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	<description>Acupuncture &#38; Traditional Herbal Medicine with Afshin Mokhtari, M.S., L.Ac.</description>
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		<title>Margarine is Poison</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who eat mostly polyunsaturated oils, especially margarine and shortening, have a greater risk of heart attack and cancer.   A lot of people, based on popular opinion, decided some years ago that butter was an enemy.  The reasoning is that since its high in animal fat, switching to using refined vegetable oils and margarine, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goji Berry (Gou Qi Zi) in Chinese Medicine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are literally hundreds of natural substances used by professional Chinese Medicine herbal practitioners like myself.  Unlike most  &#8220;herbs&#8221;, you might have actually heard about and seen Goji berry, available now in the health food stores.  It has a long history of use, and its also known to us as Matrimony Vine.  In Mandarin Chinese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Cancer Treatment But Folks Aren&#8217;t Amused</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Burzynski in Texas has for years now had a cancer treatment for the harshest cancers with amazing results, and no side-effects! So why haven&#8217;t you heard of this guy and his works?  Well, he has a patent on the chemicals he uses, and the FDA decided years ago they will not let a private [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Toxic Plastics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toxic plastics are everywhere, poisoning us.  From water bottles, to food containers and canned food, to baby products, they are everywhere!   With the information I give you here, you can go a long way to avoiding the main offending plastic ingredients, especially BPA which is linked to diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, infertility and reproductive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protein Powder Drinks Can Be A Health Hazard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protein powders and protein drinks are readily available these days, either as standalone drinks or mixed. Advertised as something of a super food, they can actually be harmful instead. Aside from the digestive issues, Consumer Reports Magazine reports that of 15 protein drinks tested, they found some could expose users to potentially harmful levels of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dysmenorrhea and Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthy habits are key to prevention of pain and cramping at any point in the menstrual cycle.  Regular light exercise, good diet, and a tempered emotional life are important but sometimes hard to maintain in the real world.   In this article, I talk about how you can help dysmenorrhea, painful periods, with diet. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Eat and Not Eat to Support Healthy Menstruation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A well balanced diet and adequate exercise can go a long way towards healthy menstrual periods.  Dietary therapy for menstrual problems are a big part of my recommendations for cases of infertility, PMS, dysmenorrhea (painful periods), amenorrhea(no periods), irregular cycles, and menstrual hemorrhaging.  This article is about baseline nutrition for prevention of menstrual problems. First, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acupuncture helped Mariah Carey with Infertility</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Cannon and Wife Mariah Carey announced that the couple are finally pregnant after many nights of crying themselves to sleep because of infertility issues.  Cannon told US Magazine that after trying IVF and progesterone, Mariah decided to try acupuncture &#8211; and it worked! Doctors advised the singer, who miscarried her first pregnancy two years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Toxic Ingredients in Personal Products, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>afshin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this second part in a series on toxins in common home products, I tell you about the organic personal &#38; beauty products that make the cut, and the ones whose products contain toxins.  Since the U.S. government doesn&#8217;t regulate cosmetics for safety, long-term health impacts, or environmental damage, common cosmetics ingredients are quite harmful. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Toxic Ingredients in Beauty Products, part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no lack of toxic chemicals in our modern environment and unfortunately &#8216;beauty&#8217; products top the list.  Most at risk are females, especially people of color.  A survey by the Environmental Working Group shows that most women use about 12 products, putting on about 126 harmful chemicals over the course of the day.  In [...]]]></description>
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