(Original photo of myself, my sister and my lovely aunty). I'm still waiting for their accounts to be approved so that they can join me here.
Laughter has been scientifically proven to be a powerful tool in increasing vitality and rejuvenation.
Even causes of terminal illness have been reversed by people using laughing, for example, watching funny videos and reading comics. Many of these causes have been well documented.
We need to become a little bit more light hearted and take a less serious attitude to life. We tend to take ourselves too seriously.
Remember life is not a dress rehearsal, we are only here once so let's enjoy it.
Several leading psychiatrists have stated that the more constant feature of mentally healthy people is the ability to laugh at themselves.
It's almost a guarantee against worry and anxiety, two leading maladies in our technologically driven world.
How laughter works:
Laughter produces its beneficial effects because of the following physiological facts.
1. Laughing relaxes the mind and body. If you laugh until you cry, the tears wash away toxic chemicals associated with stress.
2. laughing exercises the heart and stimulate the circulation of blood. "this is perhaps why laughter is called " internal jogging ".
3. Laughter exercises the diaphragm and lungs and stimulates deep breathing.
4. Laughing activates pituitary and adrenal hormones and causes other beneficial bio-chemical changes.
5. Laughing stretches the facial muscles, which helps to produce a reduction in facial wrinkles.
Don't stop smiling and laughing because laughter is good for your health. Even if your articles on steemit is never upvoted by viewers don't take it as an offense. Smile, if possible laugh because, it can only get better.
