Laughter Improves Immune Defense!

Feeling sick or rundown? Well grab some chicken soup, a blanket, and your favorite funny movie. Although the soup and blanket may be comforting, the laughter that the funny movie will induce could be the key to feeling better fast. The research study referenced below showed an increase in natural killer cell activity as laughter response increased. Natural killer cells are cells your body makes to destroy the bacteria/virus that is causing you to feel ill. Laughter is great medicine!





Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686627/figure/F1/

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