Laugh and keep in good health.0:03
Have you ever heard that laughter is the best medicine?0:08
No one knows who said it first, but it seems to be a very old saying anyhow.0:12
Nowadays, new studies show that the saying is true.0:17
Doctors and scientists say that regular doses of laughter do a lot of good to us.0:21
For example, they can relax the body, help to kill pain, exercise your heart, lungs and back, make your blood pressure normal and just make you feel happier.0:27
What's more, even if you have nothing to smile or laugh about, but do it.0:39
So doctors say we should have a good, healthy laugh as often as possible.0:45
People pass laughter to each other.0:50
When we hear that somebody breaks into laughter, we start laughing too.0:53
In fact, giving your laughter to other people is one of the nicest things you can do for them.0:57
Humor brings people closer.1:04
Laughter unites them during difficult times and helps them to forget all kinds of hurts and disagreements.1:06
Laughter also makes people good looking and pleasant to others.1:14
It's easier to fall in love with somebody who smiles and laughs a lot.1:19
There are a lot of things that can help you feel like laughing.1:24
You can watch a funny film or TV show, read a funny story, speak to a funny person, play with a pet, or just do something silly.1:27
Believe it or not, there really is a science about laughing and what it can do to the body.1:38
This science is called gelotology, from the Greek word gelos, meaning laughter.1:44
Many old cultures knew that laughter can help sick people.1:50
One South American rainforest tribe had laughter festivals to help sick people get better quickly.1:55
Many years ago in Asia, there were doctors who made sick people laugh when things weren't going well.2:02
In 1998, there was the first World Laughter Day, which immediately excited interest in many countries.2:09
This day is now kept every year on the first Sunday in May.2:17
On this day, people get together and laugh.2:21
They don't even need funny jokes or comedy programs.2:24
They simply want to laugh and feel healthy and happy.2:28
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