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<description><![CDATA[My name is Robert Rister, and I'm the author or co-author of nine books about the rational use of scientifically based natural remedies, including Healing without Medication, 753 pages of documented complementary healing techniques. I'm also the author of all the articles you can read on on Savvy Natural Healer website. I'm generally considered a "conservative" commentator on natural health. That means I take care to give you the facts, and to tell you what level of proof is behind them. Although my books are often shelved under the heading "alternative medicine," the fact is, there is no alternative to ... ]]></description>
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<title>Diet Drinks and Diabetes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you are like tens of millions of people in North America, chances are that you are something of a diet soda addict. You might want a diet soda in the morning before you have breakfast, or even drink a diet soda for breakfast. You will want this bubbly sweet soft drink with meals, and between meals, and before going to bed at night. And if you are a type 2 diabetic, all that diet soda can be doing some very detrimental things to your health. Other diet drinks, which are not as popular, also have this effect, except for a few that are made with Stevia.]]></description>
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<title>High-Fat, No-Fat, Low-Fat and Type 2 Diabetes</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:18:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If there's any area of diabetes care that is clearly confusing, it's the question of how much fat is best in the diabetic diet. Although every diet has its true believers, the fact is, different diets work for different people in different ways. Here are the basics.]]></description>
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<title>Supporting Recovery From Pancreatic Cancer With the Right Ratio of Fat</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:16:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's recently been confirmation from laboratory studies that tissue-damaging inflammation of the pancreas, which can occur in both pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, is fueled by the wrong ratio of essential fatty acids. The way to support recover is not with a non-fat diet. It's with a right-fat diet.]]></description>
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<title>Is HbA1C Really a Diabetic Lie Detector?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:10:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Millions of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics are told that their doctors have a means of telling whether those blood sugar levels they so carefully test every day are truthfully recorded. Diabetics are threatened and cajoled with the promise of a "lie detector," HbA1C, which measures the long-term average of blood sugar levels over a period of about 120 days. But is this measure really useful in that way?]]></description>
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<title>Using Magnesium to Stop Type 2 Diabetes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:29:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new study published in the journal Diabetes Care tells us that magnesium, a mineral abundant in green leafy vegetables, may help prevent the progression of prediabetes to full-blown type 2 diabetes. It's an easy way to stop diabetes before it starts.]]></description>
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<title>Garlic As a Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:13:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Another useful herbal treatment for type 2 diabetes is the popular yet often vilified herbal medicine garlic. It is used in Ayurveda and in traditional medicine all over the world.]]></description>
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<title>Could Coleus Be a Cure for Diabetic Weight Gain?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ayurvedic herb coleus, also known as Plectranthus barbatus or Coleus forskohlii, is a common natural treatment for skin issues, especially cellulite. Some recent research suggests that it may also be a useful aid to weight loss for people who have type 2 diabetes, although it seems to be the most useful for diabetics who have the most weight to lose.]]></description>
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<title>Vinegar to Help Diabetics Lose Weight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The idea that dieters can use vinegar to lose weight is not exactly new. In the USA back in the 1960's, for example, the Parade Magazine that came with the Sunday comics always ran an ad for books about cider vinegar weight loss. Those books talked about drinking vinegar straight for various health issues, but nowadays there are apple cider vinegar pills and apple cider vinegar tablets at the health products store and online. Do they really work?]]></description>
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<title>Five Ways Diabetics Can Keep Off the Pounds After Dieting</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:04:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Almost any dieter, even a diabetic dieter, can lose weight. The real test is not gaining it back. Here are five rules to live by after you have lost some weight.]]></description>
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<title>Three New Ayurvedic Herbs for Diabetes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[These three herbs for diabetes from the enormous resources of Ayurvedic medicine are hardly new to Ayurveda, but they are probably new to most diabetics outside of India. No herb will do all the work of managing your diabetes for you, but with diet and medication and your doctor's guidance, they may be very helpful.]]></description>
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<title>How Diabetics Can Beat Food Addiction</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:58:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is probably no better way to enhance fast weight loss than to stop food addiction, and the basic principle is very simple: Just say no sugar, fat, and salt, especially combinations of sugar, fat, and salt. Just say maybe to wheat, meat, and milk products in small amounts.]]></description>
