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Thursday
Laughter Decrease Stress
The results of the study also supported research indicating a general decrease in stress hormones that constrict blood vessels and suppress immune activity. These were shown to decrease in the study group exposed to humor.
For example, levels of epinephrine were lower in the group both in anticipation of humor and after exposure to humor. Epinephrine levels remained down throughout the experiment.
In addition, dopamine levels (as measured by dopac) were also decreased. Dopamine is involved in the "fight or flight response" and is associated with elevated blood pressure.
Laughing is aerobic, providing a workout for the diaphragm and increasing the body's ability to use oxygen.
Laughter brings in positive emotions that can enhance – not replace -- conventional treatments. Hence it is another tool available to help fight the disease.
Experts believe that, when used as an adjunct to conventional care, laughter can reduce pain and aid the healing process. For one thing, laughter offers a powerful distraction from pain.
In a study published in the Journal of Holistic Nursing, patients were told one-liners after surgery and before painful medication was administered. Those exposed to humor perceived less pain when compared to patients who didn't get a dose of humor as part of their therapy.
Perhaps, the biggest benefit of laughter is that it is free and has no known negative side effects.
So, here is a summary of how humor contributes to physical health. More details can be found in the article, Humor and Health contributed by Paul McGhee
Muscle Relaxation - Belly laugh results in muscle relaxation. While you laugh, the muscles that do not participate in the belly laugh, relaxes. After you finish laughing those muscles involved in the laughter start to relax. So, the action takes place in two stages.
Reduction of Stress Hormones - Laughter reduces at least four of neuroendocrine hormones associated with stress response. These are epinephrine, cortisol, dopac, and growth hormone.
Immune System Enhancement - Clinical studies have shown that humor strengthens the immune system.
Pain Reduction - Humor allows a person to "forget" about pains such as aches, arthritis, etc.
Cardiac Exercise - A belly laugh is equivalent to "an internal jogging." Laughter can provide good cardiac conditioning especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercises.
Blood Pressure - Women seem to benefit more than men in preventing hypertension.
Respiration - Frequent belly laughter empties your lungs of more air than it takes in resulting in a cleansing effect - similar to deep breathing. Especially beneficial for patient's who are suffering from emphysema and other respiratory ailments.
xoxo
Wednesday
Say "Thankyou" easily
There is a story about the lost meaning "Thankyou"
When my chief called me and asked if I wanted to go to Thailand to cover Cobra Gold '04, I really wanted to tell him, "No!" I actually left him hanging on the phone while excuses raced through my head. But you'll never get ahead in the Navy if you turn down assignments, so I replied in my most excited voice, "Yeah! I can do it."
And so I began to motivate myself to do a job for which I really had no passion. To my surprise, it wasn't hard. It had been more than two years since my last deployment, and I never got to do a WESTPAC. The opportunity to see a different culture became very inviting--at least that's what I managed to convince myself.
When I stepped off the plane in Bangkok, all of my self-motivational tactics abandoned me. I realized something I didn't plan for--"It's hot in Thailand!"
With that said, I was back at square one, on a job I really had no passion for--it's funny how 90-plus degree temperatures at 12 a.m. will bring you back to reality.
Around the second day, I decided to resort back to the whole interesting culture thing. And what better way to learn a new culture than to get familiar with the language.
I asked a bellhop in the hotel lobby how to say 'Thank you' in Thai. 'Khawp khun khrap', (pronounced Cop--Coon--Cop) he replied with a smile. OK. It sounded easy enough. 'Khawp khun khrap', I repeated. 'Khawp khun khrap', he replied again, but this time he held his hands, palms together, in a praying manner and bowed his head slightly. 'Khawp khun khrap', I repeated, ignoring the whole head-bowing thing. After all, I'm a grown man, I can't be going around bowing to everybody. 'Khawp khun khrap.' I couldn't wait to try it.
The next day was even hotter. It was 7 a.m., it felt like 100 degrees and I was sweating like "a stuffed pig." I really needed a pick-me up. I decided to try the "thank you" thing at breakfast.
We Need To Care Each Other
It is like saying that you love birds. One day, when you find an injured bird, you don’t pick it up and take it to get treated. Can you still say that you love birds? Many relationships suffer immeasurably, because partners claim that they love each other, but show no care.
It is like saying - ‘I love him/her so much, but I fail to understand how to keep him/her happy? I don’t understand what to do? I feel so helpless.’ What use is love if this is the position? If you love someone so much, try to find out. Rather you should know. Either you don’t love, or the other person has changed beyond recognition for you and you really feel helpless. It is the memory of the old love that makes you say- ‘I love him/her so much. The present reality is different.’
Many times, those who claim to love someone, ask him/her to do something totally against his/her values. They force this as a price for their love. ‘I love you so much. Cannot you do this for me?’ Is this love? If you truly love, you will never ask somebody to act against his/her conscience. You will never hurt like this.
