Good Medicine
In Better Homes and Garden article titled “Laugh Your Way to Good Health,” Nick Gallo made an observation that echoes what King Solomon thousands of years ago:” A merry heart does good, like medicine” (Proverbs 17;22). Gallo said, “Humor is good medicine-and could actually help keep you in good health.” He quoted William F Fry M.D., who decried laughter as “ inner jogging” and says that it is good for a persons cardiovascular system.
Comparing laughter to exercise Gallo pointed out that when a person laughs heartily several physical benefits occur.
There is a temporary lowering of blood pressure.
A decreased rate of breathing.
And a reduction of muscle tension
He said that many people experience a “relaxed afterglow.” He concluded, “An enduring sense of humor especially combined with inner resources such as faith and optimism, appears to be a potent force for better health and healing”.
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Good Medicine
Posted - 07/06/2004 : 10:53:37
