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Laugh Your Way to Pain Relief

A new study links regular laughter to less pain — giving you one more helpful tool to control chronic pain.

An international team of researchers from the UK, Netherlands and the U.S. conducted six studies to see if laughter could reduce chronic pain. Their conclusion: "… pain thresholds are significantly higher after laughter" compared to people who weren't laughing. They theorize that laughter cuts pain because it generates endorphins, the body's natural codeine. That means laughing — reading funny jokes, watching comedy, yukking it up with friends and family — may be one more way to overcome the increased pain sensitivity seen in fibromyalgia.

Of course, many natural and prescription medicines can also help with the severe pain of fibromyalgia. For more information on this, see Pain Free1-2-3! A Natural Program to Get You Pain Free!

Reference

"Why Laughter May Be the Best Pain Medicine," Scientific American, September 14, 2011