It is better to laugh than to eat tonic

It is better to laugh than to eat tonic

People are born to laugh, and everyone loves to laugh. As the saying goes: "A smile is less than ten years; a sad and a sad, white head." But few people know that laughter is also a good fitness exercise. With every laugh, there are about 80 muscles involved in exercise from the face to the abdomen. Laughing 100 times can exercise the blood circulation of the heart and lung function, which is equivalent to the exercise effect of rowing a boat for 10 minutes. It is a pity that when a person reaches adulthood, the average person laughs only 10 times a day, much less than a few hundred times a day when he was a child, especially the older people laugh less. In a health survey conducted by Japanese medical scientist Watanabe on 136 long-lived elders over 90 years old, they learned that most of the long-lived elders have psychological advantages over the average person. One of them is a happy mood and often smiles. The Southern Song Dynasty longevity patriotic poet Lu You once wrote in his poem: "If you don't come to the East House, you will be the West, and the old man smiles at each other. Let's talk about the best things in old age and listen to the private frogs in the village." This kind of artistic conception is really desirable.

So, what are the benefits of laughter to the body? Based on the results of various studies, laughter can help beauty and make the face more elastic through muscle contraction; laughter can strengthen the heart and brain, accelerate the heartbeat, unblock the blood, enhance myocardial function, and excite the cerebral cortex, and the brain Function enhancement; laughter can promote breathing, increase chest muscle movement, double lung expansion, breathing becomes deep and even, it can also enhance the self-protection effect of cough, so that the sputum in the bronchial cavity can be coughed up smoothly, and the airway is unobstructed; Laughter can prevent and treat diseases, relieve tension, vent inner worries and stress, and help relieve depression and other mental illnesses. In addition, in terms of social function, laughter can adjust the atmosphere and help promote career development. This is just as the medical classic "Huang Di Neijing Su Wen · Ju Pao Lun" said: "If you are happy, you will be energized and will be strong. Rong Wei Tongli." There is also a British proverb that says: "One smile and trouble run away; two smiles and resentment disappear; three smiles. It’s a pity; four smiles fall sick; five smiles are hard to get old; six smiles happy. Often laugh, life is higher than Nanshan.” It can be seen that laughter not only brings joy to people, makes life full of fun, but also cures diseases. Good medicine, a good friend of health. The beneficial effects of laughter from the body, spirit to a social function, etc. are far less than tonics such as ginseng, astragalus, and angelica.

It is worth noting that, although in most cases, laughter is an external expression of inner joy, the expression of laughter on the face can in turn affect emotions. Even in the midst of hardship, if the smile can be maintained for a period of time, the mood will really get better for a while, which can give one the confidence to face the difficulties. In history, it is not uncommon for people to "meet each other with a smile and succumb to each other's grudges". It is not uncommon to see cases of hatred being resolved and enemies turned into close friends because of laughter. In these cases, if the two sides meet each other instead of being courteous and then fighting, but verbal abuse and draw their swords at each other, the hatred will only get deeper and deeper. It seems that the external smile can not only affect one's own emotions but also have a certain infectious power on the people around. Therefore, when we are seeking health and happiness, and seeking to laugh, we must not only pay attention to the cultivation and maintenance of inner joy, but sometimes it is also necessary to "strengthen the face and laugh" in adversity.

In short, laughter is a manifestation of refreshment and a good mood. It has a variety of good effects on the human body. It is a natural health medicine. A health preservationist in the Qing Dynasty said it well: smile every day and look good, and you will not be old; If you ask about retention of spring, it’s better to have a smile than medicine. If a person is happy and smiles, health will always be there; conversely, a sad face will lead to more illness and shorter life. So, if you want to live a long and healthy life, make yourself happy and smile in life.