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Laughter is the best medicine

How often have you given the aforementioned cliché a second thought?

Laughter is an unreserved expression of happiness and enjoyment.

In a recent study, the University of Maryland’s Medical Center concluded that those who laugh a lot are protected to a significant degree against heart attacks.

Children laugh on average 400 times a day while the average adult only laughs 17 times a day? Where did adults lose the ability to laugh?

 
We need to put a lot more laughter into our lives. Some suggestions:

1. Read funny comics

2. Read humorous novels and/ or joke books

3. Bookmark and visit humorous Internet sites

4. Share humorous e-mails with friends/ family/ co-workers

5. Attend a comical production – e.g. “Laugh it off”

6. Watch funny movies – TV/ Olympus/ Drive-In/ DVD

7. Find ways to take ourselves less seriously

8. Listen to the “Market Vendor” at 7:40 AM weekdays – VOB

9. Choose friends who readily laugh and smile

10. Share a joke/ laugh with your significant other at least once a day

Remember that laughter is contagious so please pass it on.