LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE!

From now on I’m determined to start every day with a smile and laugh. Charlie Chaplin said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted,” and my mother always quoted, “Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and you cry alone.”

She also believed laughter is contagious and comes along with a positive attitude, love, faith and hope. To laugh is considered a visual expression of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy.

Laughter has been linked to the healthy functioning of blood vessels. It causes the dilatation of the inner lining of blood vessels and increases blood flow.

Sigmund Freud summarised a theory that laughter releases tension and “psychic energy”. This theory is one of the justifications of the beliefs that laughter is beneficial for health.

So, I’m going to laugh to reduce the release of the stress hormones in my body. It may be a little bit late, but my resolution is to laugh more and be healthier into the bargain! JACOBA, BLOEMFONTEIN