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It is recognized all over the world that laughter is the best medicine! Researchers have found that positive emotions have a beneficial impact on a person's health. It has been observed that watching comedy films boosts blood flow to the heart.
It was also found that artery blood flow was reduced after watching movie clips that caused distress; but was increased after watching movie clips that elicited laughter. The difference in flow between sad and happy responses exceeded an astonishing 50 percent.
The study was conducted on 20 healthy young adults after asking them to view 15 to 30 minutes of tragic / comic films. For the analysis 160 measurements of artery blood flow were taken before and one minute after exposing to phases of laughter or sadness.
Source: British Medical Journal - Specialty Journals / Kate Melville
It is recognized all over the world that laughter is the best medicine! Researchers have found that positive emotions have a beneficial impact on a person's health. It has been observed that watching comedy films boosts blood flow to the heart.
It was also found that artery blood flow was reduced after watching movie clips that caused distress; but was increased after watching movie clips that elicited laughter. The difference in flow between sad and happy responses exceeded an astonishing 50 percent.
The study was conducted on 20 healthy young adults after asking them to view 15 to 30 minutes of tragic / comic films. For the analysis 160 measurements of artery blood flow were taken before and one minute after exposing to phases of laughter or sadness.
Source: British Medical Journal - Specialty Journals / Kate Melville
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