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<title>Zapping Pancreatic Cancer With Radiofrequency Ablation</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:50:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The problem with using radiofrequency ablation to treat pancreatic cancer tumors that can't be removed by surgery has been avoiding the destruction of healthy tissue. Chinese surgeons may have developed a way to use the technique without killing the still-healthy parts of the pancreas that are vital to survival.]]></description>
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<title>Curcumin and Soy Isoflavones in the Prevention of Pancreatic Cancer</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:55:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently I wrote about the potential of curcumin as potential treatment for pancreatic cancer. This antioxidant component of turmeric, the colorful spice used in curry powder, seems to be useful in stopping the growth of many different kinds of cancer cell lines. However, its maximum benefits accrue when it is consumed with soy isoflavones.]]></description>
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<title>Will Eating Tofu Lower My Risk of Pancreatic Cancer?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:30:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recent research that has found that curcumin in turmeric and isoflavones in soy products are protective against the processes the promote pancreatic cancer. There is good laboratory evidence that soy isoflavones stop the activation of genes that make pancreatic cancer invasive, that spread tumors throughout the body, and that grow a new blood supply for tumors. So would eating tofu stop the disease?]]></description>
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<title>Belly Fat, Testosterone, and Pancreatic Cancer in Men</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:40:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In men, testosterone may fuel pancreatic cancer, but belly fat may fight it. Here are some insights into the unexpected helping role of fat in fighting pancreatic adenocarcinoma in males.]]></description>
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<title>Chinese Herbal Medicine As a &quot;Detox&quot; for Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:48:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A 1700-year-old Chinese herbal medicine known in the medical literature as PHY-906 has been researched in over 20 scientific studies as a treatment for pancreatic cancer. It actually seems to work.]]></description>
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<title>Diabetic Neuropathy: What You Can't Feel Can Hurt You</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:44:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to diabetic neuropathy, what you can't feel can hurt you. The absence of symptoms makes early detection of potentially serious injuries, that don't hurt, critical to good health.]]></description>
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<title>A Possible Downside to Using Cinnamon for Type 2 Diabetes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Although the use of cinnamon for blood sugar control is by and large very safe, there is a subset of diabetics who probably should not use it at all. Whether or not cinnamon is safe for you depends on whether or not you take certain medications.]]></description>
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<title>Thyroid Disruptors - Secret Cause of Weight Gain</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:32:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you sometimes too tired even to feel tired? Do you have trouble getting to sleep at night? Do you have aches and pains, and no matter what you do, you just can't lose weight? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, the problem could be the thyroid hormone. And, ironically, you efforts at weight loss could be what is keeping your thyroid hormone metabolism out of balance.]]></description>
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<title>Will Cardiovascular Exercise Help You Lose Weight?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:58:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fitness experts tell us the only way we can get in shape is to run several miles, or spend an hour on a stair climbing machine, or maybe a nice, long session on a ski simulator or a rowing machine. But is cardiovascular exercise really a good way to lose weight?]]></description>
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<title>Leptin, Vegetables, and Weight Loss</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:27:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some of the most successful dieters eat at least a serving or two of vegetables at every meal, even breakfast. The reason vegetables aid weight loss can be explained in terms of their effect on leptin.]]></description>
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<title>How Magnesium's Interaction With Leptin Could Be Just What You Need For Weight Loss</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:24:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's cheap, it's safe, it's readily available, and it may help you lose weight faster. Magnesium supplementation won't do all the work of losing weight, but many dieters find it is exactly what they need.]]></description>
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<title>How Sugar, Fat, and Salt Sabotage Your Best Intentions For Permanent Weight Loss</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:48:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some foods aren't just fattening. They whet our appetite for more. Some of the latest research has found that sugar, fat, and salt are the secret ingredients that make food irresistible and weight loss impossible - unless you know to be on the lookout for them.]]></description>
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<title>Cashews and Cardiovascular Health</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:38:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly 100 scientific studies confirm that various kinds of tree nuts have profound effects on cardiovascular health and weight control. A study in South Africa found that cashews, however, have benefits not provided by any other kind of nut for heart health.]]></description>
