Laugh for the Health of It!
Hello, I'm the "Laughing Diva" aka Beth Bongar
My mission is to "entertainly educate" people about how to change their response to stress through deep laughter.
Deep laughter is a guaranteed antidote to chronic stress. It reduces the dangerous levels of cortisol that stress releases into your body. Its power is all in the exhale, or the Breath of Ha, an ancient form of deep, diaphragmatic breathing. This kind of laughter acts like a pump, energizing the lymphatic system and strengthening the immune system.
Deep laughter also releases a slew of powerful, happy hormones into my bloodstream. It reduces the stress hormones produced in the hypothalamus section of my brain, lowering my blood pressure, even reducing my risk of heart attack and stroke. This is what "laughing for the health of it" is all about.
Did you know that the body doesn't know the difference between simulated and real laughter? You get the same benefit. This means I can indulge in a belly laugh without waiting for something funny to come my way or being "in the mood" for a laugh. So there's no excuse NOT to laugh! No need to wait for the right moment, inspiration, partner, or situation.
Moreover, laughter is the shortest distance between two people (or any two creatures). No other language is as effective in bridging differences. It's universal, no dictionary required. It's infectious. It's human. It's instinctive. We’re born with the capacity to laugh.
So I laugh to get healthy, because I can't afford to wait until I feel desperately crappy.
Deep laughter also releases a slew of powerful, happy hormones into my bloodstream. It reduces the stress hormones produced in the hypothalamus section of my brain, lowering my blood pressure, even reducing my risk of heart attack and stroke. This is what "laughing for the health of it" is all about.
Did you know that the body doesn't know the difference between simulated and real laughter? You get the same benefit. This means I can indulge in a belly laugh without waiting for something funny to come my way or being "in the mood" for a laugh. So there's no excuse NOT to laugh! No need to wait for the right moment, inspiration, partner, or situation.
Moreover, laughter is the shortest distance between two people (or any two creatures). No other language is as effective in bridging differences. It's universal, no dictionary required. It's infectious. It's human. It's instinctive. We’re born with the capacity to laugh.
So I laugh to get healthy, because I can't afford to wait until I feel desperately crappy.
