Insomniac's Mind: Laughter Is The Best Medicine

While surfing the net early this morning, I chanced upon this article and I was forced to get a good laugh. Afterall, who wants to frown and get wrinkles at an early age? Ahem, 30+ is STILL young you know. Don't dare argue with me, this is my blog, he he.

Now let's see, the benefits of laughter :

* Eustress State - a condition where mirthful laughter produces healthy or positive emotions that influence the immune system, boosting natural killer cells and tumor cells.

* Activation of T lymphocytes - laughter tells the immune system to activate the T cells or wake them up.

* Strenghtens the fight against upper respiratory tract infection through an increase in the antibody IgA (immunoglobulin A). An antibody fights disease-causing "invaders".

* Increase in gamma interferon that tells the immune system to turn itself on.

* Increase in IgB, another antibody, as well as an increase in Complement 3, which assists antibodies in penetrating infected cells. The beneficial effects lasted, and levels of antibodies increased, right on the day after patients watched a funny video.

* Laughing is a stress buster.

* Laughter exercises the diaphragm and improves the body's ability to use oxygen.

* It can help reduce pain and help speed up healing.

Hmmmm....I think I'll watch The 40 year Old Virgin with D this afternoon.

Still awake? j on Tuesday, August 8 at 8:38:00 AM | Permalink

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tama pala talaga ang laughter's the best medicine. hehe. :D

Posted by Anonymous | 8/08/2006 11:42:00 AM

oo nga Karol :)

Posted by j | 8/08/2006 12:31:00 PM

To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
-Jim Valvano-

Posted by Sidney | 8/08/2006 01:43:00 PM

yeah! laugh,laugh,laugh*,*
pansin ko paghappy ka your always smiling or laughing ang ganda sa face parang nakakadagdag BEAUTY!
agree?

Posted by Anonymous | 8/08/2006 02:40:00 PM

if you're bubbly, you feel light.

we need more laughter in this life and need no reason to laugh at all. huwag lang mukhang baliw. hehehe!

Posted by Ers | 8/08/2006 04:31:00 PM

smile! nyahahaha!

laughter is trully the best medicine (from readers digest) and has been tested not by one but by millions... hehehe

tell me if the 40 year old virgin is good, im having doubts to buy that film.

Posted by Mmy-Lei | 8/08/2006 05:36:00 PM

alam ko merong book na collection ng mga yan

Posted by Jinjiruks | 8/08/2006 10:19:00 PM

can't help it. i am now laughing very loudly now.hehehe! LOL!

Posted by Owen | 8/09/2006 01:34:00 AM

hello Kuya Kadyo, tawa naman diyan he he

Posted by j | 8/09/2006 06:28:00 AM

hello Sidney, I believe in the balance of life. for me, laughter and tears go hand in hand. there is a need to shed tears from time to time because of its physiological benefits. i don't mean to make everybody cry because of depression, i just wat them to watch a movie to have a good cry :)
and without thoughts, how can we go on living life to the fullest?

Posted by j | 8/09/2006 06:32:00 AM

correct ka diyan Bee, and when you smile and laugh, say goodbye to wrinkles :)

Posted by j | 8/09/2006 06:34:00 AM

wag namanb tumawa siguro in public tumawa magisa Princess, he he

Posted by j | 8/09/2006 06:37:00 AM

naku Mmy Lei, go watch it sasakit tiyan mo sa kakatawa :)

Posted by j | 8/09/2006 06:38:00 AM

meron talaga Rho, at malaki ang health benefits :)

Posted by j | 8/09/2006 06:43:00 AM

pag nakita mo Jinjiruks, share mo sa amin ha

Posted by j | 8/09/2006 06:44:00 AM

good for you Papa Owen :)