{"id":174010,"date":"2022-01-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?p=174010"},"modified":"2022-01-16T19:18:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:18:16","slug":"research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing","title":{"rendered":"Research Says You Should Laugh More: 10 Surprising Benefits of Laughing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/zjia7r.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Would you like to have fun and improve your health at the same time? You may rightly not believe me if I tell you that all it takes is a hearty laugh. But the benefits of laughing are based on scientific support. So how does laughing provide benefits? What positive effects does it have on the human spirit and body?<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#Here-are-the-benefits-of-smiling-scientifically-proven-as-a-result-of-research\" >Here are the benefits of smiling scientifically proven as a result of research:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#1-It-lowers-your-blood-pressure\" >1) It lowers your blood pressure.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#2-It-reduces-anxiety-and-other-negative-emotions\" >2) It reduces anxiety and other negative emotions.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#3-It-strengthens-your-immune-system\" >3) It strengthens your immune system.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#4-A-natural-antidepressant\" >4) A natural antidepressant.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#5-It-makes-you-breathe-better\" >5) It makes you breathe better.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#6-It-regulates-your-cardiovascular-system\" >6) It regulates your cardiovascular system.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#7-Fights-stress-hormones\" >7) Fights stress hormones.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#8-A-sign-of-goodwill\" >8) A sign of goodwill.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#9-It-also-has-the-feature-of-burning-calories\" >9) It also has the feature of burning calories.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/research-says-you-should-laugh-more-10-surprising-benefits-of-laughing\/#10-Social-laughter-can-ease-your-pain\" >10) Social laughter can ease your pain.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here-are-the-benefits-of-smiling-scientifically-proven-as-a-result-of-research\"><\/span>Here are the benefits of smiling scientifically proven as a result of research:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-It-lowers-your-blood-pressure\"><\/span>1) It lowers your blood pressure.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/9v85nc.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">In a 2017 study by researchers wondering if laughter could lower blood pressure, 40 patients <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/322715145_Effect_of_Humor_Therapy_on_Blood_Pressure_of_Patients_Undergoing_Hemodialysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/322715145_Effect_of_Humor_Therapy_on_Blood_Pressure_of_Patients_Undergoing_Hemodialysis\">undergoing<\/a> hemodialysis watched 30-minute funny videos for eight weeks, and their blood pressure was found to drop. Considering that high blood pressure, being one of the most dangerous consequences of stress, increases the risk of heart diseases, we should laugh at every opportunity.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">In the 2011 study, 79 participants were administered a music or laughter therapy. In therapy, laughter was stimulated by &#8216;playful eye contact&#8217; and &#8216;breathing exercises&#8217;. Immediately after the sessions, laughter therapy lowered blood pressure by 7 mmHg, while music therapy lowered it by 6 mmHg. Of all the benefits of laughing, this is the one that has the greatest and most direct impact!<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-It-reduces-anxiety-and-other-negative-emotions\"><\/span>2) It reduces anxiety and other negative emotions.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/8u5ab2.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">A 1990 study in Psychological Reports looked at the effects of humorous laughter on threat-induced anxiety. The researchers tried to convince 53 college students that after the waiting period there was no electrocution, even though they did not.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">The students waiting for the shock moment were divided into 3 groups and nothing was played to the 1st group, a funny tape to the 2nd group, and a non-funny tape to the 3rd group. The second group reported that their anxiety decreased during the expectation period.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">From a general psychological standpoint, author Bernard Saper suggests in a quarterly psychiatric article that the ability to maintain a sense of humor and laugh can act as positive coping mechanisms to help a person get through tough times.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5405056807\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-It-strengthens-your-immune-system\"><\/span>3) It strengthens your immune system.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/9dim71.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Laughter therapies can be an effective idea when cold and flu cases are on the rise. <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26496141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26496141\">In a 2015 study,<\/a> researchers found that immunoglobulin levels (which play an important role in immune function) increase before and after immunoglobulin laughter therapy. <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2686627\/#B5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2686627\/#B5\">Additional studies<\/a> have shown an increase in NK-cell activity after laughter therapy or humorous videos.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5405056807\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-A-natural-antidepressant\"><\/span>4) A natural antidepressant.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/zknhb6.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">A 2017 Korean study tested the effects of laughter therapy on 42 long-term hospitalized people. The results were promising.