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HEALTH AND FITNESS
CHUCK NORRIS
info@creators.com
Q: Chuck, I love the say-
ings about you on the Inter-
net and in your new book,
"The Official Chuck Norris
Fact Book." It got me to
thinking. There have to be
some health-redeeming quali-
ties to laughing, yes?
--"Jolly Joe"
New Jersey
A: One of the Internet
"facts" about me, which play
on my tough-guy image, is,
"He who laughs last laughs
best. He who laughs at Chuck
Norris, it's definitely his last
laugh."
Now that's funny.
Naturally, over the past
couple of years, as the Inter-
net wildfire has been raging
about the mythical side of my
life and abilities, people
everywhere have asked me,
"What do you think of all
these Chuck Norris 'facts'?"
My answer is alw~lys the
same: Some are funny. Some
are pretty far-out. And most
are just promoting harmless
fun and times of iaughter.
(But be careful if you go
searching for "Chuck Norris
Facts" on the Internet, be-
cause some are flat-out not
appropriate for kids.)
I love to laugh, as do most
people, I agree with comedi-
an and actor Steve Carell:
who said, "Nothing to me
feels as good as laughing in-
credibly hard."
But we often lack reasons
to laugh, or at least it's diffi-
cult to see them, especially in
tough times. Life's struggles
have a way of squeezing in
and squelching our humor-
ous side.
Still, I think laughter is one
of the things we need most
and more of and probably
stands as still the best medi-
cine for our bodies, minds
and souls. It's another needed
constituent in building a
great health-and-fitness rou-
tine.
A few years ago, CBS
News' Healthwatch ran an
article titled "Is Laughter lower blood sugar levels than reported higher job satisfac-
The Best Medicine?:' In it, they did after a tedious lec- tion when they worked for
several experts summarized ture: someone who was more hu-
a series of health benefits And Maciej Buchowski, a mor-oriented and used humor
that come from laughter, con- researcher from Vanderbilt effectively and appropriately."
cluding that laughing is like University, discovered thatIn such cases, laughing is an
a mini workout, laughter also burns calories, effective way of dealing with
For example, Robert He reported in a study that 10 on-the-job stress.
Provine, professor ofpsychol- - 15 minutes of laughing a As it says even in the Good
ogy and neuroscience at the day burns 50 calories, which Book (Proverbs 17:22), "a joy-
University of Maryland, Bal- means we could lose a poundful heart is good medicine;
timore County and author of of weight for every 12 hours but depression drains one's
"Laughter: A Scientific Inves- of laughing. (That's not going strength."
tigation," said that though we to revolutionize the weight- The fact is we always
have a ways to go to study the loss industry, but it's not bad should be free enough from
full effects of laughter, in- for laughing!) life's burdens to laugh. It
creased stress is associated In addition to those rea- doesn't take much time or ef-
with decreased immune Sys- sons, experts conclude thatfort to pause and laugh sever-
tem response. And some stud- laughter is a contagious act al times a day.
"ies reveal that laughter can that promotes social interac- Here are eight ways to bust
increase levels of infection- - tion and well-being, relation- your britches:
fighting antibodies and im- al intimacy and a positive at- --Watch a funny YouTube
mune cells, titude and triggers endor- clip.
A team of University of phins, which bring about --Swap a joke or favorite
Maryland School of Medicine pain relief and other positive comedy movie line with a
researchers and cardiolo- feelings, friend or co-worker.
gists, led by Dr. Michael Melissa B. Wanzer, profes- --Do something silly with
Miller, discovered for the sor of communication studies your kids.
first time in 2009 that a sense at Canisius College, reported --Go out and watch a come-
of humor and laughter might ~ in ScienceDaily that aging dy movie.
prevent cardiovascular dis- adults experience greater lev- ~ --Hang out with fun peo-
ease by helping to maintain els of coping efficacy and life ple.
and regulate the healthy satisfaction when lafighing--Laugh at yourself by
functioning of blood vessels, more. telling an embarrassing story
Laughter improves the flow Wanzer even discussed about yourself.
of oxygen to the heart, brain laughter's employment bene---Read a humorous book.
and other organs, too. fits: "If employees view their --Keep comical materials
A study of 19 diabetic peo- managers as humor-oriented,in places where you, co-work-
ple revealed that after watch- they also view them as moreers or guests are prone to
ing a comedy show, they had effective. Employees also pick them up and read them
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-- for example, in the break
room, on the coffee table or in
the bathroom.
In fact, I call "The Official
Chuck Norris Fact Book" --
which has 101 of my favorite
true and inspiring stories, us-
ing "facts" about me as jump-
ing-off points, about my life,
career and outlook on life --
"UBR," or "ultimate bath-
room reading." It's the only
book of "facts" about me that
I endorse. I wrote the book
because I believe in the pow-
er of laughter and I wanted to
give people a little break in
their often busy and bur-
dened lives and bring a little
encouragement to their days.
(I'm proud to announce that
it has been translated into
Czech, so soon I'll be sharing
the power of laughter with
the Czech Republic.)
And what happens if we
refuse to laugh? Comedian
Steve Allen once described
exactly what might happen:
"Don't suppress your laugh-
ter, or it will go down to your
hips and spread out!"
Now we wouldn't want that
to happen, would we?
Write to Chuck Norris
(info@creators.com) with ques-
tions about health and fitness.
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