In today’s rapidly changing life style, working for long stressful hours, managing households or finances and establishing and maintaining perfect relationship with endearing etc. all have been molding our life towards stress and anxiety. And it has become tough to easily find fun and peace of mind that doesn’t produce any adverse and unwanted secondary effect. But there is at least one activity we can indulge in that is good for us and makes us happy- laughter. Laughter and humor are increasingly regarded as having real and significant benefits for our physical, mental and emotional well-being and comfort.
For all advantage of body from mind to soul, laughter is a great key for longevity and is a symptom of healthy and prosperous life. It relieves stress, improve your mood, enhance communication, and increase wellness. It is a way of getting off the downward spiral of negativity. The impact of laughter on our health is so well even medical researchers have started to take it seriously. If this healing transformational tool is used wisely that can bring not just physical healing, but emotional release, mental flexibility and spiritual perspective.
Whether at the biophysical level or spiritual level, the benefits of laughing are huge and that includes:
- Helps to clean out old, dead waste products from the body- Laughter moves lymph fluid around your body simply by the convulsions you experience during the process of laughing; so it boosts immune system function and helps clear out old, dead waste products from organs and tissues. Remember that your lymph system doesn't have a separate pump; your body needs to move around to properly circulate lymph fluid so that your immune system can carry out its natural functions.
- Increases oxygenation of your body that helps in destroying cancer cells- Laughter is a great way to increase oxygenation of your body at both levels -the cellular and organ level. By laughing, you intake vast amounts of oxygen in huge gulps, and you repeat this process in a sort of temporary hyperventilation session. This is the natural result of laughter, and if you watch someone laugh, you will notice these biophysical effects. It's also interesting to note that cancer cells are destroyed in the presence of oxygen. In fact, many parasites and bacteria don't survive well in the presence of oxygen, and to the extent that you can circulate extra oxygen throughout your body, you can help prevent, or in some cases treat, these diseases.
- Temporarily drops blood pressure- After laughter, blood pressure levels temporarily drop, as do levels of cortisol, a stress hormone associated with a host of threats to the body's health including heart disease and cancer. At the same time disease-fighting killer T cell levels increase as do other substances important to immune function and pain control.
- Benefits for mind and spirit- Beyond the measurable physical benefits of laughter to boost immune function and moderate the stress response, humor also has benefits for the mind and spirit. We often use humor to deal with problems that seem overwhelming. It is a natural and healthy tool because humor provides symbolic control over the otherwise unendurable. That mental grip might be a first step to overcoming a difficulty by reframing the problem in a new and humorous way. It is also more effective than any other experience except tragedy in its potential to cement and strengthen relationships.
So, allow this healing therapy to nurture, build up and to cope with diseases but don't use it to disgrace, ridicule or exclude anyone. Use this Almighty's gift just for healing and constructive purpose rather than to victimize some one.
