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April 27, 2006
A good belly laugh - or even the anticipation of laughter - appears to beneficially affect the body's hormones.
Researchers in California discovered this in a study of 32 healthy men, half of whom were instructed to view a one-hour humorous video of their own selection.
The other half simply sat in a room with an assortment of magazines. The scientists found that those watching the funny videos had, on average, 27 per cent more beta-endorphins and 87 per cent more human growth hormone in their blood than the control group - before the video clips even started to roll.
The levels of these beneficial hormones remained elevated during and after the experiment.
- Washington Post
I feel a laugh coming on... hehehe.... actually, to be fair, I think that was a more of a giggle...
Laugh, or even pretend to
April 27, 2006
A good belly laugh - or even the anticipation of laughter - appears to beneficially affect the body's hormones.
Researchers in California discovered this in a study of 32 healthy men, half of whom were instructed to view a one-hour humorous video of their own selection.
The other half simply sat in a room with an assortment of magazines. The scientists found that those watching the funny videos had, on average, 27 per cent more beta-endorphins and 87 per cent more human growth hormone in their blood than the control group - before the video clips even started to roll.
The levels of these beneficial hormones remained elevated during and after the experiment.
- Washington Post
I feel a laugh coming on... hehehe.... actually, to be fair, I think that was a more of a giggle...
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hahahaa - ahh flic - you crack me up!
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