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<title>Try Almonds For Weight Loss - Sometimes Eating More Really Can Help You Weigh Less</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:26:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Weight loss researchers at the City of Hope National Medical Center in southern California published their findings from a 6-month trial of low-calorie weight loss that seems to suggest there are times eating more helps you weigh less. The secret, the researchers discovered, is to get those extra calories from almonds.]]></description>
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<title>Can Almonds Help You Conquer Insulin Resistance?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:17:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Insulin resistance is the underlying cause of metabolic syndrome, a complex of symptoms that often leads to weight gain, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. The very best way to overcome this common impediment to good health is lose weight. Almonds, however, also help you overcome it.]]></description>
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<title>Meat, Wheat and Dairy - Surprising Saboteurs of Your Weight Loss Plan</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:05:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everybody knows that a bacon cheeseburger is not a diet food, but calorie count is not the only reason. Meat, wheat, and dairy interfere with our best ways to diet in ways that have nothing to do with calories, carbs, or fat grams.]]></description>
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<title>Low Sugar, Low Calorie Dieting - An Overlooked Natural Remedy For Acne</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:25:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people know that acne has everything to do with hormones. Most people don't know that one of the hormones with the greatest effect on acne is insulin, and that low-sugar and low-calorie dieting can go a long way toward clearing up your skin. They are practically a natural cure for acne.]]></description>
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<title>Can You Lose Weight Without Hunger?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:31:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A low-calorie diet won't do you any good if you listen to your stomach rumble so long that you eventually snap. Here are some ideas for eliminating hunger while you keep your calorie counts low.]]></description>
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<title>Are Calories Really King?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:44:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have seen the popular books about food choices entitled "Eat This, Not That," you could get the impression that the only aspect of nutrition that makes any difference in weight is the calorie count. The fact is, however, some calories count more than others.]]></description>
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<title>How Low is a Low-Calorie Diet?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:54:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The untold truth of being overweight is that heavy people burn more calories than thin people. Most weight loss diets are aimed at punishing fat with nutritional deprivation, and wind up costing muscle. This leads to an endless cycle of taking pounds off and putting them right back on. There has to be a better way. And there is.]]></description>
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<title>For Hepatitis C Treatment, Low-Calorie Diet May Be Your First Line of Treatment</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:03:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even with the latest advances, pharmaceutical treatment for hepatitis C is a hit or miss proposition that often results in side effects many people find as bad as the disease. To keep from needing interferon treatment, however, low-calorie diet may help.]]></description>
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<title>Children's Sickle Cell Anemia - When Low-Calorie Diets Can Be Deadly</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:45:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sickle-cell anemia is a hereditary condition causing red blood cells to be misinformed. Healthy red blood cells have a contour roughly resembling a doughnut. ]]></description>
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<title>Low Calorie Diet Usually Restores Fertility in Women Who Have PCOS</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:19:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome, also known as PCOS, often submit to hormone augmentation, ovarian drilling, and even in vitro fertilization. The first step in restoring fertility lost to PCOS, however, should be low-calorie diet.]]></description>
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<title>Treat Motion Sickness by Eating Less</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:11:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Motion sickness is a motion-induced condition that manifests itself in some or all of a number of unpleasant symptoms associated with the activation of nerve cell receptors for histamine. Motion sickness occurs in cars, planes, trains, submarines, spacecrafts, amusement park rides, and virtual reality simulators.]]></description>
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<title>The Best of All Heartburn Cures - Eating Less</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:23:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have heartburn, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, chances are you have tried a little bit of everything. You probably have taken antacids or proton blockers. You may have raised the back of your bed. You have avoided many of the foods you love. But the very best treatment for heartburn may be a low-calorie diet.]]></description>
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<title>Meniere's Disease - Treatment With A Low Calorie Diet</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:09:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Meniere's disease, a troubling condition characterized by loss of balance, vertigo, spills, falls, and eventual hearing loss, is typically treated with diuretics and steroids. Low-calorie diet, however, can make medical treatment work better.]]></description>
