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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 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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When The “Holiday Blues” Become More: Recognizing Depression

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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December 7, 2011
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| Divorce, Family, Female Depression, Love and Happiness, Male Depression, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships, Spiritual, Top Featured, What's Hot

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Scratch that. Maybe not. What if you find yourself becoming anxious, every time stores start putting away the Halloween decorations and putting up Christmas trees and turkeys? Are the holidays one of the worst times of the year for you? Would you rather stay home than to […]

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