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Why Laughter Is The Best Medicine

Posted by timothy on from the because-of-reader's-digest dept.

John writes "We know that laughter can be helpful in stressful situations, but researchers are discovering that laughter can do a lot more. When we laugh, we not only create an overall feeling of well-being for ourselves, but also release cells such as Gamma-interferon, T-cells and B-cells - all of which make disease-destroying antibodies. Not only are we releasing more of them, we are also making these crucial cells more active. Organisations such as Camp Quality have acknowledged this -- naturally, their slogan affirms that 'laughter is the best medicine.' Click here to read more."

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  1. Heh heh... by tunah · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hee hee... Gamma-interferon, T-cells and B-cells - all of which make disease-destroying antibodies.

    Okay, I don't get it.

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  2. Autoimmune Problems by DustMagnet · · Score: 3, Funny
    So, since I have an over active immune system (allergies and asthma), I should avoid laughing?

    Ha! I don't think so. LOL

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    1. Re:Autoimmune Problems by dpilot · · Score: 3, Funny

      Perhaps it's not that you should avoid laughing, but that you are laughing at the wrong things. Maybe if you laughed at the right things, your immune system would quit attacking the wrong things.

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    2. Re:Autoimmune Problems by Lars+T. · · Score: 3, Funny

      Mod the parent "+1, Healthy".

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  3. Every time I hear "laughter is the best medicine". by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think of this quote:

    "Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess was
    why several of us died of tuberculosis." --Jack Handey

  4. Current available medications by TimMD909 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I like to think of myself as a doctor, that's why I self medicate. I find inhaling copius amounts of nitrious oxide can help induce laughing.

    Then of course, what's better than making one laugh uncontrollably than pot? Hehehe