A health & wellness newsletter for enhanced living
July 2016
Laughing proves to be more than just having fun
Knock knock. Whos there? Its inter-
national. Its international who? Its
International Joke Day on July 1st!
Okay, alright, so there have been
better jokes. But, who doesnt enjoy
a good knock-knock joke every once
in a while? Even on your worst day,
making yourself positively react to
humor can lift your spirits and turn
your mood around.
According to PBS, the Public
Broadcasting Service, research has
found that if you physically display
a certain emotion, such as joy or
anger, you are more likely to actu-
ally experience that emotion. One
study involved participants holding
a marker in their mouths in a way
that caused them to either smile
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been found to reduce both pain
and stress.
Social benefits of humor
When we display a good sense of
humor, it causes others to perceive us
as more friendly and pleasant. This
can lead to closer relationships, such
as stronger bonds between friends
and family or happier marriages.
Emotional benefits of humor
Humor often improves our mood
and instills in us feelings of well-
being, including confidence, live-
liness, optimism, and ambition.
Furthermore, humor increases our
self-esteem, as we tend to feel better
or frown. When both groups were
about ourselves when we find the
shown the same comic strips, those
ability to laugh about things. On
smiling tended to find the cartoons
the other hand, laughter reduces the
funnier than those frowning.
symptoms of mental illnesses like
anxiety and depression.
But, why should we make an ef-
fort to incorporate humor into our
While International Joke Day is a
lives? Surely we can be content
great opportunity to put your sense
without it. However, aside from
of humor to good use, there is no
making us laugh and enjoy our-
need to wait for a special occasion
selves, humor can also greatly ben-
to inject humor into your everyday
efit our health. PBS explains that
life. Having a few laughs throughout
humor has many physical, social,
your day is a surefire way to keep
and emotional benefits.
yourself happy and healthy!
Physical benefits of humor
Humor increases levels of endor-
phins and dopamine, both of
which contribute to happiness. In
addition, humor and laughter have
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Did you know?

Whats laughter got to do with it?

According to Psychology Today, most laughter is
about interpersonal relationships. Humans are thirty
times more likely to react with laughter in a social
situation than they are when alone.

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