Have you ever had a moment when you were dying to make a joke, but held back because you felt it was inappropriate? Or more embarrassing yet, actually told a joke that was met with forced, polite laughter? I know I’ve experienced this on a grand scale during many of my speaking gigs. Hee, hee, hee! Well, now you can say you’re doing it for your health. Science is finally catching up to the old truism about laughter being the best medicine. And… even better, it doesn’t matter if it’s authentic or not. In this video demonstrating an innovative laughter therapy, Dr. Madan Lal Kataria tells us that the body doesn’t know the difference between voluntary and involuntary laughter and the benefits are the same. Ha, ha! So if you’re the one dropping stinkers, making puns and laughing at your own knock, knock jokes, then you’re killin’ it more than you know. Wah, ha, ha! Hooh, hoh, hooh, hoooh! Let’s make an effort to ditch the lol’s and start a trend of phonetically written laughing sounds just to get the ball rolling. A “wah, ha, ha!” sound in your head has got to do more good than an “el-oh-el.” Oh, and if you ever need inspiration to start cracking up, check out my classic video on how to have fun.

laughter--even forced laughter - is good for your health

laughter--even forced laughter - is good for your health