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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; health</title>
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	<description>Experiences in living green, healthy and happy</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>
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		<category><![CDATA[how to prevent diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to reverse diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insulin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insulin resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[heavy luggage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neck]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shoulders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traveling tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>

		<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>Top 5 Exercise Fears &amp; How to Overcome Them</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/top-5-exercise-fears-how-to-overcome-them/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/top-5-exercise-fears-how-to-overcome-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freytag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conquering fears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise fears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facing fears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fitness classes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sweating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work out]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you afraid exercise could lead to pain or injury? Are you embarrassed to work out and sweat in front of people? Chris Freytag reveals the five most common fears of exercise and how to face them head on — improving your health, fitness and self confidence.]]></description>
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		<title>Disengage Your Auto-Pilot: 4 Ways to Exercise More Mindfully</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/disengage-your-auto-pilot-4-ways-to-exercise-more-mindfully/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/disengage-your-auto-pilot-4-ways-to-exercise-more-mindfully/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The FIRM Master Instructor Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto-pilot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoid distractions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily Welsh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind-body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind-body-connection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindful exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindful workouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfully]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slow down exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the firm]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=11136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["You can work out every day or even hours a day and get little benefit if you are not fully engaged in the process," writes The FIRM Master Instructor Emily Welsh. Learn how to focus your mind and get more out of your workout, making your body stronger and more fit.]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<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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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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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>
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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>7-Step Plan to Boost Your Low Thyroid and Metabolism</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/7-step-plan-to-boost-your-low-thyroid-and-metabolism/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/7-step-plan-to-boost-your-low-thyroid-and-metabolism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hyman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[causes of thyroid problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to treat thyroid problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypothyroidism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low thyroid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Hyman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metabolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutritional deficiencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid gland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid problems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What causes a low thyroid and metabolism, and how can you overcome it? Follow this seven-step plan to boost your sluggish thyroid and achieve vibrant health.]]></description>
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		<title>Got Back Pain? Yoga Can Help: 3 Tips + 2 How-to Videos</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/got-back-pain-yoga-can-help-3-tips-2-how-to-videos/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/got-back-pain-yoga-can-help-3-tips-2-how-to-videos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Nardini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back tension]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[release stretch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sadie Nardini]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sciatica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[yoga for back pain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=9813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing can stop a perfectly good yoga practice in its tracks like a hurting back. And sometimes, the poses you think would help your aching body could actually be making it worse. Check out these two how-to videos and three yoga tips for moves that really help relieve back pain.]]></description>
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		<title>Hypothyroidism: Does Your Thyroid Make You Sick, Tired and Overweight?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/hypothyroidism-does-your-thyroid-make-you-sick-tired-and-overweight/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/hypothyroidism-does-your-thyroid-make-you-sick-tired-and-overweight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hyman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exhaustion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypothyroidism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Hyman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[symptoms of thyroid problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid gland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thyroid problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight gain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=9775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Feeling sluggish in the morning? Can't seem to concentrate? Have dry skin or fluid retention? You may have hypothyroidism, a condition that is undiagnosed in half of the 45 million people who have it. Learn what hypothyroidism is, who is affected by it and how to identify its symptoms. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Thrill of the Race: 4 Reasons to Join a Race</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-thrill-of-the-race-4-reasons-to-join-a-race/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-thrill-of-the-race-4-reasons-to-join-a-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freytag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charitable cause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charitable race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Craving a new way to exercise this fall? Try participating in a race. Whether for a charitable cause, a personal goal or pure enjoyment, races are a great way to keep moving and improve your health and fitness alongside hundreds of other like-minded people. ]]></description>
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