Have a Laugh

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Laughter really is good medicine. From releasing pain-killing endorphins to improving your memory, laughter can have many benefits on your body and brain - it’s even been shown to boost “gamma” brainwaves, which are associated with higher level brain processes, like learning and memory. In this episode, Michael shares a chuckle with cardiologist Professor Michael Miller from the University of Pennsylvania in the US to discuss how laughter can help your heart health, keep your blood vessels young, and be the antidote to stress. Meanwhile, our volunteer Manpreet enjoys the benefits of a glorious cackle.

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Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Science Producer: Catherine Wyler Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Trainee Assistant Producer: Toni Arenyeka Executive Producer: Zoe Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds.
0:02.0	Hello everyone, it's Michelle Vassage, and welcome to my podcast Rule Breakers.
0:06.0	But you sit down and be bright.
0:08.0	Celebrating women's voices.
0:10.0	You're very welcome to now you're asking with me, Marion Keys Keys and me Tara Flynn.
0:14.8	This is juicy. No limits, no limits.
0:17.2	Celebrating women.
0:18.8	Where to be a woman is the podcast celebrating the best of women's well-being. We're on a quest to find out
0:24.4	where in the world women are living their best lives. Celebrate yourself.
0:28.8	Lesson on BBC Sounds.
0:40.0	BBC Sounds, We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, but we're inundated with often conflicting
0:46.3	advice.
0:47.3	So if you were going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical well-being,
0:52.4	what should it be?
0:53.4	Maybe a cup of tea to help your heart health,
0:56.4	or listening to music to open up your blood vessels.
1:00.4	How about a walk on a rainy day to improve your immune system?
1:05.0	I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is just one thing where each episode we'll explore
1:11.0	one thing you can start doing today to improve your health or life
1:15.3	in ways you might not expect.
1:19.4	I'm with my wife Claire sitting on the sofa and we're about to do something that could
1:26.1	benefit our hearts and also bring us closer together. We're going to have a laugh.
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