Blood Vessel Relaxation Therapy Minneapolis MN

Laughter creates a positive change in the tissue that forms the inner lining of the blood vessels in a manner similar to the benefit received through aerobic activity, but without the aches, pains and muscle tension associated with exercise.

Ted H Spooner, MD
(952) 993-3246
6500 Excelsior Blvd
St Louis Park, MN
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Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center
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Cardiology

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Darshak H Karia, MD
(508) 697-9212
1314 Marquette Ave Apt 1203
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiology
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Medical School: Med Coll, Baroda Univ, Baroda, Gujarat, India
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Edward Oakley McFalls, MD
(612) 725-2000
2015 Fremont Ave S
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiology
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Medical School: Hahnemann Univ Sch Of Med, Philadelphia Pa 19102
Graduation Year: 1980

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Jeffrey Jay Shultz, MD
(952) 993-2326
PO Box 650
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiology
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Medical School: Univ Of Southern Ca Sch Of Med, Los Angeles Ca 90033
Graduation Year: 1987

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Ronald A Johannsen
(612) 873-4105
701 Park Ave
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiovascular Disease

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Ahmet Selcuk Adabag, MD
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiology
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Male
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Medical School: Hacettepe Univ, Tip Fak, Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey
Graduation Year: 1991

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Simon Milstein, MD
(320) 251-2700
2305 Newton Ave S
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiology
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Male
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Medical School: Univ De La Republica, Fac De Med, Montevideo, Uruguay
Graduation Year: 1975
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Hospital: Abbott Northwestern Hosp, Minneapolis, Mn; Fairview -University Med Ctr, Minneapolis, Mn
Group Practice: Minneapolis Cardiology Assoc

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David C Homans, MD
(612) 993-2857
PO Box 652
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiology
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Male
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Medical School: Tufts Univ Sch Of Med, Boston Ma 02111
Graduation Year: 1976

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Charles Herzog
(612) 873-4105
701 Park Ave
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiovascular Disease

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Fouad Bachour, MD
(612) 347-5000
701 Park Ave
Minneapolis, MN
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Cardiology
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Male
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Medical School: Univ Of Damascus, Fac Of Med, Damascus, Syria
Graduation Year: 1985

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Is Laughter the Best Medicine?

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Comparing the effects of funny and stressful movies, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have shown for the first time that laughter is linked to healthy blood vessel function.

Their study included a group of 20 nonsmoking, healthy volunteers, equally divided between men and women, with an average age of 33. Results showed that brachial artery flow was detrimentally reduced in 14 of the 20 volunteers following a viewing of movie clips that caused mental stress. In contrast, beneficial blood vessel relaxation was increased in 19 of the 20 volunteers after they watched movie segments generating laughter.

Laughter creates a positive change in the tissue that forms the inner lining of the blood vessels in a manner similar to the benefit received through aerobic activity, but without the aches, pains and muscle tension associated with exercise, according to principal investigator Michael Miller, M.D., director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Couch potatoes beware: Don’t think you can replace exercise with laughter. For the greatest benefit to your vascular system, Miller and his colleagues still recommend 30 minutes of exercise three times per week, along with 15 minutes of mirth on a daily basis.

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