The weather is freezing cold, it’s the eleventy-hundredth day of lockdown and our summer holidays could potentially be shifted into next year’s diary.
What on earth is there to raise a smile about in all that? But laughter could be the best cure for the covid blues – and potentially protect against some common health conditions too.
That’s why leading cardiologist Dr Michael Miller, from the University of Maryland, US, is now prescribing a laugh a day to help his patients reduce their risk of heart attack and help them cope with the pandemic.
Many UK hospitals already offer laughter therapy, so what exactly can laughing do for your body and brain? When you laugh, your brain releases a number of feelgood chemicals, such as dopamine and