SPECIALIST COMB
| It can be tricky to find
the right barber when
I’m on the road, so I
always travel with my
specialist comb. It has multiple teeth for
different hair lengths.
DON’T LAUGH: IT IS ACTUALLY MEDICINE!
IT’S MORE THAN JUST AN OLD SAYING: RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THAT
LAUGHTER HAS NUMEROUS PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS THAT CAN KEEP
YOUR BRAIN AND BODY HEALTHY. HERE ARE A FEW:
Sources: mayoclinic.org, forbes.com, helpguide.org
MINOLTA X300 35 MM CAMERA
| (pictured) I like to capture moments
and stories everywhere I go, because I’m
a journalist at heart. I mostly shoot on my
phone, but there’s nothing like a classic
film camera.
DECREASES STRESS
| Laughter relaxes the whole
body, and a good belly laugh
relieves physical tension and
stress, leaving your muscles
relaxed for up to 45 minutes
afterwards.
MY SPRAYS | It’s not
an option to lose my
voice when I’m on tour.
That’s why I always
travel with “my sprays” – throat spray,
nose spray and ear spray. I need to take
good care of my ENT!
BOOSTS THE
IMMUNE SYSTEM
| Laughter decreases
stress hormones and
increases immune cells and
infection-fighting antibodies,
improving your overall
resistance to disease.
OLD SA ID BOOK | I have
a new ID card, but when I
travel I always take my old
green ID book with me. I
don’t like to carry my passport or my ID
card when I go out, because if the night
gets crazy I don’t want to be responsible
for my important documents!
HEALTHY FOR
YOUR HEART
| Laughter literally protects
the heart by improving the
function of blood vessels
and increases blood flow,
which in turn can help
protect against heart attacks
and other cardiovascular
problems.
CUSTOM-MADE LEATHER JACKET
| (pictured) I’m a big dude, so I get a
lot of my clothes custom made. This
leather jacket was custom made for me
in Thailand – it took about three days for
the tailor to make it from start to finish.
You can always trust a leather jacket.
OLD-SCHOOL TORCH
| This may seem like a
strange item, but I was in
an airport once in Tanzania
and there was a total blackout – like,
no lights, nothing! My phone was dead
and I was lost in the dark for some time.
Ever since then, I carry an old-school,
battery-powered torch with me.
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CALORIE BURNER
A RECENT STUDY
IN NORWAY FOUND
THAT PEOPLE WITH
A GOOD SENSE
OF HUMOUR
OUTLIVED
THOSE WHO
DON’T LAUGH
AS MUCH .
| OK, so it’s no replacement
for going to the gym,
but one study found that
laughing for 10 to 15 minutes
a day can burn approximately
40 calories – that’s enough
calories to lose a few kgs
over the course of a year.
GETTING THE LAST
LAUGH | Laughter may
even help you to live longer.
A recent study in Norway
found that people with
a good sense of humour
outlived those who don’t
laugh as much.
MAKE MEMORIES FOR LIFE // 19