Laughter possesses healing powers is well known, but it now appears that laughter can also help breast milk counter allergies that effect the skin of the little ones.
In a new study, breast feed baby with eczema experienced mild symptoms if their mothers laughed hours before feeding them.
"Breast feeding mothers are either a feature - length charlie chaplin movie or bland footage of whether information" said research team leader Dr. Hajime Kimata a professor at the university of Osaka, Japan.
Professor Hajime took samples of breast milk at regular intervals afterwards. Two milk feeds later, he also measured their baby's allergic reactions to dust mites and latex. Those infants whose mothers had laughed had markedly reduced reactions.
The researchers also found significantly higher levels of melatonin in the laughing mothers milk. The hormone is associated with relaxation and is, hence, beneficial to the babies, too.
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