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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 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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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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Charleston Church Shooting: Is the Church still a Safe Haven?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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June 18, 2015
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| Church membership, Politics, Top Featured, Videos

Never in a million years would someone usually feel in danger of being shot during bible study

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Is America Ready for Another Black President

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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June 1, 2015
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In recent news Dr. Ben Carson has announced that he will be running for President of the United States of America in the upcoming 2016 Election.  You can imagine the interest this aroused in many Americans.   Here is a brief background of Dr. Carson’s most accomplished accolades: In 2001, Dr. Carson was named by […]

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First African American Psychiatrist: Solomon Carter Fuller

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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February 2, 2011
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| Celebrities, Male Depression, Medicine, Mental Health, Politics, Race Relations, Racism, Top Featured

Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller (1872–1953) was a pioneering African-American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Liberia, the son of a previously enslaved African who had purchased his freedom and emigrated there. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine, which as a homeopathic institution, was open to […]

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Dr.Owens RADIO INTERVIEW TONIGHT AT 7pm WAOK 1380AM

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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June 17, 2010
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| Announcements, Enough Said!, Female Depression, Male Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Suicide, Treatments

LIVE!!!! Dr. Owens will be broadcasting live on WAOK 1380AM.  Interviewed live on air by Bev Smith, the only African American evening radio talk show host in the country!! The interview will be surrounding suicide and mental illness in the African American community. The Show will be aired on the following stations: WVON 1690AM (Chicago, […]

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