middletowneye: Happy National Laughter Day-Sunday, March 19, 2023!

Do you like to laugh? Well, Sunday, March 19, 2023 is your day. Happy National "Let's Laugh Day."

According to the National Today website it states, "National Let’s Laugh Day is a 24-hour joke-fest on March 19 where we celebrate the uniting force of laughter." So if you have been feeling down and you need a mood lifter this day is for you. This is your day to laugh your worries away & cheer up. Life will get better with laughter. Laughter has health benefits too such as it lowers blood pressure, and ... releases endorphins and lowers the stress hormone, cortisol, in the body," according to National Today. Endorphins are the "feel good" chemicals that our bodies produces when we feel good," according to Random Acts of Kindness.org "Laugh Often". Just like kindness, laughter is contagious. When one person laughs it creates a domino effect. Soon everyone starts laughing.

Whereas frowns create wrinkles in your face, laughter is a way to turn that frown upside down. Laughter makes "adorable crinkles that are good for your muscles," from National Today. A good laugh is just like exercising at the gym. Not only do you get aerobic & cardiovascular exercise with laughing it helps you lose weight too by burning calories. The Mayo Clinic says, "“Laughter can: Stimulate many organs. Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain.” There you have it, laughter is the best medicine!

So, what are you waiting for? Start laughing positively. Never laugh at people's misfortunes. The National "Let's Laugh Day" is only a warm-up for "World Laughter Day" celebrated on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Please start adding humor to your daily life.