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		<title>Tips for Weight Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone interested in fitness and weight loss will inevitably find themselves on a plateau where no matter what you do nothing seems to change.  Those last few pounds simply refuse to move and horror of horrors your weight begins to creep up again.  Most of us have been in this situation, I have found the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whole Foods versus Processed Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Processed foods although  tasty and appetizing are generally stripped of much of their nutritional value.  Some foods even have nutrients added back and are advertised as enhanced with vitamins or minerals etc. etc.  Of course with busy lifestyles we all use convenience foods now and again and there is nothing wrong with that.  But there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Breast Best?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have all been educated to believe that breast feeding is the best way to feed a new born baby.  It has all the essential nutrients  and it confers protection against infection and primes the immune system against disease.
Recently Professor Sven Carlsen from the University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway boldly challenged this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Dark Chocolate Really Good For Us?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the season of feasting and festivity is over, some of us will be looking to repair the damage caused by too much celebration.  So it&#8217;s back to the gym and plain eating!!
One piece of good news in this situation is that not everything we enjoy is bad for us.  In particular dark chocolate, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ann-o-leary.com/is-dark-chocolate-really-good-for-us/</link>
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		<title>Ancient Remedies for Coughs and Colds.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s remedies for winter bugs  include antibiotics, pain killers and various other  methods of dealing with symptoms such as hot lemon drinks or hot whiskey.  Of course it is not always possible to shorten the duration of an illness but at least we can make ourselves as comfortable as possible while it lasts.  I favour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acai Berries</title>
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Over the last couple of months I have been receiving emails promoting  Acai Berries as a superfood capable of slowing down the aging process, helping with weight loss and providing energy.  If all this were to be believed then the Acai Berry would surely be more of a miracle food than a superfood.  Just think, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comfort eating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are all familiar with the idea of eating for comfort  and pleasure and how difficult it is to be disciplined . A recent study conducted by Peggy Mason and Hayley Foo has thrown some light on this problem. The researchers show that eating chocolate or drinking water can have a painkilling effect even in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ann-o-leary.com/comfort-eating/</link>
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		<title>Can Obesity Be Contagious?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an extensive study conducted by Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School and James Fowler of the University of California it was concluded that obesity could be considered to be a social contagion which spreads from person to person.
Over a 32 year period, data ,including weight and social and family relationships,  from over 12,000 participants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ann-o-leary.com/can-obesity-be-contagious/</link>
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		<title>Is Flirting Good For Your Health?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of California have conducted a study on the changes in hormone levels which occur in men when they interact with pretty women.  Psychologists found that after a 5 minute talk with an attractive woman, testosterone levels rise by 14% and cortisol by 48%.  Testosterone is linked with male libido, health and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ann-o-leary.com/is-flirting-good-for-your-health/</link>
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		<title>Endemic, Epidemic, Pandemic. What do they mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the winter fast approaching in the northern hemisphere we will probably see an increase in the number of swine flu infections.  Some of the terminology used in discussing this infection can be quite confusing  so here are some terms you may come across.
An infection is said to be Endemic in a population when  there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ann-o-leary.com/endemic-epidemic-pandemic-what-do-they-mean/</link>
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