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“Whoever said laughter is the best medicine was right - it's also the glue that holds friendships together. To laugh together at life's ridiculous turn of events makes those events bearable. To laugh at the funny things in life makes life wonderful. The real gift is having a friend to share…laughter with", said Ellen Jacob in the book You're the best friend ever. 

Though it is not necessary to laugh in each and every situation of life but experts believe that laughing is an effective way to recover from physical or mental injury. In various serious diseases doctors advise patients to have laughter therapy sessions as it develops resistance in the human body to fight with the odds. 

Laughter aids to lower high blood pressure levels, stress levels and also assist in recovery and prevention of cancer cells in the body. 

Laughter and Mental Health 

Stress and Anxiety: Whenever we laugh we feel relieved from stress. A good laugh helps us to stay focused and motivated in life. 

As per Medical News Today, "in a 2018 systematic review of group-based laughter yoga that included six prior studies, researchers found that laughter yoga improved depression symptoms over the short term in two studies. " 

Positive and Negative Thoughts: Our brain has a tendency to keep thinking various thoughts at a time. However, different thoughts have different intensities. When we have negative thoughts it upsets our immune system and we feel discomfort. On the other hand, when we have positive thoughts we feel good about our thing. The mental health is directly proportional to the physical health. 

Laughter and Physical Health 

Immune System: A good laughter session aids to improve the immune system. 

Pain Reliever: Laughter enables our body to produce natural pain killers which assist to ease the physical pains in the body.