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I'm sure we've all heard that, "age is just a number." I've heard my mom say it, my sister has said it, I've said it and I'm sure my grandmother said it. Age is just a number. It doesn't matter where in life you are at, age is still just a number. But what about when that number is associated with pain? As we age we start hearing the little creeks and cracks we hadn't heard before. At first we start looking around to see where that unfamiliar sound is coming from, only to realize it's coming from our own bodies! Our minds start telling us that we're getting old and what's worse is we start believing it. We stop laughing and socializing, after all, "we're getting old."
Okay, we now know that age is just a number, but it's also a state of mind. If we feel like we're getting old, we do. So how can we reverse how we feel, besides using ben-gay? We can laugh! Laughter really is the best medicine. Remember the great comedian, George Burns? He was constantly laughing and sharing little antidotes to get everyone else to laugh. Let's take a look at some of his humor. "You know you're getting older when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there." "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick." George Burns
Laughter is also a great form of exercise. In an article from "The Telegraph" dated April 26, 2010, Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent, states: " A number of volunteers asked to watch just 20 minutes of comedies and stand up routines saw a dramatic drop in stress hormones, blood pressure and cholesterol. Like exercise, they also had their appetite stimulated. That means that the "laughercise" could be a way to reduce heart disease and diabetes. It is especially important to the elderly who may find it hard to perform more physical activities."
So laugh it up for your health and well being!
