What happens when we laugh? What do we get to experience in our bodies? How do we feel?
I know what laughter does for me. I feel absolutely incredible and energized when I laugh. I want you to feel energized too so keep reading as I share my true story to make you laugh!
First, according to French neurologist, Henri Rubenstein, “One minute of laughter can give the body up to 45 minutes of therapeutic relaxation.” Just imagine what ten minutes can do?
Have you ever heard the story of Norman Cousins, the late editor of The Saturday Review, who was taken ill with a severe connective tissue disease? When doctors gave up on him, he cured himself with large doses of Vitamin C and comedies. He found that ten minutes of belly laughter had an anesthetic effect, and he recorded his experiences in self-healing through laughter in a best-selling book, Anatomy of an Illness.
What do you think laughter can do in terms of weight loss?
When you laugh you can burn calories according to experts at Vanderbilt University, and the more you laugh, the more you burn. Those little endorphins know exactly what they’re doing. They’re saying, “Come here little fat cells, come to momma.” They’re unstoppable, like The Terminator, eliminating those fat cells with a vengeance.
Want more endorphins? Start laughing! Laughter = weight loss!
Here’s a few endorphins for you….something to tickle your funny bone, and it’s a true story.
As you know I have been dating, and it’s been a delightful experience. Recently, my partner and I had been e-mailing back and forth and, feeling a little spontaneous, made the decision to meet…right away. I had not seen him for two weeks so was very excited at the anticipation of our rendezvous. I was rushing to get out of the house as I had approximately a 45 minute drive to our destination point. Thus, I left the house in a hurry. As I was driving, I was quickly doing a check:
Shaved legs – Yup!
Lotion on my legs – Yup!
Brushed teeth – Yup!
Painted toenails – Yup!
HOT outfit – Yup! Yup!
Okay, I’m ready!! I cranked up the CD and continued to drive feeling pretty good. Then realized I had forgotten one check point. I took a quick whiff of the underarms. Oh, my gosh! It had been a hot day and I forgot to do the underarm check. Yikes! Odor alert….I was definitely stinky!
I rummaged through my purse checking for lotion or anything I could rub on my underarms….nothing! I started to panic a little as I wanted to be the epitome of a HOTTIE, and a HOTTIE cannot have underarm odor. I mean it’s one of the laws in the HOTTIE creed.
Surely, there must be something down in the depths of my purse……something, anything. My creative juices began to flow when I spotted the tin container. I’ve never tried using these as an underarm deodorant. Is it possible? Well, I’m a person who likes to think outside the box and this was definitely thinking outside the box…or inside the tin so to speak.
I quickly took one out of the tin, put it on my tongue to wet it and then rubbed it on my underarms. Then I smelled my underarms. I could still smell a hint of BO with a little twist of cinnamon, so I licked and rubbed again. Okay, still a slight odor. This called for more licking and rubbing. There I was on Highway 16 heading to Tacoma, Washington licking and rubbing for most of the 45 minute drive. Did it do the trick?
Yes, Altoids had saved the day…and my partner never even knew. He just thought the cinnamon smell was coming from my mouth as I had popped an Altoid right before we met. Altoids, they’re not just for fresh breath!