Table 10 Facts and their Corresponding Affirmation
Item number | Items | Affirmation |
|---|---|---|
Fact-1 | Laughing regularly helps improve vascular function | It is well known that laughter reduces stress hormones and releases endorphins, yet strangely enough, it also has a positive impact on vascular function. A 2009 study found that people with heart disease were 40% less likely to laugh in a variety of situations compared to people without heart disease. A study in 2010 demonstrated the short-term benefits of laughter by showing participants either a 20-min clip of a comedy or a documentary. Laughter led to tissue dilation in the inner lining of blood vessels, which increased blood flow (WC = 90; FRE = 39.2; FKGL = 13.3) |
Fact-2 | US citizens are the most generous people in the world | US citizens are consistently rated the most generous people in the world. Be it volunteering their time, donating money to charity, or helping out a stranger in need, the World Giving Index reports that 58% of Americans regularly partake in an act of generosity. That is more people per capita than any other country. In 2018 alone, US citizens donated a staggering $292 billion dollars to charity. More than half of individuals reported that financial constraints were stopping them from donating even more! (WC = 83; FRE = 35.0; FKGL = 12.4) |