Posted on 06/19/2007 11:35:04 PM PDT by gpapa
Every once in a while I run across a bit of information that sounds just too good to be true. When I heard that a group of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Department of Medicine announced that laughing caused people to burn extra calories, I just had to investigate it. I wondered if there could be at least a kernel of truth in their study, which hinted that laughter might be a way to lose weight. After all, studies have shown that laughter, which has been said for years to be good medicine, can enhance the immune system, reduce stress, and keep our hearts healthy. That's all great, but what could it do for my waistline? Could I laugh my way back into my skinny jeans? Before I replaced my hour on the treadmill with an hour of watching my favorite sitcoms, I thought I should investigate the study’s findings.
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Bunk.
I SHOULD be skinny as a rail......
:)
I laugh a lot and am still overweight. I guess my age is showing in the wrong places.
Seems to be true. I’ve been laughing all my life at liberal idiocy and never topped 150.
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