Why laughter is the best medicine

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Shouldn't we take laughter more seriously? We discuss and teach related vocabulary.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.1	To find out more, visit our website.
0:13.2	Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
0:16.7	I'm Sam.
0:17.5	And I'm Neil.
0:19.0	Have you heard this joke, Neil?
0:21.1	Question.
0:22.1	What's a rat's favourite game?
0:24.4	I don't know, Sam.
0:25.5	What is a rat's favourite game?
0:27.6	Hide and squeak.
0:29.8	Very funny.
0:31.0	Well, I'm glad you're laughing because, as we'll be finding out in this programme,
0:35.6	laughter is good for you.
0:37.5	In fact, laughter is often called the best medicine.
0:41.5	And it seems that's really true, medically speaking.
0:44.7	Laughing releases anti-stress endorphins into the body,
0:48.6	and there's evidence that people who laugh
0:50.6	recover more quickly from illness, including Covid.
0:54.0	Laughing is an essential part of what makes us human.
0:57.3	Babies cry straight from birth, but the next sound they make
1:01.1	often as young as two or three months is laughter.
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