Laughter has been called "the best medicine" for many decades — and now there’s scientific proof. A study from the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in Brazil has shown that regular chuckling ...

University of Jaén investigators report significant reductions in anxiety and increased life satisfaction in adults through ...

This study assessed the impact of laughter therapy in both patients with cancer and caregivers, and both groups showed decreases in mood disturbances, in addition to decreases in pain for patients and ...

A new, first-of-its kind study has demonstrated that laughter can indeed be good medicine – especially for those with heart disease. Researchers, including Marco Saffi from the Hospital de Clínicas de ...

Laughter therapy, encompassing interventions such as laughter yoga and simulated laughter techniques, has increasingly attracted scientific interest for its potential to improve mental health. This ...

May 13, 2005 — -- Maybe that guy at the office who deliberately laughs at the boss's jokes has it right. A carefully cultivated ability to giggle might help you and the people around you feel ...

So, laughter really is the best medicine. A mere chuckle is enough to expand cardiac tissue and increase the flow of oxygen throughout the body, thus exercising a weakened heart, according to a new ...

Aug. 28, 2023 -- A study found that people who engaged in “laughter therapy” had less inflammation and improved heart health. The study split 26 adults with an average age of 64 and all diagnosed with ...

LAUGHTER THERAPY: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LAUGH? Laughter triggers a series of physical responses that affect the entire body. As part of laughter therapy, these changes may include:- Muscle stretching, ...

As daylight diminishes, people can feel their mood dimming. In fact, millions of U.S. adults experience seasonal affective ...

A client jokingly told me his cat was traumatized because “it heard profanity” in the house. I thought he said the cat was upset because of “turd profanity.” I asked, “Is there something about ‘turds’ ...