miércoles, 21 de enero de 2009

Argumentative text: The best medicine: Laughter

"A clown is like an aspirin, only he works twice as fast" Groucho Marx.


Laughter is the best medicine, and I'm going to explain you why. Laughter is the manifestation of our mood that is shown when we smile, and we make sound with our throat, producing a sensation of happiness and joy.

Do you know that when you laugh, you release endorphins, which boosts your immune system and lowers your blood pressure. If you're feeling down, there is one simple way to make yourself feel happy: Smile! If you force yourself to smile, you will start feeling more hopeful and happy.

But, why laugh is so important? Check this out.

- It has an effect on the immune system, making the cells reproduce, increasing all the defenses and body protections.

- It has the potential effect of any analgesic, so it reduces pain.

- Moderates stress effects, because laughter reduces the impact and ways that stress can affect our health.

- It has a positive effect over health, reducing muscular tension, increasing blood oxygenation and facilitating endorphin production.

- With every laugh almost forty muscles are excersized, including fifteen in the face and some others around the thorax, abdomen and stomach.

- It increases self-esteem and confidence, shortens the negative thoughts, eliminates fear and helps to minimize the problems.

For the time being we don't know for sure that laughter helps people feel better, it certainly doesn’t hurt. The best advice at this point is to just build more laughter into your life and see whether it works for you. What do you have to lose?
Even if it doesn't eliminate your pain, it will boost your spirits and bring more joy into your life on difficult days.

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