Showing posts with label Funny Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Funny Quotes. Show all posts
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Laughter and health
Laughing is a reaction to certain stimuli, fundamentally stress, which serves as an emotional balancing mechanism. Traditionally, it is considered a visual expression of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy. It may ensue from hearing a joke, being tickled, or other stimuli. It is in most cases a very pleasant sensation.
Laughter is found among various animals, as well as in humans, although it is more rare in most mammals and animals overall. Among the human species, it is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain, helping humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group—it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others.
Laughter is sometimes seen as contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback. This may account in part for the popularity of laugh tracks in situation comedy television shows. Those modern teens refer to laughing as laughing out loud or LOL which as of 2011 is in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Laughter is anatomically caused by the epiglottis constricting the larynx. The study of humor and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body, is called gelotology. Recent investigations by Robert Provine suggest that laughter is a form of communication, probably the first one in the human race, which later evolved, with the liberation of voice from walking and breathing, into human language.
Laughter and health
A link between laughter and healthy function of blood vessels was first reported in 2005 by researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center with the fact that laughter causes the dilatation of the inner lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, and increases blood flow. Drs. Michael Miller (University of Maryland) and William Fry (Stanford), theorize that beta-endorphin like compounds released by the hypothalamus activate receptors on the endothelial surface to release nitric oxide, thereby resulting in dilation of vessels. Other cardioprotective properties of nitric oxide include reduction of inflammation and decreased platelet aggregation.
Bollywood Star's Childhood Photos
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| Aishwarya Rai Childhood Photo |
Aishwarya Rai Childhood Photo
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| Amir Khan Childhood Photo |
| Abhishek Bachan Childhood Photo |
| Amisha Patel Childhood Photo |
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| Akshay Kumar Childhood Photo |
| Aishwarya Rai Childhood Photo |
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| Bobby Deol Childhood Photo |
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| Kajol Childhood Photo |
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| Kareena kapoor Childhood Photo |
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| Karishma Kapoor Childhood Photo |
| Rani Mukharjee Childhood Photo |
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| Raveena Childhood Photo |
| Saif Ali Khan Childhood Photo |
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| Sanjay Dutt Childhood Photo |
| Shahrukh Khan childhood Photo |
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| Twinkle Khanna Childhood Photo |
| Hritik Roshan Childhood Photo |
| Hritik Roshan Childhood Photo |
| Hritik Roshan Childhood Photo |
| Kajol Childhood Photo |
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| Sonali bendre Childhood Photo |
Funny Quotes
Quote1
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Quote2
Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.
Quote3
As I get older, I just prefer to knit.
Quote4
As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.
Quote5
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
Quote6
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
Quote7
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Quote8
All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
Quote9
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Quote10
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
Quote11
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Quote2
Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.
Quote3
As I get older, I just prefer to knit.
Quote4
As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.
Quote5
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
Quote6
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
Quote7
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Quote8
All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
Quote9
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Quote10
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
Quote11
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
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