Ageing with attitude: Laughing all the way to good health

It may sound like a joke, but laughter yoga promises real health benefits to those willing to put on their best grin and have a go, writes Margaret Jennings

HO! Ho! Ho! It’s the season to be jolly and there’s lots of spontaneous fun in the air with the countdown to Santa’s arrival only 10 days away. But do you know that in general, while children laugh naturally up to 300 times a day, as we grow older we laugh less and less...

Just take a moment to think about when was the last time you had a good old guffaw. And while we are at it, let’s remember that well-worn maxim: laughter is the best