Laugh more and be healthier

Nadira Gunatilleke

If you laugh more than 12 times a day, have a happy life with your wife/husband, do physical exercises for about 30 minutes per day and drink plenty of water, you can keep away almost all Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) without spending a cent on expensive drugs, Health Ministry Spokesman W.M.D.Vanninayake said.

Vanninayake said that all specialist doctors advice people to get their endorphin hormone increased by doing the above acts.

The hormone is the key factor to happy one all the time. When the hormones increase in the blood stream, the person always feels happy. Happiness prevents depression which leads to many NCDs. According to Vanninayake, NCDs, such as, heart diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney diseases, cancer and strokes are on the rise in Sri Lanka at the moment. NCDs pose the main threat to people’s health. Depression is one of the key factors that leads to

NCDs. The public and the Government spend an enormous amount of funds on medical treatment required for NCDs and related complications.