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	<title>Wellness Gossip</title>
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	<description>Your healthy dose of gossip.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What Do You Think About the Organic Label?</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/07/what-do-you-think-about-the-organic-label/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Wellness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
I just read Russ Parsons article in the LA Times, &#8220;&#8216;Organic&#8217; label doesn&#8217;t guarantee quality or taste: Just because it&#8217;s organic doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s the best. Let flavor dictate.&#8221;
I&#8217;m sure you already know what I think about it&#8230; Parson writes,

Certainly, there is a problem with chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers when they are used incorrectly. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Interview with Michael Pollan Today!</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/07/live-interview-with-michael-pollan-today/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/07/live-interview-with-michael-pollan-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check it out:

On Thursday July 2nd at 3pm PST/6pm EST the author of In Defense of Food and Omnivore&#8217;s Dilemma, Michael Pollan will be answering YOUR questions about food, food politics and the new film Food, Inc.

This is sure to be a fascinating interview. Pollan&#8217;s books are awesome and Food, Inc. is a great film [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Favorite Veggie Burgers</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/my-favorite-veggie-burgers/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/my-favorite-veggie-burgers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[My favorite things!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If there&#8217;s a veggie burger out there, I&#8217;ve tried it. Here are my faves:
 

Organic Sunshine Burgers.  These are divine. They hold up on a grill and are especially good broken up in a tortilla with veggies. I especially like &#8217;em because they are free of textured vegetable protein (TVP). TVP is a highly processed product which causes much of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekend Special: E. Coli with Cheese</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/the-weekend-special-e-coli-with-cheese/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/the-weekend-special-e-coli-with-cheese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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Really? More tainted food? The recent recall has now been expanded to 380,000 pounds of E. coli-tainted beef. JBS Swift Beef Company, located in Colorado, is the likely company to blame for this mess.
After 9/11, I thought terrorists would use chemical weapons in our food system as a way of attacking the U.S. I now realize that&#8217;s a silly fear- there&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wallet Guide to Safer Cosmetics</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/wallet-guide-to-safer-cosmetics/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/wallet-guide-to-safer-cosmetics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Care Products/Cosmetics]]></category>

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I complain about the cosmetics industry a lot. I know. I&#8217;m sorry. But, really (here I go again), these idiots need to clean up their acts!
There are ingredients in cosmetics that are undoubtedly harmful to human health. Yet, these toxic ingredients are still put into our products. Check out my earlier post on the Cosmetic Safety Database. The database will provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s on Your Food?</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/whats-on-your-food/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/whats-on-your-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Wellness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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Lately, we&#8217;ve been seeing a lot of E. coli and salmonella hanging out IN our foods. Those nasty bacterias are chilllin with things like trans fats, artificial colors, ground up bugs, MSG and other junk. Unfortunately, it doesn&#8217;t stop there. It&#8217;s also vital that we know what&#8217;s ON our foods.  
Here&#8217;s a great site to help:  The Pesticide Action Network provides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honest Tea</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/honest-tea/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/honest-tea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[My favorite things!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thought I would share one of my favorite summer beverages:

Mmmmmm&#8230; Honest Tea beverages. I&#8217;ve sipped on almost all the flavors, and every one is fabulous. 
I love &#8216;em for so many reasons:  
The teas and punches are organic and fair trade&#8230; The unsweetened teas are flavorful&#8230; The sweetened varieties use just a bit of organic cane sugar&#8230; The teas are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Health Care Day of Service</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/national-health-care-day-of-service/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/national-health-care-day-of-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Take Action!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important lessons I&#8217;ve learned is that I can&#8217;t expect change if  I just sit around and wait for someone else to take care of it. 
If I want something different for this world, I should peacefully work my hardest to create it. And, if I don&#8217;t make that effort, then I have no right to whine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform: Should We Copy the Car Insurance Model?</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/health-care-reform-should-we-copy-the-car-insurance-model/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/health-care-reform-should-we-copy-the-car-insurance-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stevan Burd, the CEO of Safeway Inc., has created an employee health insurance program that has cut health care costs for those enrolled, saved the company big dollars and has increased the health of employees.
The Safeway program, called &#8221;Healthy Measures,&#8221; is modeled after the car insurance system. Just as the car insurance model provides incentives to those who don&#8217;t speed or crash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A NY Times Pic From My Trip!</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/a-ny-times-pic-from-my-trip/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/a-ny-times-pic-from-my-trip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading through the NY Times online and found a picture of the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa that grabbed my eyes. Then I took a second, closer glance at the picture&#8230; it looked very familiar&#8230; after reading the article, I realized that I was at the Dalai Lama&#8217;s temple that day! I saw that picture live!
I wrote a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh Movie</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/fresh-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/fresh-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Wellness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a bunch of great food films to look forward to this summer.
I&#8217;ll be seeing Food Inc. this Friday (my movie review to come this weekend!) and I&#8217;ll be hosting a screening for my friends and family for another great film, Fresh. Check it out:
 
 
I love the quotes, &#8220;I&#8217;m a caretaker of creation.&#8221; and &#8221;Food is at the foundation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Wedding Cake</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/organic-wedding-cake/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/organic-wedding-cake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A challenge to those who are planning a wedding: Go for an organic wedding cake! 
Here&#8217;s a great segment about organic wedding cakes from The Lazy Environmentalist (sorry, I love this guy!):
 
 
Did you have an organic cake at your wedding? If so, comment about your experience here. If you have a picture of the organic cake that you&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Food is for the Birds. And for the Dogs, Cats, Fish&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/organic-food-is-for-the-birds-and-for-the-dogs-cats-fish/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/organic-food-is-for-the-birds-and-for-the-dogs-cats-fish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The benefits of organic food apply to pet food as well.  Check out this segment from the Lazy Environmentalist:
 
 
When you purchase organic pet food (from ethical companies), your money instantly supports the humane treatment of farm animals and also agricultural practices that do not pollute our environment. The few extra dollars it may cost are worth it; your pet will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Institute of Noetic Sciences: Thinking Outside the Box</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/institute-of-noetic-sciences-thinking-outside-the-box/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/institute-of-noetic-sciences-thinking-outside-the-box/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love the Institute of Noetic Sciences (click here to see an earlier post about the organization and here to visit the website for the Institute).
I recently came across a video for the Institute that describes their work but also serves as a fantastic little summary about the mind-body-spirit connection and other concepts that are rocking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HealthReform.Gov Report: Health Disparities</title>
		<link>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/healthreformgov-report-health-disparities/</link>
		<comments>http://wellnessgossip.com/2009/06/healthreformgov-report-health-disparities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Physical Wellness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Consider these facts from the report:

More than one in three Hispanics and American Indians - and just under one in five African Americans - are uninsured. In comparison, only about one in eight Whites lacks health insurance.
 
Four in 10 low-income Americans do not have health insurance, and half of the nearly 46 million uninsured people [...]]]></description>
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