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<title>How You Can Change Your Leptin Levels to Make Weight Loss Easier</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:25:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leptin is one of the most important hormones in weight gain and weight loss. This substance sends a signal to your brain that you are full, and you don't need to eat more. It also sends a signal to fat cells to break down fat into a form that is useful for making energy. Anything you do to make your body more sensitive to leptin helps you take off pounds faster.]]></description>
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<title>Weight Loss Supplements - A Skeptical View</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:04:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Weight loss supplements are a lot like shoes. Just as one size does not fit all, one supplement does not work for every dieter. Two supplements, however, stand out in the crowd.]]></description>
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<title>For Male Menopause Treatments, Low-Calorie Diet May Be Your Best Option</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:46:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Male menopause is a reality. Many men suffer low testosterone levels after the age of 45. The best remedy for male menopause, however, is not necessarily testosterone injections. For many men, all that is needed is diet.]]></description>
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<title>Is Low-Calorie Diet Better Than the Best Male-Enhancement Pill?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Natural male enhancement products are a topic many men want to know about but few dare ask their doctors. From a factually grounded expert in herbal formulas, here is an explanation of how the best male enhancement pills work, or don't, and an observation on something that make work even better: low-calorie diet.]]></description>
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<title>Can a Low-Calorie Diet Prevent Hair Loss in Women?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:15:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most distressing symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome, also known as PCOS, is female hair loss. Hair loss in women caused by PCOS is an indirect of result of a phenomenon called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is often given a circular definition, as in "Insulin resistance occurs when cells resist insulin."]]></description>
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<title>Abs For Women - The Real Secret of How to Get Them</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:43:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It may be hard to believe, but most women already have powerful abs. The abdominal muscles in women are designed to accommodate childbirth. They are incredibly strong. Just one thing stands in the way of perfect abdominals. These already-powerful muscles are usually covered with fat.]]></description>
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<title>Feed the Lean, Not the Fat</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:33:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High-protein diets are popular for weight loss. The question is always how much protein do we really need?]]></description>
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<title>Doing Sit Ups the Easy Way</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:32:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although sit ups are not the be all and end all of abs flattening exercises, they are a great way to tone the muscles around your belly button. The secret to success is simply to take it easy when you do them.]]></description>
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<title>Diet to Get a Flat Stomach Fast</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:27:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even if you could do a thousand sit ups a day, nobody would see your powerful abdominal muscles if they were covered with fat. Here are the principles for a diet that will get you a flat stomach fast.]]></description>
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<title>How to Tone Your Tummy Without Sit Ups</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:23:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fighting your personal battle of the bulge can be as easy as 1-2-3. Here are three methods for flattening abdominal muscles, and none of this requires you to do sit ups.]]></description>
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<title>Ten Tips For Losing Weight After Pregnancy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:57:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Weight gain during pregnancy not only is normal, it's healthy. The process of losing weight after pregnancy, however, is universally frustrating. Here are ten tips for women that can help them apply the right effort at the right time to lose those extra pounds.]]></description>
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<title>How to Tuck in Your Tummy Fast</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:55:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Flat abs are the holy grail of heavy exercise. The most important exercise for flattening your belly and hiding belly fat, however, is usually totally overlooked.]]></description>
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<title>Natural Ways to Lose Baby Weight</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:54:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Taking off the pounds that nature puts on during pregnancy can be a real challenge. Fortunately, nature will help you lose what nature put on for the health of your baby.]]></description>
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<title>The Four Best Abs Exercises For Women</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:36:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The four most effective abs-strengthening exercises are probably not what you expect. None of them requires expensive exercise equipment, and one of them can be done anywhere, anytime.]]></description>
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<title>Green Tea For Weight Loss - Less is More</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:07:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Green tea is one of the most popular weight loss supplements. It's also received more scientific attention than all the other over the counter weight loss supplements combined. A recent study, however, finds that lowering the dosage of green tea in the weight loss supplement results in greater weight loss, at least in men.]]></description>
