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  "A Merry Heart Does Good Like A Medicine" --Proverb  | |
 I have read and heard of the benefits of a good belly laugh. Norman
Cousins wrote a book about his healing journey after being diagnosed
with a life-threatening tissue disease. His book, Anatomy of an Illness,
outlines how he recovered from his illness with laughter and vitamin C
as the predominate treatment! He watched Marx Brothers movies and made
hearty laughter a major part of every day. Scientific evidence shows that:1.) Laughter reduces stress hormones; 2.) Belly laughter brings muscle relaxation; 3.) Laughter is effective for reducing anger and anxiety; 4.) Laughter oxygenates our blood; 5.) Laughter releases endorphins.  "He who laughs, lasts" --Mary Pettibone Poole  I don't know about you, but my companion animals make me laugh a bunch.
They do the funniest things and don't even know it! "Out of the mouths of
babes" is how the saying goes and kids say the darndest things. So go ahead and LAUGH! | ||
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