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Did Laughter Evolve to Make Us Healthy? | National Geographic


we need to get back to the natural built

we need to get back to the natural built in mechanisms that we have for for

in mechanisms that we have for for

in mechanisms that we have for for self-preservation and health which

self-preservation and health which

self-preservation and health which laughter is one of them we left the yoga

laughter is one of them we left the yoga

laughter is one of them we left the yoga is the way for people to use left or

is the way for people to use left or

is the way for people to use left or without telling jokes and being able to

without telling jokes and being able to

without telling jokes and being able to get the laughter didn’t help them feel

get the laughter didn’t help them feel

get the laughter didn’t help them feel better the interesting thing is is that

better the interesting thing is is that

better the interesting thing is is that it helps ease pain it can ease

it helps ease pain it can ease

it helps ease pain it can ease depression it’s a way to move and get

depression it’s a way to move and get

depression it’s a way to move and get into your inner child and it’s a lot of

into your inner child and it’s a lot of

into your inner child and it’s a lot of fun and adults don’t remember

fun and adults don’t remember

fun and adults don’t remember necessarily how to have fun the bottom

necessarily how to have fun the bottom

necessarily how to have fun the bottom line of our research is that laughter

line of our research is that laughter

line of our research is that laughter not only makes us feel good but it has a

not only makes us feel good but it has a

not only makes us feel good but it has a direct effect on our blood vessels and

direct effect on our blood vessels and

direct effect on our blood vessels and our blood vessels control the likelihood

our blood vessels control the likelihood

our blood vessels control the likelihood of us developing a heart attack or a

of us developing a heart attack or a

of us developing a heart attack or a stroke and so if we keep the blood

stroke and so if we keep the blood

stroke and so if we keep the blood vessels healthy then we’re going to be

vessels healthy then we’re going to be

vessels healthy then we’re going to be healthy

it could burn up to 40 calories for 5-10

it could burn up to 40 calories for 5-10 minutes of laughter but equally

minutes of laughter but equally

minutes of laughter but equally important is that the blood vessel

important is that the blood vessel

important is that the blood vessel opening that we see is the same as going

opening that we see is the same as going

opening that we see is the same as going jogging or even taking one of our

jogging or even taking one of our

jogging or even taking one of our cholesterol medications known as statins

cholesterol medications known as statins

cholesterol medications known as statins you get the same effect in terms of

you get the same effect in terms of

you get the same effect in terms of opening up your blood vessels as you do

opening up your blood vessels as you do

opening up your blood vessels as you do with the good deep belly laugh

laughing on a regular basis is not a

laughing on a regular basis is not a good for our soul but also great for her

laughter is a way of communication and

laughter is a way of communication and that’s why it’s contagious because when

that’s why it’s contagious because when

that’s why it’s contagious because when I’m laughing you’re looking at me and

I’m laughing you’re looking at me and

I’m laughing you’re looking at me and you’re like wow you know this is a

you’re like wow you know this is a

you’re like wow you know this is a positive energy so you’re more likely to

positive energy so you’re more likely to

positive energy so you’re more likely to join me in the laughter but laughter is

join me in the laughter but laughter is

join me in the laughter but laughter is not present at birth it appears about

not present at birth it appears about

not present at birth it appears about three to four months of age and it’s one

three to four months of age and it’s one

three to four months of age and it’s one of the most important early means of

of the most important early means of

of the most important early means of communication between babies and mothers

the mother will tickle the baby and the

the mother will tickle the baby and the baby will smile and laugh and the mother

baby will smile and laugh and the mother

baby will smile and laugh and the mother will do more of that if the baby doesn’t

will do more of that if the baby doesn’t

will do more of that if the baby doesn’t like it the baby will fuss or cry and

like it the baby will fuss or cry and

like it the baby will fuss or cry and the mother stops it’s a kind of

the mother stops it’s a kind of

the mother stops it’s a kind of instinctive language that exists before

instinctive language that exists before

instinctive language that exists before we learn to talk laughter like speech

we learn to talk laughter like speech

we learn to talk laughter like speech evolved to change the behavior of other

evolved to change the behavior of other

evolved to change the behavior of other individuals does it have to have other

individuals does it have to have other

individuals does it have to have other purposes it probably does that we’re

purposes it probably does that we’re

purposes it probably does that we’re just now starting to tease out what

just now starting to tease out what

just now starting to tease out what those differences are the dependence of

those differences are the dependence of

those differences are the dependence of laughter comes from the action

or is it the social contact spending

or is it the social contact spending time with friends family and lovers all

time with friends family and lovers all

time with friends family and lovers all of these are very difficult scientific

of these are very difficult scientific

of these are very difficult scientific issues that that haven’t been teased out

laughter clearly feels good when you do

laughter clearly feels good when you do isn’t that enough

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