Laughter, its a powerful thing, it can make you happy, less stressful, even more relaxed. But can it help you heal? From an injury? From sickness? For some time this has been a topic under scrutiny from several researchers in the medical field, these many sources were compiled into a single document- Laughter and the Immune System. That's what we'll be looking at today.
Laughter and the Immune System is in essence, a highly advanced, convoluted pile of scientific jargon. However I say this in the nicest way I can, It's very through. It takes all of these very different scientific reports and compiles them into one consecutive report, witch based on the sheer amount of data, and the complexity of it, is something very difficult to accomplish. It examines the effects of laughter, and humor on the salivary gland, N.K. cells, as well as cytotoxicity- these represent the immune system, as well as the body's ability for cancer prevention respectively. It pretty exciting to even think about, laughter as a cure for whatever ails you, unfortunately every scrap of evidence in the paper shows that that simply isn't the case.
Laughter, has absolutely no affect on a patients ability to fight, and in some cases, prevent an affliction.
Personally, despite this, I still believe that laughter is a major reprieve for any sick patient. Think about it, do you want to be miserable when you are sick? Of course not! Who would? Humor provides a reprieve from it, makes you forget the condition for a moment and lets you enjoy yourself. It relieves stress as well, witch I imagine could help prevent getting sick in the first place. In my own opinion, even if humor doesn't "actually" help, it never hurts.
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