Funny videos, humorous emails, cartoons, and comedy shows can actually be good for you. It’s a well known fact that laughter can actually help healing various ailments in the human body. This means that regular laughter actually is good for you. If you’re one who doesn’t get to laugh much or has a stressful job with no sense of humor, you may need a daily dose of laughter to stay healthy.

Medical research has now pointed directly at smiling and laughter as a part of healthy lifestyle. They have proven that smiling daily can actually induce the body to secrete more feel good hormones. They’ve actually done studies in hospitals and other medical facilities on laughing and smiling and how it affects the human body.

They have proven without a doubt that those who regularly have humor or see humor in their life are healthier and that it can actually reduce stress. It’s also known to promote healing, increase the bodies response to infection, and also, help stabilize the hormones in the brain for depression and other mental health problems.

This is just one of the reasons to add a bit of humor into your daily schedule. Whether you take five minutes and watch funny videos online, spend a few moments reading and sending fun emails, or even, just talk with a friend that makes you smile, your body is going to respond to it and you’ll feel better.

There have also been studies on those with depression and how if they even fake smiling it increases the feel good hormones in the brain. This mean that even if you’re having a horrible day, if you can take a private moment to practice smiling your body will respond.

You will also find that directly after laughter or grinning that you immediately feel better. It works that fast. So whether you’re battling depression, or deal with a huge amount of stress everyday that makes you grumpy it’s important that you at least fake laughter or grins. The best part about faking it is that you’ll probably see the humor in it and actually wind up smiling anyway.

Medical facilities are continuing their research and education on how the body responds to different types of emotion and stimulation. As they study more, we learn more about why emotions are an important aspect to our health. Most people realize that holding back emotion can increase your stress, and now it’s proven that actually responding to your emotions is a good thing.

Laughter is the best medicine has always been a well known statement. Now, science and research have actually proven it to be true. They have found concrete evidence within the brain that proves the statement correct. So whether you like it or not, find the time to have a good laugh at least on a daily basis, and at least you feel better afterwards no matter how bad a day you’re having. Look at funny videos online, talk to someone who makes you smile, or if you have to, fake it.