Dale Heffer

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Laughter is No Joke

We have all heard that laughter is the best medicine. Ever wonder why?nnRemember Norman Cousins book “Anatomy of an Illness” where he described overcoming his potentially fatal disease by watching funny movies? nnPsychiatrist, Dr. William Fry of Stanford University showed in his famous study that 20 seconds of intense laughter, even if faked, can double the heart rate for three to five minutes, an accomplishment that would take three minutes of strenuous rowing ex

January 20, 2009