R E A D I N G

Laughter
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Some people say that laughter is the best medicine.
Scientists are beginning to agree with this. They are studying
laughter seriously and are fnding that it is really good or us.
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So what happens when we laugh! "e use fteen di#erent
muscles in our ace$ and laughing is good or e%ery organ in our
body. "hen we laugh$ we breathe &uic'ly and e(ercise the ace$
shoulders$ and chest. )ur blood pressure goes down$ and our
circulation gets better. )ur heartbeat is lower$ and our brain
ma'es a natural painkiller called a beta*endorphin.
3
E%ery minute we laugh is the same as orty*f%e minutes o
rela(ation. +any doctors around the world belie%e that laughter
helps us get better when we are sic'.
4
Today$ there are laughter clubs around the world. They try
to impro%e people,s health with laughter. The laughter clubs
started in India. Now they are all around the world. There are
more than -./ laughter clubs 0ust in India. All 'inds o people
0oin a laughter club. They go once a day or 1/ minutes and
start to laugh. There are no 0o'es. 2eople laugh as a 'ind o
e(ercise$ and e%eryone eels better aterwards. Some people
pay a lot o money to 0oin a laughter club and 0ust laugh.
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