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<title>Multivitamins For Weight Loss in Women</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:02:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For years we have been hearing about how calcium helps women lose weight--although these statements have been made on the basis of scientific trials funded by the dairy industry. Now from China comes a government-funded study that finds that multivitamins may do women a lot more good than calcium, especially calcium from dairy products.]]></description>
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<title>Seaweed For Natural Weight Loss, Fast</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:25:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have ever visited Norway, Japan, or Ireland, where people who live in rugged coastal towns often eaten seaweed for breakfast, chances are you did not notice a lot of bulging bellies. Now scientists recognize that unique fibers in seaweed make it a natural fat-blocker.]]></description>
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<title>Are All Zinc Supplements Equally Beneficial?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:53:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Zinc supplementation is one of the gray areas of natural health. One of the interesting facts about zinc is that the standard American diet usually supplies enough zinc, but the zinc in the diet is frequently not well absorbed. Absorption is also an issue with nutritional supplements.]]></description>
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<title>Body Odor &amp; Menopause - Three Things Women Need to Know About Hyperhidrosis and What to Do About It</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:03:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that hot flashes are a frequent complication of menopause. But if that's not bad enough, the hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating, caused by menopause is also a major contributor to body odor. Here are four things women need to know about excessive perspiration and how to prevent the odor it can cause.]]></description>
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<title>Removing Cigarette Odor - The Top Four Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:36:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You don't have to quit smoking to get cigarette odors out of your home. Here are four tips on how to get rid of cigarette odor for good.]]></description>
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<title>How to Eliminate Vaginal Odor - The Eight Tips You Need to Know</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:34:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Vaginal odor is an embarrassing but treatable problem. Here are eight tips you need to know.]]></description>
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<title>What Causes Strong Vaginal Odor?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:46:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Strong vaginal odor is an embarrassing issue, but it has clearly identifiable causes. Here is probably more than you really want to know about the causes of strong vaginal odor.]]></description>
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<title>Seven Tips For Handling Halitosis</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:28:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Looking for new ways to control bad breath? Here are the seven simple tips that can help you handle halitosis.]]></description>
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<title>What Causes Body Odor?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:28:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People commonly sweat in very hot temperatures, when exercising or doing some sort of physical exertion, or when they are nervous or under stress. The evaporation of the sweat from the skin cools the body. Sweating is also increased by nausea, the removal of fluids through perspiration reducing the amount of fluid in circulation in the body and (slightly) relieving the sensation of nausea. This is all normal and healthy.]]></description>
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<title>Eliminate Urine Odor and the Other Unpleasant Odors of Aging - Four Things You Need to Know</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:26:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Humans go through rather pronounced hormone changes that can affect a host of other things in the body including sweat and other factors in body odor. Women experience both drier skin and vaginal dryness. The drying of skin and mucous membranes makes them more susceptible to infections which can cause inflammation, irritation, and odor.]]></description>
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<title>Musty Basement Odor and Mildew Odor - Six Simple Tips For Getting Rid of Musty Smells</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:19:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While any basement can get a musty odor, really hard-to-get-rid-of basement odors usually emanate from objects in the basement rather than the basement itself. Here are six simple tips for getting rid of musty smells emanating from the objects that can keep your basement smelling funky.]]></description>
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<title>Bad Breath From Stomach Problems and Other Common Causes of Halitosis</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:51:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bad breath sometimes signals a significant health problem. A sickeningly sweet smell of sugar and a hint of nail polish remover, for instance, is a sign of dangerously uncontrolled diabetes. Children can have tonsils so inflamed that they catch food particles no matter how much the child brushes or uses mouthwash, and the only cure is to have the tonsils taken out.]]></description>
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<title>Antiperspirant, Deodorants, and Three Budget Home Remedies For Body Odor Control</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:50:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What's the difference between a deodorant and an antiperspirant? And are there any home remedies that people can use when budgets are pinched? Here is everything you need to know about deodorants and antiperspirants and three home remedies that may work just as well.]]></description>
