Got jokes?!
How do you make a napkin dance?
Put a boogie in it!
While this joke may have not made you laugh, I tried! You know why? Laughter is actually quite beneficial to your health.
First, I’d like to give you a link for some further information regarding the benefits of laughter. With this more in-depth view of the medicine of laughter….
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/25/laughter.music.lower.blood.pressure/index.html
Laughter causes a change in your facial expression, and it can put you in a more positive mood due to physiological changes. According to the Help Guide, laughter is a great cure for stress because laughter triggers the release of endorphins, relaxes the body, and protects the heart. With laughter comes stronger relationships, more positive mood, boosts immunity and lowers stress hormones.
WebMD, a very reliable source on all health matters, has an amazing video that states, laughing 100 times a day gives the same as a ten-minute cardio workout. You can feel it in your abs when you laugh. The tightening of those laughter muscles in your core and your face is a simple and effective medicine for life’s daily difficulties.
In the USA, heart disease remains the number one killer. Along with your good diet and workout routine, why not add a generous, hearty laugh to the routine. You can mix it up. Start with a light giggle, go to a belting laugh, and tone it down for a smooth warm-down to a light chortle…
An article by the Daily Mail Reporter regarding 50 very unlikely – but medically proven – diet tips states that 10 to 15 minutes of laughter a day can lead to a weekly energy consumption increase of up to 280 calories. Some of their other tips are quite interesting as well. Number 12 states that stress is the biggest cause of overeating, and laughter decreases stress. Therefore… you probably already know where this is going.
Well, have a good laugh and stay healthier. I’ll leave you with this to get you started…
I got my girlfriend to help me do some odd jobs around the house. I handed her a can of paint and said. “Can you please paint my porch…”
She went outside and came back twenty minutes later. He said, “All done!”
I said, “Wow that was fast.”
She said, “I know! This is fun! I’m getting better… Oh, by the way, it’s pronounced Porsche, not porch!”