Laughter
This is so beneficial for health!
People who laugh feel better and live longer. Laughter puts more oxygen in to
the blood stream and is good for circulation and healing. It encourages hunger
and therefore burns calories.
A consequence of laughter is the production of endorphins. These are similar in chemical nature to morphine
and heroine. They soothe the body and strengthen the immune
system. We tend to smile when we see a smiling face, thus more endorphins our released in to our systems.
In the USA, in the 1980s, lots of hospitals introduced laughter rooms (Dr Patch Adams was a major influence). These areas were filled with amusing articles such as joke books, comedy films, funny tapes and lots of visits from clowns. This resulted in: Shorter average hospital times. Less pain killers being needed. Patients becoming easier to deal with.
People are thirty times more likely to laugh in a social setting than when they are alone – people by themselves tend to self-talk more than laugh.
The Boss!
Managers usually smile much more in social contexts as opposed to working ones. Subordinates tend to smile at their superiors in both friendly and unfriendly situations. Women smile more than men both in social and business situations. Its inborn – by 8 weeks old girls smile more often than boys! Its interesting to note that unsmiling men are seen as being dominant, unsmiling women are seen as being sad!
Laughter and Love
The more a male can make the female laugh, the more attractive she will find him. The ability to make someone laugh is though of as a dominant trait: women tend to prefer a male who lead, men on the other hand tend to like women who appear more subordinate. Women are likely to laugh at the men they are attracted to. Men subconsciously know that women are more attracted to humorous men. As a consequence, males tend a lot of time competing with other men with jokes to improve their status. Click here to go on to the arms.
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