laugh… evolve…

08 Saturday Aug 2015

Posted by Hunt 4 Truth in B4Peace, Consciousness, Culture, Happiness, I can improve today, Inner peace

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endorphins, laughter, psychological stress, Social laughter

Social laughter is correlated with
an elevated pain threshold
Laughter Produces Endorphins,
Study Finds:

“Laughter is very weird stuff, actually,” Dr. Dunbar said. “That’s why we got interested in it.” The simple muscular exertions involved in producing the familiar ha, ha, ha, trigger an increase in endorphins. Laughter contributes to group bonding and may have been important in the evolution of highly social humans.
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In five sets of studies in the laboratory and one field study at comedy performances, Dr. Dunbar and colleagues tested resistance to pain both before and after bouts of social laughter. See: Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

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Eric

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Laughter-A Perfectly Efficacious Therapy Costing Nothing!

26 Wednesday Mar 2014

Posted by Hunt 4 Truth in Happiness, Health

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Bible, laughter, natural resources, transcendental wisdom

I’m discovering wisdom from my friend Reigh that has been available in the best selling book of all time… here is a sample:

The Perfect Prescription2014

It is no exaggeration to say that humor is highly infectious-even more infectious than a cold. Actually, humor is not only infectious, it is contagious. The sound of a hearty roaring laughter automatically makes us smile even when we have no clue what the person might be laughing at. Laughter has a way of binding us together-sharing in each other’s happiness. Health-wise, laughter has physiological and psychological health outcomes. For example, it fortifies our immune system. It reduces stress levels and pain. It also decreases inter-personal and intra-personal conflict. Interventional scientific studies affirm the preventive and therapeutic properties of spontaneous laughter.

Laughter has been found to have positive effects on the following:

Blood Pressure: When a person has a hearty laugh, initially their blood pressure rises, but then it immediately falls to levels below normal, and levels off to normal levels.