Just the expectation of a mirthful laughter increases endorphin levels by 27% and Human growth hormone by 87%
In a paper presented in an American Physiological Society session at Experimental Biology 2006, Lee S. Berk published a study that showed the significance between "mirthful laughter" and neuroendocrine/hormone effects.
According to Berk: "subjects just before they watched the video had 27% more beta-endorphins and 87% more human growth hormone, compared to blood from the control group, which didn't anticipate the watching of a humorous video.
My advice would be to book yourself a ticket for the pictures this weekend and watch your GH levels sore.
Well I always knew laughter was a good thing but that anticipation does this to you is really interesting.
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