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Only when I laugh: how laughing helps your health

Pat Fitzpatrick looks at some techniques to help you laugh and the physical and mental health benefits that follow

Only when I laugh: how laughing helps your health

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020 - 16:30

Pat Fitzpatrick

There’s no shortage of benefits to laughing. Studies have shown that laughter helps to ease pain and discomfort.

Laughter is the best medicine in these strange times

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