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
Bethan Joneshttp://www.physedandrec.ualberta.caDr.Billy Strean
Laughter Yoga Instructors
http://www.laughteryogaonthephone.com/
Gaga Barnes -2006
20 minutes
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
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
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
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Laughter Survey
A score of 53 or more may mean you have additional laugh protection against heart disease
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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
Jun Sugawara and Takashi Tarumi Findings
• Laughter effects last 24 hours
• Depressing caused blood vessels contrasted about 18 percent and harmed the vessels
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
Laugh a day keeps the doctor and the cardiologist and the
psychiatrist away
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
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