Laughter Really is Good Medicine
Source: Alternative Health News Online
Laughter Really is Good Medicine
Remember the column, "Laughter is the Best Medicine?" Reader's Digest was on to something! A scientific study has just shown for the first time that laughter is linked to the healthy functioning of blood vessels. The study, conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, showed that laugher causes the tissue that forms the inner lining of blood vessels (the endothelium) to expand and increase blood flow.
In the study, which was partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, participants watched either funny or stressful movies and had their blood-vessel activity measured. Average blood flow increased 22 percent during laughter and decreased 35 percent during mental stress. This study builds on research conducted in 2000, which suggested laughter may be good for the heart. Source: Alternative Health News Online
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By James Jordan, J.D., C.N.C.
