March 2014 - Ask Dr. O

Laughter is the Best Medicine!

A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.

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Mental Health

Mental Illness is a harsh reality to some. Many people feel that because there are no lab test, x-ray or physical manifestation of mental illness means that it is not real. The whole truth is that it is real.

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Quote for the Week

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

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Is the Missing Malaysian Plane a Government Scandal Cover-Up? Yes, No or Maybe So?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.

March 24, 2014

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In case you haven’t been keeping up with world news, hope was abandoned for the those Malaysian family members of those aboard Flight 370, as the Malaysian Prime Minister confirmed today that the missing flight indeed went down somewhere in the Indian Ocean. CNN reported that “new analysis of satellite data by a British satellite […]

Why Are Other Ethnic Groups So Intrigued By Black Hair?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.

March 11, 2014

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I know we just celebrated Black History month, but this is still a relevant topic. Have you ever had someone come up to you and ask “Can I touch your hair”? Number one, its a creepy question to be asked from a complete stranger and two, it’s asked like the hair is some mystic being […]