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The Science of Laughter What It Actually Does to Your Body PART 2
The science of laughter is stranger — and stronger — than you'd think. In Part 2, health psychologist Dr. Mary Catherine George walks through what laughter actually does to your body: how it releases your brain's own natural opioids, what it does to your blood vessels and heart health, and what a 15-year study of 53,556 people found about sense of humor and living longer.
The Science of Laughter: What It Actually Does to Your Body PART 1
What are the real health benefits of laughter? Not the greeting-card version — the measured, physical effects: what a deep belly laugh actually does to your muscles, your breathing, your nervous system, and your aging body.
How Long You Can Stand on One Leg Says a Lot
How well are you aging? These four simple aging tests — the grip strength test, the sit-to-stand test, the single-leg balance test, and the walking speed test — can be done at home in under ten minutes and reveal more about healthy aging than the number on your scale.