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<title>Homemade Pet Odor Removers - Ten Tips That Help You Make Sure Fluffy and Fido Are Seen, Not Smelled</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:23:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the possible exception of your pet fish (as long as they stay healthy), all pets come with a variety of odors. Some however, can be far more noticeable than others. These animals cause very distinct odors to fill your home if you are not careful about cleaning them.]]></description>
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<title>The Surprising Causes of Foot Odor - What You Need to Know</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:02:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What are the causes of foot odor? Would you be surprised to learn the very same microorganisms that cause acne can also cause smelly feet? Here is everything you need to know about the causes of foot odor, with a link that can tell what to do to treat it.]]></description>
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<title>Foot Odor Home Remedies - Six Tips to Keep Smelly Feet Under Control</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:02:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's not that hard to find foot odor home remedies. Here are six suggestions that should work for almost anyone who is looking for a simple way to stop foot odor.]]></description>
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<title>Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - Learn the Sources of the Toxic Fumes That May Be in Your Home</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dizziness. Nausea. Headaches. And then liver and kidney damage. These are just some of the symptoms that your home is contaminated by volatile organic compounds, also known as VOCs.]]></description>
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<title>Volatile Organic Compounds - How to Get the Causes of Sick Building Syndrome Out of Your Home</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:24:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nobody wants to live in a toxic environment, but the fact is, the air inside our homes is on average five times more polluted than the air outdoors. Here are some simple but essential steps to keep home VOC (volatile organic compound) free.]]></description>
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<title>Does an Aspirin a Day Keep Diabetes Away?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:33:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Could an aspirin a day keep diabetes away? If the question is can taking an aspirin a day absolutely protect anyone against developing type II diabetes, the answer is no. But over a period of about 20 years, it just might.]]></description>
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<title>What Causes Uterine Fibroids?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:04:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The growth of uterine fibroids is fueled by estrogen, but other factors, especially the Pill, can make existing fibroids worse. Here is a brief discussion of the causes of fibroids, including one easily controllable risk factor most women have never heard of.]]></description>
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<title>Water and Cancer Prevention</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:30:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At first a famous experiment in a French cancer laboratory seemed to show that bacon prevented colon cancer. As the scientists looked at their data more closely, however, they learned what many of us already know: Drinking water prevents cancer.]]></description>
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<title>Dr Budwig's Anti-Cancer Diet</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:07:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Johanna Budwig, who died in 2003 at the age of 92, was a practicing physician in Germany for over 60 years. In the 1950's she noticed that people with cancer whose diets were rich in foods containing more linoleic and linolenic acids lived longer and were more likely to go into remission. To make sure her patients got these essential fatty acids, she devised a simple food supplement based on flaxseed oil and cottage cheese.]]></description>
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<title>Food Safety and Cancer - Five Things Your Doctor Won't Tell You</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:00:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has cancer suffers a battered immune system. Cancer patients are often treated for anemia and neutropenia and put on anti-inflammatories and antibiotics. Some of these treatments are essential, but sometimes the best way for people who have cancer to avoid infections simple food safety. Here are five essential steps for wiping out food-borne diseases that cause so many people with cancer so much grief.]]></description>
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<title>Is Organic Food Essential For Fighting Cancer?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:15:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Natural, organic, whole foods are the best choice for fighting cancer, but this is not an obvious conclusion from scientific research. That is because there are so many variables in treating people who already have cancer that the benefits of an organic diet cannot be identified separately from the positive effects of medical treatment and the simple benefit of getting regular, healthy, tasty, home-cooked meals in a loving environment. Still, it is a reasonable assumption that natural foods are better. Here is why.]]></description>
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<title>What to Do About Lymphedema After Cancer Surgery</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:16:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When a lymph node is removed to stop the spread of cancer, the flow of lymph can be interrupted. Lymph, proteins, and other substances can build up where they can no longer flow. The resulting swelling called lymphedema can be disfiguring, debilitating, and painful, but fortunately there are a great number of ways to get relief naturally.]]></description>
