Day 21 - Laughter
 
     There's been something funny going on at Loma Linda University and there are two doctors right in the middle of it.  We're talking about Dr. Lee Berk and Dr. Stanley Tan, and they've been studying the effects of laughter on the human immune system. To date, their published studies have shown that laughing lowers blood pressure, reduces stress hormones, increases muscle range of motion, and boosts immune system function. Laughter also triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and produces a general sense of well-being. This exciting research was featured in the September / October 1996 issue of the Humor and Health Journal. 
 
We all know that a good laugh leaves us feeling great.  That wonderful, euphoric, post-laugher feeling is a type of "positive stress" that produces healthy and positive emotions. After a good laugh, your immune system also seems to "turn it up a notch".    

Your body steps up production of natural killer cells that attack viral infected cells and some types of cancer and tumor cells.
 
Your body activates more cancer fighting T cells.
 
Your body increases the antibodies that fight upper respiratory tract insults and infections.
 
Your body produces more gamma interferon, an antiviral protein that "turns on" the various parts of your immune system.
 
Laughing is good exercise. It provides a workout for your diaphragm and increases your body's ability to use oxygen while it brings in positive emotions that can actually reduce pain.  In a study published in the Journal of Holistic Nursing, patients were told "one-liners" after surgery and before painful medication was administered. Those exposed to humor perceived less pain when compared to the others.

So laugh hard, laugh often and give your body the benefit of friuts and veggies every day.  Have you tried Phi Plus yet? We call it "The Healthiest Food In The World" because its a potent combination of fruits, nuts, seeds, berries, vegetables and spices - convenient whole body nutrtion in each and every bite.

 
Visit The Wholefood Farmacy for Delicious Healthy Foods and snacks !
Awesome soups for winter !

Be Free and Experience Freedom within Yourself : Know that you no longer have to please anyone and you no longer need to "fit in". You need to be You. When you are "authentic" you are Loving and Gentle and Peaceful, and people around you will not feel threatened by your uniqueness, but will celebrate it with you. When you live in this way, your soul will feel free to be All that it can be, and you will unfold into your Full Potential. Be responsible for ensuring that you maintain your own inner sense of freedom and lightness to be Who You Are.

Be Passionate and Share your Passion  ~  Follow your Dreams and Desires.

Be Open and Honest with Yourself and Others  ~  Be Original and Adventurous

 ~  Be Peaceful and Be Gracious

 ~  Live Beyond Social and Verbal Cliches,  do not assume to know how another person thinks or feels or where they are and have been.  Allow them to be where and what they are.   It is the need for you yourself to look at your own illusions
and to make changes in your life, perhaps to see where and how you have allowed these illusions to take hold in your heart.

Go with the flow of life and what it has to offer us !  Enjoy the Good life offers us !
Accept Goodness, it is free  and let it flow from you in return !

Hi Linda,

Absolutely great information.  Thank you for sharing such inspiration.

Flowingly,

Joe

Thanks  Flowingly JOE !


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Hi Linda,

Thank you for sharing this great information with me.

Blessings,

Beryl