Mother often laughs, children have less allergies

Breastfeeding mothers who have a good sense of humor will help their children resist the risk of skin allergies.

Japanese researcher Hajime Kimata at Osaka's Moriguchi-Keijinkai Hospital recruited mothers Children with mild eczema - a common allergy. These people will see comedy Charlie Chaplin or a monotonous weather forecast. Researchers will take mothers' milk to test.

After being fed twice, babies are tested to respond to dust and latex. The results showed that babies whose mothers laughed loudly reduced their reactions.

The key may be melatonin, a hormone related to relaxation. This hormone level is often low in people with eczema. Mothers who laugh loudly will have higher levels of melatonin in milk, thus passing on the effect to their children.

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