What’s the deal with... LAUGHTER THERAPY?
With sessions said to bring benefits from boosting creativity to lowering pain, healthy asks: could this really be the best medicine?
Words Chantelle Pattemore and Laura Potter

Photograph iStock
We all love a good giggle, but the benefits of chuckling, as it turns out, are no mere laughing matter. Research into laughter as therapy has been taking place for nearly 40 years and a heartfelt chortle does far more than just momentarily increase your happiness levels – it has proven benefits, ranging from easing stress and reducing physical pain to increasing lung capacity and boosting creativity.