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Some health experts look to humor for its healing power

Evidence shows it can improve mental, physical .

The chaplain with a pig snout visiting patients in Jefferson City’s St. Marys Health Center personifies what many medical professionals and researchers are prescribing for their patients — …

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Some health experts look to humor for its healing power

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  1. i am convinced that humor heals. i was really ill about j4 years ago and my daughter rented all of the funny movies that she could find in the small town near us…….and i always try to get humorous threads going on Psych Central…if you’re laughing, you cannot be crying……..

  2. Yes, it is true that humur can be a healing factor.
    Everytime when i’m down i watch sitcoms & action comedy movies..i end up forgeting all worries & feel great.

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