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		<title>Fructose causes high blood pressure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Kathleen Barnes
Most of us now understand that table sugar is detrimental to our health, not only to our waistlines, but in myriad other ways, including causing inflammation that leads to a host of health problems including high blood pressure and diabetes. I don’t need to go all the way down the list because I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simply brilliant weight control aid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 8, 2010

By Kathleen Barnes
In my wanderings through Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim last month, I came across Measure Up Bowls, the most brilliant weight control tools I’ve seen. 
Recognizing portion size

The idea is ridiculously simple: You achieve portion control by eating your food out of one of two attractive white ceramic bowls that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant nutrition info: A big benefit of health care reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 1, 2010
by Kathleen Barnes
The health care reform law has its benefits and its drawbacks, but requiring restaurant chains to post nutrition information is a stroke of genius. 
Starting next year, any restaurant with more than 20 stores must post calorie counts right next to the item on the menu and have full nutrition information, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kathleenbarnes.com/healthy-eating-and-drinking/restaurant-nutrition-info-a-big-benefit-of-health-care-reform</link>
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		<title>Throw away your Teflon cookware!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 24, 2010
by Kathleen Barnes
If you haven’t yet relegated your nonstick cookware to the dustbin, you now have even more reasons to do so now. 
Even though Teflon™ (technical name: PTFE or polytetrafluoroethylene polymer) has been on the market for more than 50 years, numerous studies show that it can offgas toxic chemicals at high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Backs Away From His Own Supplement Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 23, 2010

By Kathleen Barnes
If you’ve ever thought that your voice isn’t heard, it’s just not true. I am a strong proponent of letting my elected officials know what I think. I do so often and as politely as possible.
Now I can salute Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for withdrawing support for his own legislation – [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kathleenbarnes.com/supplements/mccain-backs-away-from-his-own-supplement-bill</link>
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		<title>McCain Seeks to Curtail Consumer Access to Supplements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 19, 2010
If Sen. John McCain has his way, Americans’ access to herbs, minerals and dietary supplements will be severely curtailed. 
McCain’s newly introduced bill the Dietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA) will give the FDA complete control over all dietary supplements. 
The DSSA will repeal parts of the DSHEA (Dietary Supplement and Education Act).
I know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kathleenbarnes.com/supplements/mccain-seeks-to-curtail-consumer-access-to-supplements</link>
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		<title>New Credit Card Law Takes Effect Feb. 22</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 15, 2010
The new CARD consumer credit protection act takes effect next week—and not a moment too soon.
We’re still in a feeding frenzy of credit car companies raising interest rates through the stratosphere while they still can.
Now, hopefully, those ridiculous rates will slow down. I recently heard of one that was 250%! Most us have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kathleenbarnes.com/economic-survival/new-credit-card-law-takes-effect-feb-22</link>
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		<title>Thermograms Instead of Mammograms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thermograms are a safe, painless and radiation-free alternative to mammograms. They can also be predictive of cancer long before a tumor appears, giving a woman time to correct the problem.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kathleenbarnes.com/healthy-lifestyle/thermograms-instead-of-mammograms</link>
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		<title>Thermogram: What to Expect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What to expect when you get a thermogram: no pain, no compression, no radiation, nothing touches your skin.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kathleenbarnes.com/healthy-lifestyle/thermogram-what-to-expect</link>
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		<title>Why You Should Avoid Mammograms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why mammograms can be dangerous to your health, whether or not you have cancer. Healthy alternatives.]]></description>
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