I noticed not long ago that I was having trouble remembering
things – details. Signs of
aging? I refused to accept
it.
I thought for a moment, “What can I do to wake up my
brain?” The answer came
immediately as I lecture about it all the time – laughter. Laughter wakes up the brain – by
bringing more oxygen to it.
Studies show that Alzheimer’s patients have low levels of
oxygen in their brains. This is
completely congruent with our findings about laughter. We bring more oxygen to our brains when
we laugh, making our brains more alert, more clear and higher functioning.
Confession: I
had been experimenting with simply smiling in the morning in place of my
morning laughter ritual (2 minutes of hearty laughter every morning in the
mirror). Smiling is so peaceful I
wanted to experience that for awhile as the beginning to my day. But after I reinstated my morning
laughter ritual, the result was that my memory improved again.
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