| When taking out life insurance, many people think | | | | In fact, laughter is a good all-over workout. Blood |
| of the obvious risks. Cancer, heart disease and | | | | pressure is lowered, there is an increase in |
| accidents are the main concerns, although | | | | vascular blood flow and more oxygen reaches the |
| thankfully these won't happen to the majority of | | | | blood stream. Diaphragm, abdominal, respiratory, |
| us. | | | | facial, leg and back muscles are given such a |
| But have you ever considered life insurance to | | | | work out that laughing 100 times is the equivalent |
| cover dying of laughter? Have you ever | | | | of 10 minutes on a rowing machine or 15 minutes |
| considered the possibilities of dying on the toilet? | | | | on an exercise bike. |
| It happens. | | | | The dangers of a negative lifestyle are well |
| There are many deaths reputed to be attributable | | | | documented. The emotions of a negative person |
| to laughter. As far back as 207 BC a Greek | | | | can cause biochemical changes that affect our |
| philosopher by the name of Chrysippus was | | | | health adversely. |
| apparently watching his drunken donkey trying to | | | | Surely, if laughter is this good for you there |
| eat figs when he laughed himself to death. | | | | should be a clause in life insurance policies to |
| More recently, a 50 year old bricklayer died after | | | | reflect it? There is a section asking about regular |
| 25 continuous minutes of laughing while watching | | | | exercise. If a gym membership lowers the |
| an episode of the Goodies on TV. His death was | | | | premiums for life insurance then shouldn't a sunny |
| put down to heart failure, brought on by the | | | | disposition do the same? Is laughing at the cost of |
| excessive strains of laughing too much. | | | | life insurance enough? |
| Dying of laughter itself is not possible. It is thought | | | | There's also the other hidden danger in life that is |
| that it only possible if choking or heart failure | | | | not mentioned on life insurance policies and that's |
| occur at the same time. Thankfully, this is not | | | | the risk of dying on the toilet. It is widely believed, |
| very likely as, according to health experts, | | | | though not proven, that Elvis Presley died whilst |
| patients with heart disease will laugh less than | | | | on the toilet and he is not the only famous person |
| anybody else. | | | | to have this eulogy. |
| This is due to the stress levels. Endothelial cells | | | | From slipping on a wet bathroom floor, pulling |
| form a protective lining in our blood vessels and | | | | down a high mounted old-fashioned toilet system, |
| stress impairs the production of these cells. A | | | | pinching injuries from broken toilet seats to |
| weak endothelium can lead to hardened arteries, | | | | broken hips from slipping off a dodgy toilet seat, |
| quite literally, hardening the heart. | | | | toilet injuries are common place but death? |
| It has been surmised that it is possible to | | | | It really is physically possible to die from going to |
| suffocate during excessive laughter. During | | | | the toilet. This is apparently due to a drop in blood |
| laughter, the epiglottis constricts the larynx. This | | | | pressure due to the parasympathetic nervous |
| restricts our ability to breath but the automatic | | | | system during bowel movements. However, it is |
| breathing response will take over before it's too | | | | expected that there will already be a circulatory |
| late. | | | | problem before the event. |
| Laughter has, in fact, been found to be a great | | | | So, when taking out that life insurance policy, |
| medicine. So much so that laughter therapy is | | | | check the small print and ensure you are covered |
| now a recognised practice. It reduces the stress | | | | for every day events such as going to the toilet |
| hormones and our bodies natural produce killer | | | | and laughing. |
| cells to ward off all types of diseases and virus's. | | | | |