Laughter is also the best medicine for relieving stress in the workplace. (Representative Image: Shutterstock)
World Laughter Day 2022: Doctors suggest that laughter is the best medicine to reduce your stress
WORLD LAUGH DAY 2022: Stress has completely permeated our lives. Whether at work, at home because of family or our love life, stress never leaves us alone. What could be the solution in such a situation? On this World Laughter Day, let’s understand the effects of laughter on our bodies and minds.
Doctors suggest that laughter is the best medicine for reducing your stress. Whether it’s watching a sitcom, stand-up comedy, or just joking with friends, laughing is one of the best ways to relieve stress. While a good sense of humor doesn’t come down to drinking the elixir of life and curing all health problems, data suggests that laughter has many health benefits.
Some of the short-term benefits of a good laugh include:
- Soothes Tension
Laughter helps relax the muscles in your body and reduces physical stress. It also stimulates blood circulation. - stimulate organs
Laughter aids in the absorption of oxygen, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases endorphin levels that help reduce pain in your body. - Activate and relieve the stress response
An increase followed by a decrease in the stress response from laughter helps give you a sense of relaxation. Therefore, place a good laugh session, you will experience a very relaxed feeling.
There are also some long-term effects that work in favor of our bodies, which are:
- mood improvisation
Sometimes people experience mood swings, depression, and anxiety due to chronic health conditions or mental stress. Laughter helps to deal with these psychological problems and improve your self-confidence. - Ease the pain
In the long run, if you’re someone who smiles as soon as they get the chance, the result is the controlled release of endorphins that act as painkillers (the body’s natural painkillers) and the result is reduced pain in the body. - Strengthen your immune system
The release of neuropeptides helps fight disease and improves the immune system. To stimulate the release of neuropeptides it is important to have positive thoughts, laughter helps you to see the positive around you instead of the negative.
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