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Lower Your Blood Pressure in 20 Minutes By RealAge
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It's the quickest way to lower your blood pressure without lifting a finger. Just watch something funny. Research shows that laughter and humor could help lower systolic blood pressure -- the top number -- by about 10 points in just 20 minutes. And if you tickle your funny bone often, you could make your RealAge as much as 8 years younger.
Tickled Pink
In a small study, participants chose a 20-minute humorous video clip to watch. They also watched 20 minutes of a serious war movie. Then, researchers measured the participants' blood pressure. And watching funny videos not only lowered people's blood pressure but lowered their cholesterol levels, too. The serious war movie? No effect.
Humor and Health
How does laughter reach all the way into your insides and lower your blood pressure? It's all about stress hormones. When your funny bone is tickled, it reduces levels of stress hormones related to climbing blood pressure. And as an extra added bonus, laughing is good for your immune system, too.
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