Monday, January 27, 2014

Laughter and the Immune System

Waking up everyday to something that makes you laugh definitely starts the day off well, but when scientists discover that laughter can actually improve your health?

Well you have me sold. Humor and laughter is quite un-humorous when it is put into scientific terms, but its actually quite intriguing, laughter can help Natural Killer cells, which are cells that can help defeat tumors and cancer in the body, laughter can even help prevent tumors and cancer all together! A test done on 10 students helped relay this information, 5 watched a humorous video and the other 5 watched a teaching video. Blood tests were taken from each test subject, and it showed that the people that watched the humorous video had higher levels of Natural Killer cells in their blood, which in turn helps kill and prevent cancer.

Humor is basically a stimuli that occurs in the body, this can help prevent sicknesses and help mental stability too. In conclusion, laughter and humor is something that everyone should wake up to everyday, mostly because its good for your health and it brightens up your morning!

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