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Dear Difference Maker,
Did you know that more people die on Monday mornings than any other day of the week?
Seriously, we all need to lighten up!
Research done by Lee Berk, a medical researcher in humor and laughter, shows that a good-natured or mirthful laugh can:
• Increase the immune system's activity. Cut NyQuil
and Airborne right out of your monthly budget.
• Decrease stress hormones, which constrict blood vessels and suppress immune activity. Stress, constrict, suppress... all bad words, gone.
• Increase the antibody immunoglobulin A, which protects the upper-respiratory tract. We're not sure we like the sound of that particular antibody, especially the "glob" part, but if it helps us not "produce phlegm" in the middle of a face-to-face conversation, we'll take it.
"Who wouldn't want that kind of benefit?" said Dr. Berk, assistant professor of family medicine at University of California Irvine. His study shows if you're employing or experiencing positive humor, then the whole brain is involved in the experience, not just one side, and also there's more coordination between both sides. "When you utilize humor, it makes you less on edge, lowers your blood pressure and your heart rate, which allows you to think more clearly."
Your biology changes with humor. Stress hormones are lessened and the immune system is optimized, which means positive humor, as opposed to mean-spirited or negative joking, is always beneficial in the workplace. And out of it as well.
So there ya go! Please take a few minutes to enjoy today's movie and if you know someone who needs to lighten up ... go ahead and pass it on!
Make it a GREAT Day!
Reaching out ...
Mary Robinson Reynolds
makeadifference.com/Movies
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