Joe says:

Laughter is actually very strong medicine. Dr. William Fry, Jr., professor emeritus at Stanford University and a pioneer in laughter research, believes that even the physical act of laughing is good for you. But the most astonishing evidence of the healing power of laughter comes from a study of 48 heart attack patients. Half watched comedic films for 30 minutes every day; the other half served as controls. After a year, patients in the control group had a greater number of recurrent heart attacks. Indeed, other researchers suggest that laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, reducing hormone levels that can trigger dangerous heart rhythms, coronary inflammation, and blood clotting.
1 | Aug. 27, 2008 at 12:03pm