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The Dr. Kataria School of Laughter yoga has received much exposure over the past few years because of the medicinal benefits of laughter. laughing strengthens your immune system and reduces anxiety.

Dr. Madan Kataria is on to something, as laughter could be combined with pranayama sessions for maximum benefits. In life, there is a shortage of laughing. Unfortunately, too many people take themselves too seriously.

If you feel foolish laughing for 20 minutes a day for good physical, emotional, and mental health, you may want to consider laughing alone, or joining a Laughter yoga club. The benefits of laughing are too good to miss out on.

Yet, the average adult laughs less than 20 times per day. children often laugh over 100 times in a day. No wonder so many adults and teens are so stressed out.

Laughter reduces stress, protects your heart, lowers blood pressure, and is a form of quick relaxation. You could watch comedies, or listen to comedy audio recordings on CD, while you are driving on your way to, or from, work.

If you want to avoid negative thoughts, you may want to reduce the time you spend watching the news or reading depressing stories in the newspapers. This does not mean you should avoid learning new things, but be selective about the type of information you read, watch, or listen to.

Good stories do appear on the news, but how many depressing stories will you have to mentally process before you find one. The old saying, Bad news sells, often applies. There are plenty of good magazines to read, radio stations to listen to, and television channels to watch, so be selective.

Copyright 2007 Paul Jerard / aura Publications

Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of yoga teacher training at: aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. To receive a Free Yoga e-Book: "yoga in practice," and a Free yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

Your weight is basically determined by the balance between how many calories you consume and the amount of energy you burn in everyday activities.

Being overweight can become a matter of life and death. people who are overweight and obese are more likely to develop a number of potentially serious health problems.

Obesity and being overweight are kind of interwoven. Obesity is a condition of being overweight. Once an individuals weight is 20% or more above their ideal body weight, they are considered obese. Unusually, a person is overweight before they become obese.

Overweight is defined as a condition of weighing more that what is ideal for their height and body structure. If a person's weight is 20% or more above their ideal body weight, they are considered obese. Excess weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body water.

However, a person is first overweight before he becomes obese.

WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF BEING OVERWEIGHT?

*You become very prone to high blood pressure.When you have excess body fat, your body retains sodium. When your body retains sodium, blood volume increases and blood pressure rises. high blood pressure causes your heart to work faster, which in turn becomes dangerous to ones health.

*Your liable to have stroke

*Excess weight adds pressure to joints and wears away at the cartilage that protects them. This process is known as Osteoarthritis.

*One develops weak pelvic muscles.

*There is Physical Discomfort: As fat accumulates, it crowds the space occupied by your organs. people who are overweight may have difficulty breathing, walking or sitting

*Gallstones: Gallstones are more common in people who are overweight. The connection between gallstones and weight is ulcer.

*one is prone to diabetes.Obesity is the leading cause of type 2 diabetes. Excess fat makes your body resistant to insulin. When your body is resistant to insulin, your cells can't get the energy they need.

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