Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

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susie larsen live i'm always honored to get to spend this time with you in fact i look forward to

bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk

that deep in your understanding of god's word and that heightens your awareness of his very real

presence in your life well here's a deep question for you. Ready? When was the last time you

belly laughed down from your toes? And how often do you throw your head back and laugh?

You want to know some of the health benefits of laughter? Well, according to Mayo Clinic,

here are a few. There are short-term benefits and long-term benefits. Here are a few

short-term benefits. Laughter can stimulate many organs. It enhances your intake of oxygen-rich-air,

stimulates your heart, lungs, and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your

brain. Think about that. It activates and relieves your stress response. So a rollicking laugh

fires up and then cools down your stress response, and it can increase and relieves your stress response. So a rollicking laugh fires up and then cools down

your stress response and it can increase and then decrease your heart rate of blood pressure.

The result, a good relaxed feeling. The third short-term benefit, stick with me, it soothes tension.

Laughter can stimulate circulation and aid muscle relaxation, both of which can reduce some of the physical

symptoms of stress.

Again, this is from Mayo Clinic.

Now, here's a few long-term effects, and then we'll get to the point of the show, which I

think you can probably guess already.

So it's not just a quick pick-me-up.

It's good for long-term as well.

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