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<title>Oxygen, Sodium, and Cancer</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:19:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The famous Warburg Hypothesis taught that cancer cells shun oxygen and thrive on sugar. The practical implication of the Warburg Hypothesis, however, is less about sugar than about salt.]]></description>
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<title>Are There Really Super Foods For Cancer?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:21:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are there really super foods for treating cancer? Genetic differences mean that no one food works for everyone, but patterns of food choices can be extremely important in cancer recovery.]]></description>
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<title>Enhance Cancer Recovery by Exercising Just Fifteen Minutes a Week</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:21:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When people are first dealing with a diagnosis of cancer, exercise usually falls far down their list of priorities. Just a little exercise, as little as fifteen minutes a week, however, can make a crucial difference in preventing permanent disability, especially among people with cancer who are over the age of 65.]]></description>
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<title>Green Tea in Treating Cancer</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:13:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes so many people get great results with a nutritional supplement that responsible scientific researchers have to find the reason why. This article discusses the patient-driven research at the Mayo Clinic finding considerable benefit for green tea supplements for people who have leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the potential benefits of green tea for cancers of the colon, lungs, liver, prostate, and breast.]]></description>
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<title>Cancer and the China Study - What the China Study Really Said About Vitamins and Cancer</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:49:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you were to walk into a natural products store and ask the manager which supplements you need to treat and beat cancer, the answer might be "All of them." The fact is, however, people who have cancer should emphasize different supplements at different stages of disease and recovery, and different people may need different supplements at the same stage of disease and recovery. But don't nutritional supplements always help? This article explains why statistics about cancer and nutrition are sometimes misleading, as the Chinese study of vitamin C and cancer shows.]]></description>
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<title>Iron Overload Causing Arthritis, Cancer, and Diabetes - The Undiagnosed Real Cause of Many Diseases</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:12:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over 3 million people suffer one of the iron overload diseases and don't know it. Hemochromatosis, beta-thalassemia, and sickle cell anemia, along with 20 other conditions can all result in a toxic and potentially fatal buildup of this nutrient, creating serious symptoms that can go misdiagnosed for years. This article tells you what you need to know about the iron build-up that takes special measures to reduce.]]></description>
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<title>Do You Need a Moisturizer For Your Skin?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:32:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some marketers would tell us that everyone, women and men, old and young and in between, people in desert dry climates and people in rainy snowy climates, needs a skin moisturizer all year round. Many of us really do need moisturizers, but not all the time. Here's how to choose.]]></description>
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<title>The Dengue Fever Alert - What Travelers Need to Know</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:25:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the announcement of three deaths from dengue fever in Bolivia, travelers to Latin America should take sensible precautions. Dengue fever is occasionally epidemic throughout most tropical South American countries, and can affect large numbers of people.]]></description>
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<title>What to Do About Enlarged Pores</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:04:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Once an unsightly blackhead has been removed and a pore is empty, it can take a while for the pore left behind to close up. You can, of course, accelerate the healing of enlarged pores with Renova, Retin-A, or Differin. You can have AHA peels, BHA peels, microdermabrasion, and laser resurfacing of the skin. But what can you do on a budget? Here are some simple suggestions.]]></description>
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<title>Healing Masks For Blemishes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:29:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Facial masks generally are not a good idea for daily skin care. While a clay or silicone or vegetable mask can feel good, most masks can irritate the skin. Sometimes, however, a facial mask is just the thing to heal blemishes. And the good news is, you can make them for just pennies.]]></description>
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<title>Removing Blemishes</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:51:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's not a pretty topic, but there are simple ways to zap zits, to get rid of the blemishes that plague otherwise healthy skin. Here are the basics you need to know.]]></description>
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<title>Exfoliating Oily Skin</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:08:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Using exfoliating products is essential for healthy skin. This process of removing the outer layer of damaged skin is necessary for every skin type, but different skin types benefit from different skin products. Here's the 4-1-1 for exfoliating oily skin.]]></description>
