Watching comedy even improves blood flow
Being upbeat and laughing will help your heart's health--and we have the studies that say so.
No fooling, here are some good excuses for April Fool's jokes and pranks:
Negative feelings, like anger anxiety and depressiom make you more likely to develop heart disease, and to die from a heart attack, than if you are laughing and have a more positive outlook. Read more in the study on Angry Personality and subsequent heart attack People with angry personality about 50% more likely to have another
And, anger may also predict long term mortality in patients with cardiac issues. Conversely, laughter and therapy could go a long way for the heart, according to studies lead by Dr. Michael Miller of the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. People who watched distressing movies their blood vessels constricted, reducing blood flow by a third. Comedy increased blood flow by 20%.
Dr. Richard O'Neill, psychologist at SUNY Upstate, says the bottom line...for April Fool's Day (Sunday) is that good natured fun can teach us about not taking ourselves so seriously, and having a good time through life's ups and downs.
