For Your Health, Learn To Laugh

Laughter is strong medicine for mind and body.

Laughter is also infections. The sound of giggling or raring laughter is more contagious than any cough, sniffle or sneeze.

Beside binding people, laughter triggers healthy physical changes in the body. Humor and laughter strengthens your immune system, boost your energy, diminishes pain and protects you from the damaging effects of stress.

Laughing out loud, being quietly amused, anticipating something funny, and even forcing a smile or chuckle can all lead to increases in positive emotions and neutralize negative emotions, which can help keep us on the “upward spiral” to greater happiness.

Laughter is a great medicine. It is free. It is fun and it is easy to use.

Here laugh at a couple of these. And if you have one of your own, bring it in and tell us during your upcoming appointment at Columbia Orthodontics.

• What do you call a big pile of kittens? A meowntain.
• It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.

• Did you hear about the new corduroy pillows? They’re making headlines everywhere!
• My friend recently got crushed by a pile of books, but he’s only got his shelf to blame.
• Why can’t a bike stand on its own? It’s two tired.
• Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
• Just went to an emotional wedding. Even the cake was in tiers.