Go through the text about the importance of laughter very quickly and click true (T) or false (F).
Laughter is the best medicine. This may sound too simple to be true, but actually it is. Laughter is very healthy, not just physically, but also emotionally and socially. Does this sound unbelievable?
It relaxes you; it reduces stress, and heals your body. The reasons for that can be explained very easily. So how does it work? You probably know that your body releases hormones which help your organs work properly. Laughter makes your body release very important hormones called endorphins. These hormones are also called hormones of happiness. The word says it all. Endorphins make you feel happy.
Endorphins also strengthen your immune system and reduce pain. Here is an interesting fact – science says that when you smile, whether you're happy or not, your mood lifts. People who smiled during painful medical procedures reported less pain than those who didn’t. Imagine that!
Laughter also increases blood flow. This way it protects you against a heart attack and other heart diseases.
Laughter does not affect only your physical health. It works on your emotions as well. Your worries and problems seem smaller when you laugh. Laughter makes you more positive and optimistic. They say that it even improves your concentration.
Humour is an important social factor as well. Laughing together makes people more open and free with one another. It connects them and brings them together.
They have started to use these facts in medicine. Have you heard of Clown Doctors, Rdeči noski in Slovenia? In many hospitals around the world, they try to achieve better medical results with humour and laughter. Their stories are amazing.