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">The subjects received 40 minutes of laughter therapy twice a week for 8 weeks. The results showed that the experimental group improved their sleep status as well as depression and general mood improvement compared to other people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Another study showed that three 60-minute sessions of laughter therapy were able to improve the depression and negative mood states of cancer patients.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5405056807\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-It-makes-you-breathe-better\"><\/span>5) It makes you breathe better.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/dj4umh.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/232517796_The_respiratory_components_of_mirthful_laughter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/232517796_The_respiratory_components_of_mirthful_laughter\">Laughter speeds up the heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen consumption,<\/a> just as it does when exercising. Among the benefits of gum, this is the one that makes people feel the most. According to a 2009 study in the <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/view\/j\/humr.1988.1.issue-1\/humr.1988.1.1.49\/humr.1988.1.1.49.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/view\/j\/humr.1988.1.issue-1\/humr.1988.1.1.49\/humr.1988.1.1.49.xml\">International Journal of Humor Research<\/a> , if you don&#8217;t want an hour of exercise, you can equalize the situation with 30 minutes of laughter.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5405056807\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-It-regulates-your-cardiovascular-system\"><\/span>6) It regulates your cardiovascular system.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/ypg233.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">A 2009 study in <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19477604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19477604\">Medical Hypotheses<\/a> found that laughter provides powerful benefits to the heart and cardiovascular system.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Participants were shown the opening scene of a comedy program such as &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; or the movie &#8216;Saving Private Ryan&#8217;, which is known to increase mental stress. Participants who watched the stressful <a href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?s=film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">movie<\/a> had a 35 percent decrease in FMD (Flow-mediated dilatation). The FMD value of the group watching the funny scene increased by 22 percent.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5405056807\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-Fights-stress-hormones\"><\/span>7) Fights stress hormones.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/smyg69.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28679569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28679569\">Humor and laughter<\/a> stimulate multiple physiological systems, which lowers levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and epinephrine and increases the activation of the brain&#8217;s dopamine distribution-reward system.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">A 2003 study published <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12652882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12652882\">in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine<\/a> showed that watching funny movies reduces a wide variety of stress hormones.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5405056807\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-A-sign-of-goodwill\"><\/span>8) A sign of goodwill.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/4zrt1h.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Why we laugh, unlike other living things, is still a matter of debate. <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2896339\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2896339\/\">The researchers<\/a> speculate that primate species also have smiles for friendliness and sociability, and they add that smiling can be a message of goodwill.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5405056807\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-It-also-has-the-feature-of-burning-calories\"><\/span>9) It also has the feature of burning calories.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/85ee31.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">The benefits of laughing are endless. Good news for those who want to lose weight: laughing can burn calories, too. In a study published in the International Journal of Obesity , they divided the population of 45 participants into two; they made half of them watch videos aimed at making them laugh for about 10 minutes, and they made the other half watch videos with opposite features. Both groups were then hooked up to a calorimeter to measure their heart rate and energy expenditure, and the people in the first group burned 10 more calories per 10 minutes compared to the second group.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-Social-laughter-can-ease-your-pain\"><\/span>10) Social laughter can ease your pain.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-8293\/bg8oin.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"> Among the benefits of laughing, it is an undeniable fact that it relieves pain. In the 14th century, French surgeon <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28679569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28679569\">Henri de Mondeville<\/a> used humor to help his patients reduce the pain of surgery and assist them during recovery.<\/div>\n<div id=\"empty-line\" class=\"nText\">Modern research has shown that people who watch comedy videos need less pain medication than those who watch control videos. A 2011 study published in <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/news\/2011\/Laughter-is-the-best-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/news\/2011\/Laughter-is-the-best-medicine\/\">The Proceedings of the Royal Society<\/a> found that social laughter in groups increased the pain threshold during six experiments using extreme cold as a measure of pain tolerance.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to have fun and improve your health at the same time? You may rightly not believe me if I tell you that all it takes is a hearty laugh. But the benefits of laughing are based on scientific support. So how does laughing provide benefits? 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