--- v wrote:
> dear joyce,
>
> this qualifies as one of the most incredible
> stories ever heard, and should go down
> in the annals along with Norman Cousin's story about
> how laughter and watching the
> Marx Bros. healed him of his terminal disease.
> thankyou so much for sharing it!
Thanks for your kind words. Norman Cousin's experience opened a lot of people's eyes to the healing power of laughter and the healing power of the mind.
> some things we *need* to do - eat, breathe,
> move, sleep, involuntary muscle
> contractions, excrete, propigate, and whatever it
> takes to survive. without
> light, none of this would be possible!
Yes. And in my case, it was thinking about the light that helped... Just focusing on it...
> but it is always alway always advisable to
> absorb and reflect light, and laugh! (imnsho)
> we thrive in the light, and decay in the dark.
> and laughter has been proven to induce
> endorphins in the body which presents as a sense of
> euphoria, and actually triggers healing.
Yes. Scientific studies have shown things like this. One study on psychoneuroimmunology says this:
"A Harvard study in the seventies discovered receptors on our immune cells for neuropeptides. Neuropeptides are chemicals produced by the brain that vary with our emotions. The results of this study point to the simple fact that your immune system is listening to your mental talk. How you think is how you feel. When someone tells you that you�re only as old as you feel, believe it.
You are the master of your immune system. There is no better cure for anything than a good attitude."
It points out that laughter and humor have the effect of Increased Immunoglobulin A and increased lymphocyte count and activity... and also shows a comparison of negative emotional states and positive ones.
> without it, we are in danger of creating dire
> disease for ourselves!
> and besides, what a dismal world without either
> of them!
>
> :-)
>
> valerie
> light:
> http://library.thinkquest.org/28160/english/
> laughter:
> http://www.emophillips.com/
>
I think Thinkquest is great. Thanks for the link on light.
love and peace,
joyce
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