Laugh Until You Cry

Go ahead, laugh.
Every day researchers are learning more and more about the healing power of laughter. Even the physical act is good for you, says William Fry, an American university professor who is a pioneer in laughter research. It increases blood flow and contracts abdominal muscles. A hundred belly laughs is the aerobic equivalent of ten minutes on a rowing-exercise machine, according to Fry.

But the benefits go beyond a workout. The most astonishing evidence of laughter's power comes from a 1997 study of 48 heart-attack patients. Half watched comedy shows for 30 minutes every day; the rest served as controls. After a year, ten patients in the control group had suffered repeat heart attacks, compared with only two in the group that watched the shows.

"Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress," says laughter expert Lee Berk of the University of California and co-author of the heart-attack study.

If you want to laugh right now, then check out this hilarious video clip:
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