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<title><![CDATA[Addiction Disease Theory Misinforms Millions of Americans and Causes National Addiction Crisis!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The disease model has become a common methodology which has been adopted by the National Institute on Drug abuse (NIDA). This agency is solely responsible for substance abuse research and is funded to the tune of billions of dollars. If you visit the (NIDA) you will find countless CT Scans and cross sections of human brains displaying the chemical effects of drug addiction. Not withstanding the fact that drugs, alcohol, nicotine and other substances are psychoactive in nature and do alter the br...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:52</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Physiotherapy Exercises for Muscle Injuries]]></title>
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Physiotherapy exercises to do at home are great for minor muscle injuries. I&#039;ve had my (un)fair share of injuries, building up a wealth of unfortunate experience with these exercises. The most commonly injured body parts are the knee and back, so I&#039;ll focus on them.



Physiotherapists (physical therapists) are usually very busy. If your injury isn&#039;t major, you may have to wait weeks to be seen.



In that time you could develop stiffness and lose muscle tone, making the injury worse and pro...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:23</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Fasting is Important During Illness?]]></title>
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Fasting help fight against all acute or severe diseases. Disease in the body comes only when there is an accumulation of acids and toxic substances in it. The efforts of the body to get rid of these harmful substances are what we deem to be the symptoms of diseases. When the toxic substances accumulate beyond the normal limits in the body, the body makes strenuous efforts to eliminate them. It is these constructive efforts that are mistakenly regarded as acute diseases. The body concentrates...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:20</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Acid Reflux Disease Symptoms and Treatment Options]]></title>
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What is acid reflux? Acid reflux is the back flow of stomach&#039;s acidic contents into the esophagus or food pipe. The symptoms of acid reflux can be very irritating and are often confused as heart attack. Acid reflux, if left untreated can give serious esophageal damages and can be fatal. They can lead to development of ulcers and even cancer of the esophagus. Hence, one must consult his physician or family doctor for more information on acid reflux symptoms and treatment options. 



What Are...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:15</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Heat Injury  Protect Yourself from Heat Stroke]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.guidefinger.com/health/html/illness_injuries_20080731_1432.html]]></link>
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In the winter, we long for summer warmth to come and comfort us, and take the chill off our bones.  But when summer does arrive, hot weather, welcome at first, can become a dangerous companion.  Prolonged hot weather can be fatal for some.  In one year in the US, more people died from heat-related injury than from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and floods combined. 



Ways to protect from heat-related injury or heat illness should be tailored to age, according to experts.



Infants are...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:10</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Truth Behind Alzheimer's Disease]]></title>
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		Because the aging process begins the moment you&#039;re born, some complications can accompany this process.



Among those, is Alzheimer&#039;s. However, there are steps everyone should take to decrease the chances of developing them  including Alzheimer&#039;s in order to attain healthy longevity. Alzheimer&#039;s disease is terrible since you loose control over your life, but there are things you can do to prevent its onset. Contrary to common beliefs, Alzheimer&#039;s disease is not an inevitable accompa...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:05</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knowing What Food to Eat and Avoid For Acid Reflux Disease]]></title>
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Acid reflux disease can be an extremely painful condition. For people who live a socially active life and attend frequent parties and gatherings, acid reflux is like a curse as they have to often miss out on the delicacies served because of fear of the acid reflux attacks.



Acid attacks, as the name suggests is the attack of the stomach acids on the esophageal lining. The frequency of such attacks can be extremely damaging for the esophagus because it leads to the formation of scar tissue....]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:02</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Effects Of Smoking In Relation To Selected Diseases]]></title>
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It has been known for many years that smoking has a negative effect and can help the acceleration and actually cause many diseases.  I am going to take a look at two specific diseases you may not have heard of or even been aware of what the effects of smoking were on these diseases.  The two diseases that we are going to look at are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and a Peptic Ulcer.



Effects of Smoking On Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease



Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:12:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease and How to Reduce Inflammation With Omega 3 Fatty Acids]]></title>
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Treatment with omega 3 fish oil supplements have entered the medical arena, and the following is some of the information about that.



A medical study was done in Bologna and Turin, Italy, where doctors, for one year, administered fish-oil capsules to thirty-nine patients with Crohn&#039;s Disease, three times a day. These particular patients had already been in remission for about eight months. A control group of thirty-nine patients, all in a similar condition of remission, received capsules t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:11:56</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mediterranean Diet: How to Lower Cholesterol ]]></title>
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For centuries, legumes or dry beans, as they are commonly known, have been a staple food in the Mediterranean countries where they have played an important part in the fight against heart disease. 



Why?  Because



- Legumes contain essential minerals and vitamins such as iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, zinc, potassium, folic acid, and some of the B-complex vitamins.

- They are low in fat and sodium which make them an ideal food to keep high cholesterol and high blood pressure...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 12:11:52</pubDate>
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