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    The Importance Of Laughter For Health And Happiness
    The Importance Of Laughter For Health And Happiness
    The Importance Of Laughter For Health And Happiness
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    The Importance Of Laughter For Health And Happiness

    By Silvio Famularo

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    Laughter is one of the most under appreciated assets we have at our disposal. Most people just haven’t recognized its importance. Since the ability to laugh is something that has generally always been with us and is something that comes free, we have tended not to recognise its importance. Most parents will encourage their children to get a good education, to eat the right foods, to get adequate exercise, to save money for the future, etc., but one seldom hears parents or teachers say to children, “It’s important to get plenty of laughter”. Yet there is hardly anything more useful for enriching one’s life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSilvio Famularo
    Release dateAug 10, 2011
    ISBN9781465919618
    The Importance Of Laughter For Health And Happiness
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    Silvio Famularo

    Silvio Famularo is a New Zealander of Italian decent. He has had a varied career as an opera singer, comedian, actor and public speaker as well as having owned and managed several businesses. Now in his later years he is mainly devoting his time to writing books with the aim of sharing the good and valuable information he has learned in life with others. His philosophy is that it is not what you accumulate in life that matters, but what you contribute.

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      The Importance Of Laughter For Health And Happiness - Silvio Famularo

      The Importance of Laughter For Health And Happiness.

      Silvio Famularo

      Copyright 2011 by Silvio Famularo.

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      This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or if it was not purchased for your use only, then please return it to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the entitlements of the author.

      Table of contents

      Healing –power

      Strengthens the Immune system

      Pain control

      Heart diseases and high blood pressure

      Helps cancer sufferers

      A diagnostic tool

      Alleviates Bronchitis and Asthma

      Norman Cousins

      Relieves pent up feelings

      Fighting stress and depression

      Meditation and Relaxation

      So what makes us laugh?

      Belly Laughing

      What some famous people have said about Laughter

      Social value

      Humour is great for grabbing attention

      In the work place

      Educational value

      Cultural or community relevance

      Dispels anger and aggression

      Releases boredom

      Humour and laughter for survival

      Infectious

      The best exercise

      Improves Stamina in athletes

      Good for Actors and Singers

      Analysing laughter

      Regaining the positive side of childhood

      The difference between being a laugher and creating laughter

      How to get more laughter in our lives

      Put on a laughter parties

      Start a laughter club

      Faking Laughter

      Develop your own style

      Collect humour

      The difference between humour and laughter

      Forbidding laughter

      Introduction

      Laughter is one of the most under appreciated assets we have at our disposal. Most people just haven’t recognized its importance. Since the ability to laugh is something that has generally always been with us and is something that comes free, we have tended not to recognise its importance. Most parents will encourage their children to get a good education, to eat the right foods, to get adequate exercise, to save money for the future, etc., but one seldom hears parents or teachers say to children, It’s important to get plenty of laughter. Yet there is hardly anything more useful for enriching one’s life.

      Because the ability to laugh is a free gift from God, we’ve tended not to notice that it affects people in so many positive and amazing ways. For a starter, it releases endorphins. Endorphins are chemicals produced in the brain that are released into the body in order to makes us feel good, and that good feeling can stay with us for many hours after the laughter subsides.

      There is no better substitute for dealing with the many day to day difficulties we face and all the obstacles to progress that come our way. It enables us to look at problems from a different point of view, it makes them seem less serious, and it makes it more comfortable for us to face the problems and deal with them.

      Our sense of humour is one of the most powerful tools we have to make certain that our daily mood and emotional state fosters good health rather than working against it. Laughter also helps us maintain a healthy lifestyle in general. It’s a practice that is increasingly being recommended by health care professionals as a means of preventive medicine.

      You might say that laughter is God’s gifts for helping us to cope with and survive difficulties, both physically and emotionally. Its not generally recognised, but laughter helps us weigh up our options in a creative way. We need to chuckle, giggle, and belly laugh more. These are the sounds that spring from the soul and help us feel better and see things more clearly.

      Laughter helps us balance our daily activities. It balances rushing around with rest, work with play, seriousness with fun, and heaviness with lightness. Unfortunately, people tend to laugh less as they get older. This is something we need to attend to. There is a belief that we are inclined to grow old sooner than we should because we stop laughing.

      Regular doses of laughter can bring about amazing changes in people’s lives. It changes the character of our thought; it lifts enthusiasm, boosts morale and motivates us to move on. Added to that, it improves our relationships with other people.

      Healing power

      Perhaps the most important thing about laughter is its healing power. Laughter’s not called the best medicine for nothing. It’s suitable for every kind of illness, it doesn’t have any negative after effects, doesn’t leave

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