Method 2. Short-Cuts to Rapidly Reduce Stress in your Working or Studying Environment, and Create Peace of Mind Now!

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Stress relief from laughter? Yes, no joke. It was an age old question for me - why do people who laugh more appear happier, more relaxed, more in control, and in better health? 

What was the secret? What was the formula? 

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When you start to laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces some very powerful physical changes in your body. Wow, all that just from a short burst of laughter. It also promotes a healthier, more positive attitude, and at the end of the day, why would you want to resist happiness in your life?

Take yourself back to a time when you've had a good old chuckle - how did you feel? Lighter, lifted, happier, even relieved?
Laughter can :

Short-term effects :

• Stimulates many organs. Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain.
• Activates and relieves your stress response. A rollicking laugh fires up and then cools down your stress response and increases your heart rate and blood pressure. The result? A good, relaxed feeling.
• Soothes tension. Laughter can also stimulate circulation and aid muscle relaxation, both of which help reduce some of the physical symptoms of stress.

Long-term effects :

• Improves your immune system. Negative thoughts manifest into chemical reactions that can impact your body by bringing more stress into your system and decreasing your immunity. In contrast, positive thoughts actually release neuropeptides that help fight stress and potentially more-serious illnesses.
• Relieves pain. Laughter may ease pain by causing the body to produce its own natural painkillers. Laughter may also break the pain-spasm cycle common to some muscle disorders.
• Increases personal satisfaction. Laughter can also make it easier to cope with difficult situations. It also helps you connect with other people.

It's even being recommended by The Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine as an approach to stimulate lymphatic health! I'm not saying go over the top here, but just a couple of chuckles a day, may well keep the doctor away.

A great clip here from the amazing Karl Pilkington attending a Laughter Yoga club in India, where laughter really is the best medicine.  

Remember, "A day without laughter, is a day wasted." Charlie Chaplin

Thanks for stopping by!

Adam