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Why?Children laughs ~300 times

Adults laugh~ 20 times

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Can laughter be healing?

•Life threatening disease arthritis

•Massive doses of vitamin C &10 minutes watching comedy show

1979

Norman Cousins

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Dr. Madan Kataria Mumbai, India in 1995

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Bethan Joneshttp://www.physedandrec.ualberta.caDr.Billy Strean

Laughter Yoga Instructors

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http://www.laughteryogaonthephone.com/

Gaga Barnes -2006

20 minutes

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Benefits of Laughter

Social BenefitsStrengthens relationships Attracts others to us Enhances teamwork

Mental Health BenefitsAdds joy and zest to life Eases anxiety and fear Relieves stress Improves mood

Physical Health BenefitsBoosts immunity Lowers stress hormones Decreases pain Relaxes your muscles Prevents heart disease

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Michael Miller, M.D University of Maryland Medical Center

Research about Laughter & Heart •November 15, 2000

•150 healthy person and 150 non-healthy, heart disease

•People with of heart heart disease was less laughing ~ 40 % than the others with no problem disease

•endorphins which is chemical releasing when we laugh

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If you were eating in a restaurant with some friends and the waiter accidentally spilled a drink on you, would you

• (a) not find it particularly amusing

• (b) be amused but not show it outwardly

• (c) smile

• (d) laugh

• (e) laugh heartily

http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/humor_survey.htm

Laughter Survey

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A score of 53 or more may mean you have additional laugh protection against heart disease

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University of Maryland Medical Center in 2005.

Drs. Goel, Miller, Mangano, Park, Plotnick, and Vogel

• 20 healthy people, avarage age was 33. • blood flow slowed 35 % went down in 14

of 20 after they watched a movie which cause stress.

• blood flow increased 22 % went up in 19 of 20 volunteers after they watched a movie which cause a laughter.

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Heart attack

Coronary Artery Disease

Endothelium: the inner lining of blood vessels

Laughter maintain the endothelium healthier

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Jun Sugawara and Takashi Tarumi Findings

• Laughter effects last 24 hours

• Depressing caused blood vessels contrasted about 18 percent and harmed the vessels

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Heart Benefits for Diabetes

20 Patients with high blood pressure and

high Cholesterol levels

Laughter Group Control Group

•Laughter group had increase “good” cholesterol levels than Control group

•a lower risk of cardiovascular disease for diabetes patients

Lee Berk, DrPH, MPH Stanley Tan, MD, PhD

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Laugh a day keeps the doctor and the cardiologist and the

psychiatrist away

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References• Chertok, M.( 2009, November 17). Laughter yoga and heart disease.

Retrieved February 5, 2010, from http://www.laughteryoga.org/lyblogs/marlene-chertok/162-laughter-yoga-and-heart-disease

• Cousin, N. (1789). Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: Reflection on healing and regeneration. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company,Inc

• Crawford, B.,Levitt, E.B.,& Newman, G. F.( 2009, March 9) Laughter is good for your heart. Retrieved February 5, 2010, from www.umm.edu/news/releases/laughter. .htm

• Krupa, D.(2009, April 17). Mirthful laughter, coupled with standard diabetic treatment, raises good cholesterol and may lower heart attack risk. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from http://www.the-aps.org/press/releases/09/14.htm

• Miller, M., Mangano, C., Park, Y.,Goel, R., Plotnick, G. D, and Vogel R. A. (2006, February). Impact of cinematic viewing on endothelial function. Retrieved February 5, 2009, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860773/?tool=pubmed