Love word gets misused often. Most of the people don’t love. That was infatuation for some time and now that is over. Now on the pretext of love, they want to continue a relationship that gives only pain.
xoxo
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Thursday
Laughter Decrease Stress
The results of the study also supported research indicating a general decrease in stress hormones that constrict blood vessels and suppress immune activity. These were shown to decrease in the study group exposed to humor.
For example, levels of epinephrine were lower in the group both in anticipation of humor and after exposure to humor. Epinephrine levels remained down throughout the experiment.
In addition, dopamine levels (as measured by dopac) were also decreased. Dopamine is involved in the "fight or flight response" and is associated with elevated blood pressure.
Laughing is aerobic, providing a workout for the diaphragm and increasing the body's ability to use oxygen.
Laughter brings in positive emotions that can enhance – not replace -- conventional treatments. Hence it is another tool available to help fight the disease.
Experts believe that, when used as an adjunct to conventional care, laughter can reduce pain and aid the healing process. For one thing, laughter offers a powerful distraction from pain.
In a study published in the Journal of Holistic Nursing, patients were told one-liners after surgery and before painful medication was administered. Those exposed to humor perceived less pain when compared to patients who didn't get a dose of humor as part of their therapy.
Perhaps, the biggest benefit of laughter is that it is free and has no known negative side effects.
So, here is a summary of how humor contributes to physical health. More details can be found in the article, Humor and Health contributed by Paul McGhee
Muscle Relaxation - Belly laugh results in muscle relaxation. While you laugh, the muscles that do not participate in the belly laugh, relaxes. After you finish laughing those muscles involved in the laughter start to relax. So, the action takes place in two stages.
Reduction of Stress Hormones - Laughter reduces at least four of neuroendocrine hormones associated with stress response. These are epinephrine, cortisol, dopac, and growth hormone.
Immune System Enhancement - Clinical studies have shown that humor strengthens the immune system.
Pain Reduction - Humor allows a person to "forget" about pains such as aches, arthritis, etc.
Cardiac Exercise - A belly laugh is equivalent to "an internal jogging." Laughter can provide good cardiac conditioning especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercises.
Blood Pressure - Women seem to benefit more than men in preventing hypertension.
Respiration - Frequent belly laughter empties your lungs of more air than it takes in resulting in a cleansing effect - similar to deep breathing. Especially beneficial for patient's who are suffering from emphysema and other respiratory ailments.
xoxo
Wednesday
Say "Thankyou" easily
There is a story about the lost meaning "Thankyou"
When my chief called me and asked if I wanted to go to Thailand to cover Cobra Gold '04, I really wanted to tell him, "No!" I actually left him hanging on the phone while excuses raced through my head. But you'll never get ahead in the Navy if you turn down assignments, so I replied in my most excited voice, "Yeah! I can do it."
And so I began to motivate myself to do a job for which I really had no passion. To my surprise, it wasn't hard. It had been more than two years since my last deployment, and I never got to do a WESTPAC. The opportunity to see a different culture became very inviting--at least that's what I managed to convince myself.
When I stepped off the plane in Bangkok, all of my self-motivational tactics abandoned me. I realized something I didn't plan for--"It's hot in Thailand!"
With that said, I was back at square one, on a job I really had no passion for--it's funny how 90-plus degree temperatures at 12 a.m. will bring you back to reality.
Around the second day, I decided to resort back to the whole interesting culture thing. And what better way to learn a new culture than to get familiar with the language.
I asked a bellhop in the hotel lobby how to say 'Thank you' in Thai. 'Khawp khun khrap', (pronounced Cop--Coon--Cop) he replied with a smile. OK. It sounded easy enough. 'Khawp khun khrap', I repeated. 'Khawp khun khrap', he replied again, but this time he held his hands, palms together, in a praying manner and bowed his head slightly. 'Khawp khun khrap', I repeated, ignoring the whole head-bowing thing. After all, I'm a grown man, I can't be going around bowing to everybody. 'Khawp khun khrap.' I couldn't wait to try it.
The next day was even hotter. It was 7 a.m., it felt like 100 degrees and I was sweating like "a stuffed pig." I really needed a pick-me up. I decided to try the "thank you" thing at breakfast.
We Need To Care Each Other
It is like saying that you love birds. One day, when you find an injured bird, you don’t pick it up and take it to get treated. Can you still say that you love birds? Many relationships suffer immeasurably, because partners claim that they love each other, but show no care.
It is like saying - ‘I love him/her so much, but I fail to understand how to keep him/her happy? I don’t understand what to do? I feel so helpless.’ What use is love if this is the position? If you love someone so much, try to find out. Rather you should know. Either you don’t love, or the other person has changed beyond recognition for you and you really feel helpless. It is the memory of the old love that makes you say- ‘I love him/her so much. The present reality is different.’
Many times, those who claim to love someone, ask him/her to do something totally against his/her values. They force this as a price for their love. ‘I love you so much. Cannot you do this for me?’ Is this love? If you truly love, you will never ask somebody to act against his/her conscience. You will never hurt like this.
Love word gets misused often. Most of the people don’t love. That was infatuation for some time and now that is over. Now on the pretext of love, they want to continue a relationship that gives only pain.
xoxo
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