Can laughter be considered an alternative medicine?

I have been thinking and I want to write more about the same topic as in my last post: Laughter.

Of course laughter can be considered an alternative medicine!

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And you will agree with me.

We all can recognize that we feel very positive after seeing a movie that made us laugh heartily. Laughter permits us to discharge accumulated tensions and feel physically and emotionally agile, enhancing our capacity to think and feel.

Playing also creates a similar response, and playing is not only for kids. We enjoy a feeling of well being after spending time at play-we forget our daily tensions.

Playing refreshes the spirit and recharges us so that we're able to take on our responsibilities with greater enthusiasm. And it also provides a positive balance to the tediousness and boredom of certain types of work.

In addition to this, games and other types of play and recreation change our attitude; we're able to leave resentments and negative thoughts behind and enjoy a more optimistic vision of live.

Furthermore, playing is an exercise that invites us to be more flexible, because we have to experiment with new personalities, situations and possibilities, away from our known routine. When we play, we learn about our own potential and discover how we might begin to create and dream. Another benefit is that "playful" people awaken a positive attraction in others. It is a fact that we are attracted by the person who shows himself to be friendly, with a wide smile and open personality, rather than the face that reflects resentment, frustration or pain. In addition, "playful" people tend to be good leaders, because their sympathetic attitude is magnetic rather than competitive-which leads them to success as professional leaders or politicians.

- Dr. Ana Nogales