Did you know?

Laughing is good for the heart and can increase blood flow by 20 percent!

• Find some joke books or try out some knock-knock jokes with a kid!

• Dig out your old favorite comic collections. We recommend Calvin and Hobbes!

• Watch your favorite funny TV shows or get recommendations for something new!

Always look on the bright side: being an optimist can help you live longer.

• Studies have found that optimism is beneficial to your overall health, but is linked to a healthy heart and can even help ward off .

• Optimists often have lower blood pressure, which reduces the risk of coronary artery disease as found in a study by scientists at Harvard and Boston .

• People who are more optimistic also tend to have healthier behaviors – such as diet and exercise – that contribute to .