Monday, July 28, 2014

Health Benefits Of An Online Humor Magazine

By Miranda Sweeney


When it comes to online humor, there are a number of websites which can provide a great deal of fun and laughter. An online humor magazine like The Onion, and others can provide hours of laughter and entertainment. As science has proven, it only takes fifteen to twenty minutes a day of laughter to aid health and happiness. Reading an online magazine, listening to a comedic radio show, or watching sit-coms on television or the web can often help create a laugh response.

In recent days, science has shown why and how laughter heals. The first of which being that it is a natural and unavoidable response. It is good to read humorous content outside of working hours to avoid laugh out loud moments at the workplace. While not as important as breathing, or, the liver pumping blood, laughter is key to a happy and healthy life.

A new question related to healing through laughter has now emerged. One question being whether a laugh therapist is warranted to make people laugh. Other questions have also arisen in relation to the health insurance plans and whether office visits in which laughter is prescribed are covered.

A book by Norman Cousins, Anatomy of An Illness suggest laughter can protect and heal the body. His view that laughter has the ability to heal first hand was proven when he discovered his pain went away while watching the Candid Camera and the Marx Brothers. After which, he also claims he was able to sleep hours instead of minutes without pain.

Mr. Cousins book might discuss laughter as a healing process, still it provides no solid scientific proof. Scientists, on the other hand has now stated that fifteen to twenty minutes a day can be good overall health and well being. Endorphins, as released during running are also released during laughter. Some individuals are prone to laugh attacks. When this is the case, the endorphins can cause a wide range of reactions from illness to silliness.

While there are critics, others claim there is enough proof to back up the research. Some doctors now recommend getting fifteen minutes per day. When combining the laughter with a healthy diet and regular exercise, better health is often just around the corner.

There are multiple formats when it comes to humor and laughter. One can watch sit-coms, or attend a stand-up comedy show. Others finding reading comic strips, newspapers and other humorous content online to be more gratifying. Different people find listening, reading or watching comedy fun; However, as different people often find different things funny, it can also be fun to listen, read and watch alone at times.

Different types of humor can lead to different types of responses from others. For example, satire can often be hard to digest if one does not understand it is being provided in a humorous context. In other situations, like when watching sit-coms like New Girl and Seinfeld, laugh responses are based on personal taste when it comes to humor. Whereas, when watching stand-up comedy, at least part of the act is most likely going to result in a laugh response from audience members.




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