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		<title>Our Inflamed Society</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/our-inflamed-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard RN, ND
Inflammation is part of the body’s natural healing response. When something goes wrong &#8211; such as infection or trauma &#8211; the body sends in chemical helpers. These little micro-doctors help the body heal. Some of these helpers, like white blood cells, gobble up toxins. Others dilate blood vessels which are then better [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=372&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing your supplements: ORAC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard RN, ND
Those of you ‘in the know’ have heard of ORAC value and may purchase supplements based on it. Companies have been touting ORAC for several years in an effort to ‘prove’ their product is superior to others.
What is ORAC?
ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It is a test for determining the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=374&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Undetected B12 Deficiency</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/b12-deficiency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[deficiency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard, RN, ND
Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause fatigue, weakness, depression, brain fog, numbness, and even pain. Yet many doctors overlook this condition, instead prescribing antidepressants and other drugs that do nothing for the underlying deficiency.
Vitamin B12 levels are often low in vegetarians, the elderly, and those with digestive problems, although it can become a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=353&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leukemia linked to pesticides</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard, RN, ND
A new research study published in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring reports a 200% increase in acute leukemia associated with exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OP). Acute leukemia is the most common childhood cancer.
A few years ago the University of Washington conducted a study comparing organic and non-organic fruit juice consumption in kids. Calorie-hungry growing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=351&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin D and heart disease</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/vitamin-d-and-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard, RN, ND

Vitamin D has come a long way since it was only seen as the “bone vitamin.” In the last decade volumes of research have revealed its importance in preventing cancer, winter blues, and thyroid dysfunction, to name only a few. Now come reports that low vitamin D increases the risk of heart [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=349&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are all fibers created equal?</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/are-all-fibers-created-equal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest nutritional problems of industrial societies is consuming enough fiber. Refined foods have much of the fiber removed, along with protein, vitamins and minerals. Fiber has been shown to lower cholesterol better than prescription drugs, prevent constipation, and reduce diabetes.
My favorite fiber is stabilized rice bran. Bran is the outer layer of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=345&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Know your risks</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/know-your-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard, RN, ND
Body-mass index (BMI) has been used as a measure of health risk for decades. It is a measurement of weight relative to height. The problem is that large muscular people appear to have the same health risks as a large fat people.
While not as widely known, waist-to-hip ratio appears to be a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=342&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The acid alkaline balance</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/acid-alkaline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Candace McNaughton, N.D.
Foods can be categorized as carbohydrates, proteins and fats, but they also can be classified by how we process them. Our bodies transform nearly all foods into acids or alkaline bases, and we need a balance to be healthy.
Too many acid-producing foods cause a chronic condition called acidosis — meaning the body becomes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=383&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Better Brain Power</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/better-brain-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Ballard RN, ND
Breakfast eaters have better attention and memory than those who skip breakfast. This has been shown in dozens of studies dating back to the 1950s. Complex carbohydrates and protein are more effective than sweetened cereals. Oatmeal eaters outperformed Cap’n Crunch by 20%! (Tufts University) Most of these studies were done on children, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com&blog=5155604&post=340&subd=purewellnesscenters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. McNaughton adds First Choice</title>
		<link>http://purewellnesscenters.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/first-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Ballard, RN, ND</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. McNaughton is now contracted with the First Choice health network.
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