Laugh Your Way to A Fabulous Figure
The old saying, "Laughter is the Best Medicine" appears to be true when it comes to protecting your heart. According to research, laughter relaxes blood vessels and increases blood flow - the exact opposite of what your blood vessel do when you are stressed! In a small study of healthy men and women with normal blood pressure, watching a funny movie increase blood flow by 22%. American College of Cardiology of the University of Maryland says that 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is probably good for the vascular system.
And here’s more reason to lighten up and laugh. A study by the European Congress on Obesity finds that laughing burns more calories than being glum! According to Maciej Buchowski, Ph.D, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, laughing increases our heart rate by 10% to 20%, thus raises the amount of energy we spend. Just 10 to 15 minutes of hearty laughter can burn up to 40 calories per day - that’s 4.4 pounds a year!
Folks, laugh your way to a better blood vessel function, laugh your way to a fabulous figure! Watch a funny flick, visit a humorous blog, or just spend time with people who tickle your funny bone… Laughter is afterall the Best Medicine..
