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LA Lakers Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace: Laughter makes us feel good

Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace is a great NBA basketball player and a comedian.

Metta World Peace tried dancing on Dancing with the Stars last season, but was the first star voted off. He should stick to playing basketball, not dancing!

Metta World Peace shows us his comedic side on Jimmy Kimmel http://www.xfinitytv.comcast.net/tv/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live/93/2194540120/Wed%2C-Feb-8%2C-2012/videos?skipTo=583&cmpid=FCST_hero_tv

Laughter makes us feel good

According to Hara Marano from Psychology Today, laughter reduces pain, increases job performance, connects people emotionally, and improves the flow of oxygen to the heart and brain.

Laugher, it's said, is the best medicine. And there's lots of evidence that laughter does lots of good things for us.

It reduces pain and allows us to tolerate discomfort.

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It reduces blood sugar levels, increasing glucose tolerance in diabetics and nondiabetics alike.

It improves your job performance, especially if your work depends on creativity and solving complex problems. Its role in intimate relationships is vastly underestimated and it really is the glue of good marriages. It synchronizes the brains of speaker and listener so that they are emotionally attuned.

Laughter establishes -- or restores -- a positive emotional climate and a sense of connection between two people, In fact, some researchers believe that the major function of laughter is to bring people together. And all the health benefits of laughter may simply result from the social support that laughter stimulates.

Enjoy reading the entire article http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200504/laughter-the-best-medicine

Enjoy a great laugh, contact a comedy club in the Detroit area:

Mark Ripley’s Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, Michigan http://www.comedycastle.com/

Coco’s House of Comedy in Detroit (313) 259-9806

Joey’s Comedy Club in Livonia, Michigan (734)-261-0555

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Feeling sad or depressed contact a mental health agency in the Detroit area. http://www.mhweb.org

, Detroit Depression Examiner

Yvette Collins has a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree and a B.S. in Dietetics. She is an ACE Contributor for CBS Local and has a published article in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Journal. She has written several hospital pharmacy newsletters and has numerous hours of training in psychiatry...

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