Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free.Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home.Get your free PDF workbook here: <a href="https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join">https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join</a>Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: <a href="https://oldpodcast.com/">OLDPodcast.com</a>Episode 3520:Dr. Jenny Brockis explains that laughter is not merely pleasant but measurably good for the brain, engaging the logical left hemisphere, the frontal lobes, and the sensory and motor areas in under half a second. She notes that children laugh up to 300 times a day while adults manage around 17, and describes what the research associates with a good laugh: endorphins released, dopamine and serotonin up, cortisol down. Her takeaway is that smiling and shared humor are healthy habits worth practicing on purpose rather than waiting on.Read along with the original article(s) here: <a href="https://www.drjennybrockis.com/2010/4/19/what-a-laugh-why-a-dose-of-laughter-is-still-the-best-medicine/">https://www.drjennybrockis.com/2010/4/19/what-a-laugh-why-a-dose-of-laughter-is-still-the-best-medicine/</a>Quotes to ponder:"Laughing is good for your brain.""Laughing allows our problems and worries to not seem so big or scary anymore.""Smiles defuse tension and anxiety."Optimal Health Daily is a daily health and wellness podcast where we narrate the best articles on nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy habits, read to you by a professional narrator so you can improve your health a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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