Strengthens the immune system and activates the heart.. A German professor enumerates the benefits of laughter
Laughter helps to secrete the happy hormone “serotonin”.
Professor at Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany, Alexander Lerchill confirmed that laughter has many benefits for both the soul and the body, noting that laughter is an effective weapon to combat psychological stress, sadness and depression;
It reduces the secretion of stress hormones "adrenaline" and "cortisol" and helps to secrete the hormone of happiness "serotonin".
Lerchill pointed out that laughter works to breathe deeper and faster, which contributes to a better supply of oxygen to the body, and thus stimulates the heart and blood vessels.
Laughter strengthens the immune system by activating what are known as "T cells" and interferon gamma.
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