LAUGHTER is the best medicine, research confirms. But the catch is that it needs to be fake laughter, which was found to be more effective than the real thing for improving depression, anxiety and stress, reports the journal Social Science & Medicine.
Previous studies have shown laughing boosts the intake of oxygen, stimulates the heart, lungs and muscles and increases the production of endorphins.
The researchers, from Leeds University, suggest simulated laughter is more effective, as it can be controlled, done on demand and does not require an understanding of humour.
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