For hundreds of years, we've known that "Laughter is the best 
medicine".
 
Laughter makes you feel good for a reason.  The physiological 
effects on your body are amazing.  For example:

 · Laughter reduces levels of certain stress hormones.  It 
   provides a safety valve that shuts off the flow of stress 
   hormones and the fight-or-flight compounds that come into 
   action in times of trouble, or hostility or rage. 

 · Laughter boosts the immune system because when you're in a 
   state of mirth, natural killer cells that destroy tumors 
   and viruses increase.  It basically brings balance to all 
   the components of the immune system.

 · Laughter can be a total body workout!  Do you often feel 
   exhausted after a bout of contagious giggling?  This is 
   because you have just had an aerobic workout.

 · Blood pressure is lowered and there is an increase in 
   vascular blood flow, and an increase in oxygenation of 
   the blood.  Oxygenation of the blood enables the body to 
   carry on healing activities for itself.

 · There also has been some belief that laughter prevents some 
   life-threatening diseases such as heart disease.  That's 
   because anger and fear (two emotions that often lead to 
   heart attack) are completely eliminated while you are 
   laughing.
 

Laughing invokes happiness and joy. 
 
Instead of being gloomy and frustrated because there is no 
perceived solution, laughing lifts you up out of your pool 
of problems and places you on solid ground where you can gain 
some new insights.  Under conditions of happiness it is much 
easier to think creatively around a problem than when your mind 
is filled with thoughts of helplessness or worthlessness.
 
Shared laughter promotes bonding and unity within a group.  This 
is particularly evident when there are a few people involved in a 
project.  People feel more welcome and free to offer suggestions 
and think out loud.  They're not afraid of being put down, so 
will risk sharing their opinion.  Laughter also opens the door 
to more real and risky communication.  Sometimes people are 
feeling scared or overwhelmed by conditions, but don't know how 
to express it.  If a humorous comment is made that expresses the 
concerns in an exaggerated way, people will laugh.  This then 
enables them to talk about the uncomfortable issues or concerns. 
 By laughing, an entry is made for talk about the subject.  This 
applies just as well in a family setting.
 
 
Humor is hazardous to your illness and so are some other things!
 
There are several things you can do to boost your enjoyment of 
life and to open the way for a day of laughter...and then more 
days of laughter.  I think in terms of Enjoying Health, and to 
me, this means total health: body, soul, and spirit.  I'd like 
to share from my own personal experience what my husband and I 
do to build our physical and emotional health and so enjoy life 
more fully.
 
We've changed our diet away from the traditional American diet 
that includes white flour breads and sugary drinks and desserts; 
grocery store meats that are basically polluted; and packaged 
foods.  We try to eat natural, vibrant foods; drink more water 
than any other liquid; use supplements on a daily basis; and use 
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the Q2 Energy Spa every other day, practically religiously.  We 
work hard out of doors, getting plenty of fresh air and sunshine;
and we pray to God with thankfulness, asking for His guidance 
and blessings too.  We're Baby Boomers that were going downhill 
in bodily health, but somehow we've made a turnaround and our 
aging process has not only been slowed down, but it has been 
reversed!  We're getting rid of disease symptoms right and left. 
Tell every Baby Boomer you know that they can make a difference 
in their health.  Refer them to my website:  
http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com! 
 
Most of us lack energy or have multiple diseases or are 
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depressed.  Sickness and disease and depression are on the 
rampage in our culture because of the way we have treated 
ourselves.  I want you to know you can regain your health and 
I want you to begin today TO STOP DOING WHAT'S HURTING YOU AND 
START DOING SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU.  This article is 
excerpted from my October 2004 newsletter from my website called 
ENJOYING HEALTH.  To read more specifically what my 
recommendations are, please refer to my October newsletter
(http://www.essentialimmunehealth.com/newsletters/October2004.html).  
You can grow old gracefully, happily, finding reasons to laugh 
every day...
 
My skin is being rejuvenated and so is that of my husband Dave 
(i.e. moles and liver spots and bumps and skin tags are going 
away)...  And when the healing process that begins from within 
begins to show on the outside of your body, you KNOW you've been 
successful in regenerating good health.  That's something to 
laugh about.  ENJOYING HEALTH makes each day more pleasurable.