Laughter is the best medicine
”Laughter is the best medicine” – a well-known saying, but is it actually true?
Does laughing really help? Keep that in mind for the rest of the presentation
So laughter is contagious from one another. If you come to think about it, laughter is more contagious than any cough, sneeze or sniffle- of course in a good way.
As we all know, laughter makes you happy, it’s really entertaining.
But have you ever thought of digging deeper into the subject? Probably not. Well, I did.
Laughter personally helped me in situations that others didn’t.
The essential idea of this presentation is to teach you some of the benefits laughter has.
So I’m going to talk about the mental, physical and social benefits of laughter.
Now moving on to point number 1, which is the mind, the mental benefits.
It can change the mood of a depressed, angry or sad person.
When you come to think about it, it distracts the mind from that mood. For example if Jessica was sad, after laughing she’s not going to feel the exact same sadness anymore.
That is because laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals.
Endorphins promote an overall sense of wellbeing and can even temporarily relieve pain.
So moving on to the second sub point, which is that laughter can reduce stress and relax the mind as well as the body.
According to The University of Arkansas, studies show that students who are under stress of for example assignments that we all have in mid-terms, it can reduce the stress and relax the mind for up to 45 minutes.
It decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies.
So in review, the mental benefits of laughter are stress reduce, relaxation and change in mood.
Moving from the mind to the body, we have the physical benefits.
First of all it’s the best exercise for the face as well as the joints in the face, and it also relaxes your muscles.
The second sub point is that it
Does laughing really help? Keep that in mind for the rest of the presentation
So laughter is contagious from one another. If you come to think about it, laughter is more contagious than any cough, sneeze or sniffle- of course in a good way.
As we all know, laughter makes you happy, it’s really entertaining.
But have you ever thought of digging deeper into the subject? Probably not. Well, I did.
Laughter personally helped me in situations that others didn’t.
The essential idea of this presentation is to teach you some of the benefits laughter has.
So I’m going to talk about the mental, physical and social benefits of laughter.
Now moving on to point number 1, which is the mind, the mental benefits.
It can change the mood of a depressed, angry or sad person.
When you come to think about it, it distracts the mind from that mood. For example if Jessica was sad, after laughing she’s not going to feel the exact same sadness anymore.
That is because laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals.
Endorphins promote an overall sense of wellbeing and can even temporarily relieve pain.
So moving on to the second sub point, which is that laughter can reduce stress and relax the mind as well as the body.
According to The University of Arkansas, studies show that students who are under stress of for example assignments that we all have in mid-terms, it can reduce the stress and relax the mind for up to 45 minutes.
It decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies.
So in review, the mental benefits of laughter are stress reduce, relaxation and change in mood.
Moving from the mind to the body, we have the physical benefits.
First of all it’s the best exercise for the face as well as the joints in the face, and it also relaxes your muscles.
The second sub point is that it