Rodney mighta felt bad … but he should make you feel good. Because a new study shows that laughter can produce the same health benefits as physical exercise. That euphoric finding was presented at the 2010 Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim.
The idea that a good guffaw might be good for you surfaced in the 1970s. Since then, mirth has been shown to reduce stress and even boost immunity.
To continue cataloguing the health benefits of hilarity, scientists
at Loma Linda University had volunteers watch a video: either 20
minutes from a funny movie or stand-up routine. And the researchers
found that laughing along with some light-hearted comedy actually
lowered volunteers’ blood pressure. And it altered their appetite
hormones in the same way that moderate exercise would.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Laughing Proves As Effective As Exercise: Scientific American Podcast
Author: Karen Hopkin
