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The Best Exercise
Imagine an exercise that may help you fight the flu, reduce stress, make your heart healthier, and make you grow younger - too good to be true? Wait, there's more. You do not need any special equipment or expensive vitamins. You will get results without a restricted diet of only broccoli, and you most likely will never have to break a sweat! What is this powerful elixir for well-being? It is laughter.
Laughter is good medicine for the mind, the body, and just may help you in feeling closer to God. You are blessed with your own natural pharmacy of powerful chemicals just waiting to go to work for you. All you need to initiate their employment is laughter. All types of laughter are welcome – giggling, belly laughter, snorting – it's all good for you!
Laughter is like inner jogging. In much the same way that aerobic-type cardiovascular exercise benefits the heart, laughter has been shown to have a positive effect on blood pressure and overall circulation. Set a daily intention to go on a "good humor" mission. Studies show that people with a history of heart disease are not as good as healthy people at recognizing humor in everyday situations.
When you are stretched for time and your sweats and sneakers are not ready and available, look for an opportunity to laugh with life. Make fun with yourself and choose to spread the good, healthy vibes of laughter everywhere you can. Laughter is contagious and is good for everyone. It helps to support healthy levels of endorphins, which are helpful in building happiness and fighting anxiety and depression. Our naturally occurring humor chemicals are a good complementary therapy against inflammation and may be helpful in fortifying your immune response, including helping natural killer cells fight cancer. Unlike most medicines these days, laughter and humor are free of negative side effects – unless of course you count a good side-ache and tears of laughter as "negative".
Have a good time! Look for an opportunity to enlighten and enliven yourself and the world around you with laughter and humor. Believe that the world is ready to laugh more. Your lighter presence is being asked to step up and be heard.