Laughter cures many health problems new research shows

New research in Japan has shown that laughter therapy is an efficient low-cost medical treatment that cuts health costs. Geneticist Kazuo Murakami considers that laughter is a stimulant, which can trigger energy inside a person's DNA potentially helping cure disease.

His research is published in the January, 2006, edition of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, a US academic journal. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry believes that 'laughter therapy' could be used as preventative medical care.

Having a laugh can be a calorie burner, scientists reported at the European Congress on Obesity.

New research suggests that laughter helps the linings of the arteries stay healthy and therefor reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Michael Miller of the University of Maryland Medical Center presented results of a study in March, 2005, showing that laughter relaxes arteries and boosts blood flow.

A recent study indicates that people with a good sense of humor and a propensity to laugh may be less likely to develop heart disease compared to people who possess antisocial type 'A' symptoms.

Meeting stressful situations with a sense of humor may be particularly relevant to heart health. Doses of laughter also may help relieve hay-fever symptoms.

According to a recent study maintaining a happy frame of mind may bring allergy symptom relief.

Research and studies are ongoing and I am confident that we will find increasingly more evidence that laughter indeed is the most economical and available cure to all.