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For women who struggle with healthy eating and achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, humor also offers power, according to Josie Leavitt, stand-up comedian. "We can create humor where once we felt pain or embarrassment. If we can find humor in situations, they become less tense and that can only be a good thing."

Josie encourages everyone to find your inner comedian. "Give yourself permission to laugh at everything. Nothing is sacred. Remember that the things you struggle with are what are funny. I always tell my students, 'If you had a great day, keep it to yourself. A day from hell, now that's funny."

Consider frequenting comedy clubs to not only have a few good belly laughs (go with friends to make it even more fun), but also study how the pros do it. Tune into television comedies - even the re-runs of old shows can keep us laughing. Don't forget new and old funny movies -- there whenever we need a good giggle.

Finally, there's truth in the old saying to 'fake it until you make it.' Like Nat King Cole's song, just pasting that smile on your face, or forcing a chuckle, can actually have positive effects whether you really mean it or not. And once you do it, you might find you really do mean it.

Laughter helps:

Reduce blood pressure
Reduce depression
Boost immunity
Increase feelings of relaxation -- laughter provides physical and emotional release
Reduce stress - levels of stress hormones actually fall
Increase energy
Increase feelings of well-being - laughter raises levels of feel-good hormones like endorphins
Make you more attractive - yes, happy people appeal to others
Increase your joie de vivre

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