QuickCheck: Can laughter reduce your risk of getting a stroke?


WE'VE all heard the old saying, laughter is the best medicine. It has been claimed that laughter can help increase one's blood flow by as much as 20%.

As strokes are caused by constricted or blocked blood vessels, does this mean that laughter can decrease your risk of getting a stroke?

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