My Prescription For You

As it has been pointed out countless times, I am not a medical doctor but I have a prescription for you.

Pay heed to my advice.

Stop watching cable news. It is designed to depress.

Start finding movies that lift your spirit or make you laugh. You need to laugh. I’ve noticed less and less levity in my life and the people around me.

My research indicates a good, hearty laugh helps relieve physical tension and stress and boosts your immune system. It is called therapeutic humor. Laughter decreases stress and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving resistance to disease.

Some suggest that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. I subscribe to laughter being the best medicine.

I had a close friend who was in the hospital for an extended period of time. I didn’t send him flowers. I sent him “Young Frankenstein,” the Mel Brooks comedy. If he would have stayed in the hospital longer, he would have gotten the Three Stooges and maybe even W. C. Fields.

Long after his recovery, he thanked me and said the movie changed his attitude and helped change his prognosis. His words, not mine.

Take this prescription from me on this day as we stare down a challenge.

You and I need to find a way to laugh. Now more than ever….