Laughter is bad for you

Laughing is good for you, isn't it? True, it can reduce anger, anxiety and stress, but according to the BMJ, laughter can occasionally have harmful side-effects for certain people.

Laughing is good for you, isn't it? True, it can reduce anger, anxiety and stress, but according to the BMJ, laughter can occasionally have harmful side-effects for certain people.

fainting losing consciousness for a short time, usually falling to the ground

gullet the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach

dislocated (of a bone) moved suddenly out of its correct position

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today we'll be exploring the connection between laughter and health, and looking at some health-related vocabulary.

there are many medical studies which examine the benefits of laughter - it reduces stress, it's good for your heart, things like that.

heart rhythm disturbance which had stopped their heart

gullets had burst.

dislocated their jaws or burst their lungs

It seems laughing can be no laughing matter! Indeed - he mentions five problems caused by laughter, including heart rhythm disturbance, fainting, burst gullets, dislocated jaws and even burst lungs.

Some of those sound quite nasty.

Fainting is when you lose consciousness and pass out

Fainting is when you lose consciousness and pass out

gullet is the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach, so a burst gullet would be horrible.

But surely, there must have been some positive findings?

The boy suggested that they hide their findings

You actually use energy when you laugh, you move your diaphragm, you expand your lungs, and both those things can be helpful.

Finn and Rob discuss the pros and cons of laughing, and explain some health-related vocabulary.

anxiety attack. He was watching me with an anxiety in his eyes. There is considerable anxiety over the level of air pollution in our country

stick in somebody's throat

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