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<title>Skin Care - How Do You Use AHAs and BHAs?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:57:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people use products with AHAs (also known as alpha-hydroxy acids, primarily for dryer skin) and BHAs (also known as beta-hydroxy acids, primarily for oilier skin) every day. But in our cost-conscious times, it is really important to know how to use expensive skin care formulas effectively. Here are the basics for using AHAs and BHAs for best results.]]></description>
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<title>Polyhydroxy Acids in Skin Care - What They Are and Who Should Use Them?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:55:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Millions of women (and men) who use skin conditioners have tried alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) to lift off the tired, dry, flaking layers of sun-damaged or winter-weary skin, but many people find them too harsh. AHAs, such as citric acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, and tartaric acids, have to irritate the skin just a little to lift away old cells. For people who find even that little bit of irritation too much, there are polyhydroxy acids (PHAs). Here's an explanation of what they are and who should use them.]]></description>
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<title>What Makes a Great Moisturizer?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:21:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In these days of budget consciousness, are there any ways of making sure the moisturizers you buy for your skin care routine are the very best for the money you pay? There are, and although I don't sell any skin care products myself, here are some suggestions for making sure you buy the best moisturizer for your skin.]]></description>
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<title>Do Pore Strips Work?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:49:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Among the most heavily promoted products for acne care is the pore strip. A pore strip is a piece of cloth with some kind of sticky glue on it. You put them on your face, wait a few minutes for them to dry, and then pull them off, hoping you also pull off a blackhead. But do pore strips really work?]]></description>
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<title>Fragrances in Skin Care Products - Are They Safe?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:44:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cosmetics manufacturers do not always tell you the whole story about the ingredients they put into their products and how they affect your skin. If you have ever had your skin "go crazy" after using a skin care product, if it has tingled, burned, swollen, blistered, reddened, bruised, or just plain felt bad, the product may have been the fragrance you thought just smelled good.]]></description>
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<title>Heat is the Enemy of Your Skin</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:33:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People can spend fortunes on skin care products while overlooking the number one cause of skin irritation, heat. But the good news is, this source of skin damage is almost completely avoidable.]]></description>
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<title>Anti-Inflammatories and Anti-Irritants For Your Skin</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:06:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's important to avoid irritants and inflammatory chemicals in your skin care products, and to avoid extremes of hot and cold to protect your skin from wrinkling and the appearance of tiny veins, but there are also some things you can do stop inflammation and irritation from ever becoming a problem in the first place. Here is a quick overview of key ingredients to look for to keep your skin in glowing good health.]]></description>
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<title>Ayurvedic Skin Care</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:31:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Does the venerable Indian practice of alternative healing known as Ayurveda offer breakthrough discoveries for the health of your skin? While Ayurveda is not the panacea some marketers would have you believe, there is a growing scientific understanding of how its products work.]]></description>
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<title>Five Dangerous Myths About Antibiotics</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:07:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After the anthrax attacks of 2001, thousands of Americans took the antibiotic Cipro (ciprofloxacin) prophylactically in fear that they had been exposed to the deadly anthrax bacterium. Unfortunately, while fewer than one in 5,000 had actually been exposed to the disease, about one in five users of the antibiotic suffered serious side effects, including hives, swelling of the throat, and difficulty breathing. Even though many people think that antibiotics are harmless, these potent infection fighters actually can endanger your health and the health of your family if they are not used properly. Here are the top five myths about antibiotics and why not having the facts can cause you harm.]]></description>
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<title>The Simple Steps For Preventing Side Effects From Common Medications</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:10:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In 2009, side effects of prescription medications will account for an estimated 115 million doctor visits. These side effects will result in 8.5 million hospitalizations. As one of the leading causes of death, side effects from improperly prescribed prescription drugs will result in loss of life of over 100,000 people in the United States alone. And most of these deaths will have been preventable.]]></description>
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<title>What You Need to Know About Baby Aspirin For Your Heart</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:39:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A daily dose of a "baby" 81-milligram aspirin is the most common prescription in American for ongoing heart health. But a baby aspirin a day does not always keep the heart doctor away. Here's what you need to know about how much aspirin some people need to take, what kind to take, and when to take it.]]></description>
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