2. What is laughing? Laughing is a celebration of the good, and it's also how we deal with the bad. Laughing, like crying, is a good way of eliminating toxins from the body. Since the mind and body are connected, you use an amazing amount of muscles when you laugh
3. Laughing helps your health! Solid scientific research demonstrates that laughter offers the following benefits: * Lowering blood pressure *Strengthening cardiovascular functions *Reducing stress hormones *Improving circulation *Increasing muscle flexion *Producing a general sense of well-being And many others….
4. Why do we laugh? Laughter occurs unconsciously. You don’t decide to do it. While we can consciously inhibit it, we don’t consciously produce laughter. That’s why it’s very hard to laugh on command or to fake laughter. Laughter provides powerful, uncensored insights into our unconscious,in certain situations.
5. Animals laugh also… A dog, a chimpanzee and a rat walk into a bar. The dog huffs, the chimpanzee lets out some excited squeaks, and the rat makes chirping sounds that are inaudible to the human ear. Clearly someone told a joke, because scientists now believe that some animals laugh. It's not clear why animals laugh or what they find so funny, but some animals do indeed indulge in laughter.