Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, we can’t seem to stop laughing and being happy today Flexxers, could it be because today is #InternationalDayofHappiness or because the Flexx life is really the best life or is it both? Yess it is and because laughter really is the best medicine; here are some wonderful things that happen to your body when you laugh.
Improves mental health
Yes it does, don’t you just feel happy and awesome after having a deep and hearty laugh? This is due to “endorphins” which are produced and release into your body when you laugh. Endorphins are hormones that soothe pain and makes the body feel good.
Laughing makes us more intelligent by energizing the brain’s activity levels and increasing cognitive intelligence and functions. In addition, laughing fights the effects of mental illnesses like depression; finding reasons to laugh when you’re sad or stressed reduces the effects on your mental and physical organs.
Best lullaby
Know anyone having trouble sleeping? Get or do things that will make them laugh especially in the evenings and watch them have the soundest sleep they’ve ever had after, this is because laughing out loud enables the body produce “melatonin”, a hormone that induces sleep and revitalizes the mind.
Keeps you in good physical shape
Apart from reducing pain and aches in the body, laughter keeps you fit and in good shape. This is because it is a natural activity that slows down blood pressures and blood rates thereby relaxing the muscles and keeping the immune system in top shape. While laughing, antibodies that protect the immune system, known as T cells are produced and fights minor health issues like colds and the rest.
Health experts have proven that laughter gives the same benefits as physical exercise, while it might not give you abs or build muscles, laughter can indeed enable a good cholesterol, level, reduce stress hormones, gives you healthy appetite and vitalize body parts like the shoulders, diaphragm, and abdomen. It also allows you breathe correctly and this makes cardio exercises better.
Makes you a loveable person and improves your social life
People fall in love with people’s laughter all the time. True and honest laughter/ smiles brings people together, you are yourself and have fun when you communicate with people through jokes and funny situations. Laughter also boosts your self-esteem, makes you look younger, finer and enables lasting friendships and relationships.
Guess who won’t stop laughing now? Usssss!
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