Monday 8 December 2008

Laughter may reduce the risk of diabetes

Ironical laughter can help diabetics measure cholesterol increase and decrease the risk of diseases of blood vessels and hearts, so that the results of a new study.

According to Lee Berk of Loma Linda University, who led the study, the impact on the lives of health and illness, and it is a choice between prevention and treatment.

Researchers divided 20 high-risk diabetic patients who suffered from hypertension and hyperlipidemia (a disease of blood vessels and heart) into two groups, and medicines were provided by the standard of diabetes.

Group L received 30 minutes to enjoy the humor that their choices, while Group C-no-monitoring group. This process lasts for one year of treatment.

Process for about two weeks of treatment, all patients in the group laughed (Group L) had higher hormone adrenaline and noradrenaline, are regarded as one of the causes of stress less.

After 12 weeks, HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) was increased by 26 per cent in group L, but only 3 per cent in group C.

In another dimension, C-reactive protein, inflammation and diseases of the blood vessels and the heart, down 66 percent in the group laughed, but only 26 per cent in the group of observers.

"Doctors know best, that there is an internal psychological intervention resulted in positive emotions, such as the merry laughter with laughter, joy, optimism and hope," said Berk.

However, Berk rate will laugh at the drug and a good value with the same diabetes drugs, but insisted that more research is needed to ensure that that the goal of all the results.

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