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Article: Why laughter is the best medicine. (health benefits of laughter)
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- Jet
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- July 27, 1998
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There's nothing more pleasurable than a good, hearty laugh. The best part about laughing is that it makes you feel better. Research has shown that laughter even has the ability to heal and make you healthy.
JET spoke with noted experts who explain why laughter is the best medicine.
Dr. Cynthia Shelby-Lane, an emergency physician at Sinai Hospital in Detroit, says laughter is the best medicine because when you have a good, belly-jolting laugh, you're using every large muscle in your body.
"It's like the same process when you're jogging. Your heart rate goes up. You increase the blood flow to the brain which increases oxygen," Dr. ...