Monday, December 10, 2012

The elderly get a lesson in a healthy sense of humor in Milford

Laugh is indeed the best medicine, but it is also the best lessons of the exercise, a group of older people.

"Laugh until the sides of the body, pain, tears rolling down your cheeks, because laughter is the best medicine, Erica Kelly said:" Genesis Healthcare Crestwood, Milford nursing home activities director.

Interspersed with jokes and puns, Kelly smiled and elderly count Nashua workshop, a monthly series of a group of 25 senior activity center in Nashua.

"It really is amazing the positive impact," she said, always returned a varied diet, laughter can improve a person's mental and physical health and welfare.

These are just a respite, sadness and pain, laughter and give you the courage and strength to find new meaning and hope, "she said. "Even if the () at the most difficult time to laugh, or even a simple smile can go a long way to make you feel better."

Not only does it improve your mood. Kelly said the laughter to stop the production of killer T cells, as well as to enhance the brain, because it more oxygen pump to the system.

, Soap is the laughter of the body is the soul, "she said," Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools. "

Kelly said, in 30 minutes of exercise three times a week, the 15-minute daily dose of laughter can be beneficial to the majority of the body's system.

It can also protect the heart. She quoted Norman Cousins, American journalists and professors, to combat the health status of poor vitamin C and laughter inspired by the Marx Brothers movies combined. Cousins ​​reported that 10 minutes of laughter, but also for his two hours of sleep without pain.

Laughter not only do not laugh - this can also be improved with the family, friends and colleagues - even strangers, in difficult times, the unity of the people, to improve their lives.

In fact, this is the best laugh with others, "Kelly said," Do not laugh at a separate Shared laughter is one of the most effective tools in order to maintain a fresh and exciting relationship. All the emotions shared a solid foundation and a lasting relationship and bond, and to share joy increased joy, full of vitality and resilience. '

Kelly cited studies have shown that humor ability may improve the body resistance to infection antibody levels, and stabilize blood pressure, increase the heart rate of the immune system, and provide a natural role. It also can stimulate the level of immune cells, and potentially reduce the stress, which is the response of the immune system decline.

She recalled another study, the subjects' blood sugar to improve, while watching comedy movies, rather than watch boring lectures, which had a negative impact.

The impact of endless laughter is beneficial, and zero side effects, "Kelly said, increased anxiety and fear of life and the enthusiasm of the probation.

Kelly shared a joke with the crowd: a man and a woman, never seen before the end of the train in the same sleeping compartment. They go to sleep, I woman asked the man in the middle of the night a blanket. This man said, let us pretend that we were married, the woman laughter, why not say. "Well," he replied. "Let your blanket."

Jesse Reczko Nashua Kelly's speech is the cat's meow, mainly because of her jokes. He plans to describe some, "if I can remember them," he said. "At my age, my memory is not what it used to be."

Reczko, 72 years old, is an ordinary activity center for the elderly in Nashua. He qualified as a big like a joke, but his wife does not always agree with his sense of humor. Regardless of humor, he often used, otherwise unpleasant situation.

Reczko attributed to his happiness constantly laughing and telling jokes.

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