Laugh After Laugh: The Healing Power of Humor
About this book
A book about the medical implications and uses of laughter and the sense of humor, about laughter and humor as they bear upon questions of health and disease. Dr. Moody carefully leads the reader to an awareness that humankind may have overlooked its most valuable healing asset – laughter and the sense of humor. Dr. Moody traces the idea of humor, beginning with the Biblical advice that “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine,” and takes the reader on a fascinating historical tour of the relationship between humor and health. In addition to citing modern examples of how laughter and humor have actually helped heal, he discusses the diagnostic importance of the state of a person's sense of humor and lends solid credibility to the long-standing folk belief that humor is good for you.