[quote=squat250]here’s a recent time magazine summary on the baboons…

http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/22/baboon-study-shows-why-high-social-status-boosts-health/%5B/quote%5D“The top animals also tend to get more social support. In baboons, this involves being groomed by others, which not only removes parasites, but more importantly, also calms the stress system and lowers the animal’s levels of glucocorticoids.”

Perhaps I should get a haircut every three weeks rather than four… And wouldn’t legalizing prostitution lower my glucocorticoid (a stress hormone) levels?