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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; Health &amp; Wellness</title>
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		<title>Is Your Body Burning Up with Hidden Inflammation?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-your-body-burning-up-with-hidden-inflammation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/is-your-body-burning-up-with-hidden-inflammation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hyman, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-inflammatory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoid stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[causes of inflammation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Finding out whether or not you are suffering from hidden inflammation is critical because almost every modern disease is caused or affected by it," blogs Mark Hyman, M.D. Discover the primary causes of inflammation and how to live an anti-inflammatory lifestyle with this seven-step approach. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fight Swine Flu with Food? Why Old Health Secrets Are New Again</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/fight-swine-flu-with-food-why-old-health-secrets-are-new-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/fight-swine-flu-with-food-why-old-health-secrets-are-new-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Garrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative therapies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ancient remedies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cures of the past]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fighting the flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy-eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holistic remedies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to stay healthy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remedies of the past]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11793</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How can you fight off swine flu? Looking to remedies of the past may be the answer. ]]></description>
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		<title>5 Healthy Steps to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-healthy-steps-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes-and-insulin-resistance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-healthy-steps-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes-and-insulin-resistance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hyman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glucose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to prevent diabetes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[insulin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[type 2 diabetes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes and insulin resistance are completely preventable and often reversible through aggressive lifestyle changes. Follow these five steps and see a dramatic improvement in your health, your weight and your diabetes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Les Voyages: 5 Ways to Make Traveling Easier on Your Body</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/les-voyages-5-ways-to-make-traveling-easier-on-your-body/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/les-voyages-5-ways-to-make-traveling-easier-on-your-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Santiago Bowman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comfortable traveling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy traveling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy-eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heavy luggage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physically demanding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Traveling can be physically exhausting and tough on your body — heavy luggage, cold airplane temperatures, uncomfortable sitting positions ... Katy Santiago Bowman offers five travel tips to help make your next trip more comfortable and leave your body feeling refreshed. ]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse Diabetes: How to Test for Blood Sugar Problems</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/reverse-diabetes-how-to-test-for-blood-sugar-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/reverse-diabetes-how-to-test-for-blood-sugar-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hyman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood sugar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood sugar tests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes testing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tests for diabetes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11081</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Type 2 diabetes affects over 20 million Americans, but it is an entirely preventable lifestyle disease. Mark Hyman, M.D., recommends 10 tests to identify problems with blood sugar early on so you can prevent, treat and reverse diabetes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Learn from Our Ancestors: Walking Daily Improves Health</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/learn-from-our-ancestors-walking-daily-improves-health/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/learn-from-our-ancestors-walking-daily-improves-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits of walking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Core Immersion Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteoporosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga Tune Up®]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How did our ancestors stay so healthy? From walking dozens of miles daily, that’s how! See how walking more often — whether to the bank, to the market or around the neighborhood — will help you maintain a health weight, prevent diseases like heart disease and osteoporosis, and lower carbon output in our environment. ]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Beyond the Scale: Best Ways to Determine a Healthy Weight</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/moving-beyond-the-scale-best-ways-to-determine-a-healthy-weight/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/moving-beyond-the-scale-best-ways-to-determine-a-healthy-weight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freytag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body composition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body fat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitness assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muscle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight gain]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Numbers on the scale can be very deceiving when it comes to tracking weight loss. Here are some more accurate ways to measure your success — especially if you are working to maximize body muscle and minimize fat.]]></description>
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		<title>How Exercise &amp; Food Can Change Your Mood</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-exercise-food-can-change-your-mood/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-exercise-food-can-change-your-mood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Moreno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IntenSati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Moreno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portion size]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-discipline]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["How you eat, think and exercise dramatically affects your mood," writes mind-body fitness expert Patricia Moreno. Learn how to eat food that makes you feel good, and try this intenSati exercise to support the positive changes in your diet.]]></description>
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		<title>Womb Wound: Basic Ways to Cope with Menstruation</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/womb-wound-basic-ways-to-cope-with-menstruation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/womb-wound-basic-ways-to-cope-with-menstruation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Santiago Bowman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cramps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy-eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormones]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[toxins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uterus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10735</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If your menstrual experience isn’t what you would like it to be, or even what it used to be, check in on your overall lifestyle habits. Katy Santiago Bowman offers simple ways to make your periods less painful and keep you feeling good all month long.]]></description>
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		<title>Size Doesn’t Always Matter: How to Measure Whether Your Body is Healthy</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/size-doesn%e2%80%99t-always-matter-how-to-measure-if-your-body-is-healthy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/size-doesn%e2%80%99t-always-matter-how-to-measure-if-your-body-is-healthy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The FIRM Master Instructor Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body fat percentage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Mass Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building muscle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clothing size]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[losing fat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metabolism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["The healthier our bodies are, the happier we will be — no matter the size,” writes The FIRM Master Instructor Kirsten Palmer. Learn what measurements you can use to accurately track your health, which will help you maximize muscle mass, lose fat and feel great in your own body.]]></description>
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