The Healing Power of Laughter

It's OK to laughIn our modern world, chronic diseases in all their forms touch morelives than ever before. And the causes are endless-from poisonousfood, air, and water to soul-sucking personal relationships to toxicworkplace cultures.When Dr. Jeff Norman was given a deadly serious diagnosis ofend-stage kidney disease in 2003, he was told there was nothing-short of dialysis or a transplant-that he could do to improve hiscondition. So he laughed. And laughed. And laughed.Following a revolutionary four-week program of laughter therapy,he was not only able to improve his "unimprovable" disease to thepoint where he could compete in four triathlons-he discovered thepower to change his life and the lives of others forever."Dr. Norman, (aka the Laughter Guru) has performed a hat trickwith this book-managing to be hilarious, heartfelt, and eminentlypractical all at the same time. Buy this book if you want to feel better."- Richard Paul Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author"This heartfelt book, based on research and experience, demon-strates how important the power of laughter can be in the thera-peutic process, elevating it to a front-line defense in the battle toimprove not only emotional but physical health for the individualand their ecosystem. If you are searching for hope and humor in themidst of healing, start here."- Shawn Achor, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Happiness Advantage and Big Potential