Humor and Health – Page 2 – Humor Health Project

Laugh to keep healthy? It’s true. Laughing and humor are valuable tools to maintain health.

Using humor to lower cortisol and increase brain activity in occupational therpay

Among the many benefits of laughter and humor, occupational therapy clients may increase brain activity and lower cortisol.

Andrew Tarvin explains how many people can use humor better to lower stress and live better.

We all laugh at different things and find different situations funny. So what does our sense of humor say about

Research shows many ways humor helps general mental health, but what about serious mental illness. This abstract explores the question.

Humor can be a huge advantage in maintaining our mental health.

Some scientists say we need more research data on the benefit of laughter for health.

Here are seven ways humor helps your physical and mental health.

Depression affects thousands of people. Humor can help reduce the stress of dealing with this systemic disease.

Sure, laughter makes you feel good in the moment. But can it actually improve your health? Psychology Today investigates.