Heart Hospital

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Whoever said, laughter is the best medicine, may have been onto something. A recent study conducted at an east coast heart hospital, indicates that an active sense of humor and a good dose of daily laughter do wonders for preventing and/or managing heart disease.

The Importance of Humor after Heart Disease

Heart patients know better than anyone; life after being diagnosed can be overwhelming and scary. But did you know that heart disease can steal more than your health; it can steal your laughter.

Statistics show that heart patients are 40 percent less likely to laugh in comical or lighthearted situations than people with a healthy heart. Researchers began to wonder how and why humor makes such an impact on cardiovascular problems.

They discovered that heart problems, including admission into a heart hospital, produce a particular kind of mental stress. The stress impairs the body