He Who Laughs Best, Lives Better

The joke this time is on anyone who takes himself too seriously, and it’s not all that funny. A new study on stress and blood flow suggests that laughing provides some of the same heart-healthy benefits as regular aerobic exercise. That’s because the act of laughing causes the tissue that makes up the inner lining of blood vessels to expand, allowing for increased blood flow, all of which was discovered in a most surprising way. Read this short piece in the Boston Globe and find out how.