If You Need A Laugh Today, ‘Laughgorithm’ Has Found You The Perfect 70 Memes

Laughter has an awesome, positive effect on both your body and mind. On top of that, it’s potentially great for your emotional welfare and social life, too. If anything, you should aim to laugh more often (with other people, too!), if possible. The quality of your health and life depends on it.

As UCLA Health points out, laughter:

1. Improves your immune system
2. Decreases stress
3. Improves your heart health
4. Relieves pain
5. Supports mental health

When you laugh, your body increases the production of immune cells and antibodies in your blood, UCLA Health explains. This means that your defenses against germs and infections are stronger, meaning you live an overall healthier life.

What’s more, laughter decreases the amount of cortisol in your system. It’s estimated that a single session of laughter, regardless of length or the reason behind it, can reduce the levels of this stress hormone by a whopping 37%. This is vital because chronic stress speeds up aging and leads to inflammation, which then increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses.

Regular laughter is also great for your heart health and reduces the risk of heart disease or stroke.

“Every time you laugh, your heart rate and respiratory (breathing) rate increase. As a result, your heart beats stronger and faster, sending more oxygenated blood throughout the body. The improved circulation reduces the risk of heart disease,” UCLA Health notes.

Moreover, laughter also lowers your blood pressure. This happens because it reduces the amount of stress hormones in your system. The latter work by restricting your blood vessels and adding tension to your heart.

Laughter, whether spontaneous or achieved via laughter therapy, is good for pain relief as well. Laughing increases your pain tolerance, changes your perception of what’s happening to you, and stimulates the release of feel-good chemicals, endorphins, which are your body’s natural painkillers.

And all of this on top of the fact that laughter can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms, leading to more positive mental health outcomes. For one, when you laugh, your body releases chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins, which are linked to pleasure, motivation, and learning.

What’s more, when you laugh alongside other people, it helps you connect with them. It also fosters a feeling of belonging. Because human beings are social animals, and a big part of our health, happiness, and longevity is linked to positive, strong relationships, it only makes sense that you look for ways to foster those social connections. Finding something to laugh at together is one way to do this.

If you feel like you’re not laughing enough, you can be very intentional about scheduling more time for humor in your routine. Remember that, even though spontaneous laughter is lots of fun, you get the positive effects when you force yourself to laugh, too.

Looking at funny and relatable memes aside, you need to develop the habit of laughing more.

For instance, you could try to reframe some of the negative things that happen to you in a more positive light, looking for that silver lining. You should also consider scheduling actual laugh breaks per day, where you intentionally watch funny videos, shows, or standups, talk to your funniest family and friends, etc. Furthermore, you could try going to a laughter yoga session so that you’re in a more social setting (and also introduce more exercise into your life).

Verywell Mind adds that because laughter is contagious, when you go to funny movies or comedy clubs with your friends, you’re more likely to laugh than if you go alone. It adds that faking your laughter is a decent strategy. At least until you get into the habit of finding more humor in your everyday life.

“Just as positive effects of smiling occur whether the smile is fake or real, simulated laughter also provides benefits. The body can't tell the difference. Plus, simulated or self-initiated laughter turns into genuine laughter over time. So, smile more and fake laughter if you need to at the beginning. You'll still achieve positive effects, and the fake merriment may lead to real smiles and laughter.”

The ‘Laughgorithm’ account currently boasts just shy of 72k followers on Instagram. The account, which has been amusing netizens for the past half a decade, since late 2020, describes itself as the “realm of pure comedy gold” and says that it offers the “ultimate daily dose of laughs from your algorithm.”

The founder of 'Laughgorithm' opened up about the history behind their Instagram meme account.

"I've been running a memes account since 2016, and my first page name was 'Sadidas,'" they told Bored Panda. They added that, unfortunately, their first account eventually got banned.

However, the content creator then pivoted and made 'Laughgorithm.' They put a lot of thought into the name of the account. They thought that, since their purpose is to make people laugh, they wanted to combine the words 'laugh' and 'algorithm' into one.

"That's how I came up with the name," they said. According to the curator, they choose memes by running them through their personal filter: if the meme makes them stay and laugh, they upload it to their Instagram account.

The curator of 'Laughgorithm' also had some words of wisdom to share with anyone hoping to enter the world of content creation. For them, consistency is the key to success.

"To get started, you need to be consistent with the uploading and don't worry about the likes and reach too much in the beginning," they said.

"Just upload at least 5-10 posts in the beginning, and then you'll start seeing results." They added that you'll be "good to go" if you don't lose that focus on consistency.

We’d like to hear what you think in the comments below, Pandas. Which memes boosted your mood the most? Which ones did you relate to on a level that even surprised you a little bit?

Which of these memes do you think your friends would enjoy the most, and why? What types and genres of memes do you usually enjoy? Let us know!