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May 7, 2005: Drink - How much water should you drink?
May 14, 2005: Eat - Whole foods equal complete nutrition
May 22, 2005: Sleep - "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy ..."
May 29, 2005: Think - Carefully tend the garden of your mind
June 5, 2005: Exercise - Our bodies are meant to move!
June 12, 2005: Breathe - Let your breath move you
June 19, 2005: Other - Neat little kitchen trick
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June 26, 2005: Eat - How to avoid trans-fats
July 2, 2005: Eat - Fat: the misunderstood nutrient
July 10, 2005: Eat - Vegetable oils - Friend or Foe?
July 17, 2005: Eat - Essential fats: Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio
July 24, 2005: Sleep - the dark of the matter
July 31, 2005: Think - Rest and Relaxation
August 7, 2005: Drink - Tap, filtered or bottled?
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August 14, 2005: Exercise - S-T-R-E-T-C-H and feel better!
August 21, 2005: Breathe - Breathe your way to a more mobile back
August 28, 2005; Think - An Attitude of Gratitude
Sept. 4, 2005: Environmentally friendly kitchen clean-up
Sept. 11, 2005; Eat - Customized Nutrition
Sept. 18, 2005: Eat - Drink your food!
Sept. 25, 2005: Exercise - Take your space and improve your posture
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Oct. 2, 2005: Sleep - Is going to bed too late making you fat?
Oct. 9, 2005: Drink - Remineralize Your Water
Oct. 16, 2005; FEAR = False Evidence that Appears Real
Oct. 23, 2005: Breathe - Right or Left?
Oct. 30, 2005: Eat - Food, our raw material.
Nov. 6, 2005: Eat - What is organic food?
Nov. 13, 2005: Eat - Organic vs. Conventional Meat, Poultry, Dairy and Eggs
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Nov. 20, 2005: Eat - GMO - Crossing the Species Barrier
Nov. 27, 2005: Exercise - Resistance Training
Dec. 4, 2005: Drink/Detox - Plastic Water Bottles
Dec. 11, 2005: Breathe - Reduce Neck Strain
Dec. 18, 2005: Sleep - Pillow Fungus
Dec. 25, 2005: Think - Stress Relief Through Better Listening
Jan. 1, 2006: Other - Reducing Jet Lag
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Jan. 7, 2006: Eat - High Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease
Jan. 15, 2006: Eat - Sugar - The Disease Generator
Jan. 22, 2006: Eat/Detox/Environmental - Artificial Sweeteners
Jan. 29, 2006: Eat - Blood-Sugar Regulation
Feb. 5, 2006: Think - Recognize Your Reality
Feb. 12, 2006: Sleep - Light Pollution Messes With Your Hormones
Feb. 19, 2006: Exercise - Want fat loss? Aerobic exercise alone is not the answer
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Feb. 26, 2006: Breathe - Hyperventilation increases your body's pH
March 5, 2006: Detox/Environmental - Teflon is hazardous to your health
March 12, 2006: Think - How hormones, neurotransmitters and steroids work
March 19, 2006: Detox - How many drugs work
March 26, 2006: Think - Mind and body; psyche and soma
April 2, 2006: Eat - The Soy Controversy
April 9, 2006: Maintain bone mass by preparing grains, nuts and seeds properly
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April 16, 2006: Food sensitivities, digestive problems and joint pain
April 23, 2006, Eat- It's not what you eat, but what you digest that counts
April 30, 2006: Environmental - Eat local and save the world
May 7, 2006: Health and Wellness Summary
May 14, 2006: Exercise - The fabulous stability ball
May 21, 2006: Drink - Water, our critical solvent
May 29, 2006: Detox - Mercury, a strong nerve poison
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June 4, 2006: Exercise - Heart-rate training
June 12, 2006: Think - Learn to let go
June 18, 2006: Think - Forgiveness
June 25, 2006: Think - Courage and persistence
July 2, 2006 - Eat - Food-Guide fallacy
July 9, 2006 - Detox - Nanotechnology and You
July 16, 2006 - Environmental - Worm composting to eat your garbage and feed your garden
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July 23, 2006 - Eat - Microwave ovens: convenience vs. health and nutrition
July 30, 2006 - Other - The Hygiene Hypothesis
Aug. 6, 2006 - Think/Breathe - One Breath Meditation
Aug. 13, 2006 - Eat - Processed Food
Aug. 20, 2006 - Eat - Salt
Aug. 27, 2006 - Environmental - Part 1: Clean Water for Streams By Karen Munro, M. Sc., Environmental Scientist
Sept. 3, 2006 - Environmental – Part 2: Habitat for Everything By Karen Munro, M. Sc., Environmental Scientist
Sept. 10, 2006 - Environmental - Part 3: Urban Growth By Karen Munro, M. Sc., Environmental Scientist,
Sept. 17, 2006 - Environmental – Part 4: The Power of Volunteers by Karen Munro, M. Sc., Environmental Scientist,
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Sept. 23, 2006: Other / Exercise - Use your Power, and the Elixir of Youth
Sept. 30, 2006: Think - Take time for fun each day
Oct. 8, 2006: Sleep/Diseases - Breast / Prostate Cancer Prevention
Oct. 15, 2006: Exercise - How often, how long, how hard?
Oct. 21, 2006: Environmental - E-waste and our health
Oct. 30, 2006: Drink/Detox - Water Fluoridation; boon or bane?
Nov. 5, 2006: Breathe - Are you a chest gripper?
Nov. 12, 2006: Health Issues - Pain is our body's alarm system
Nov. 19, 2006: Eat - Choosing Quality Dairy
Nov. 26, 2006: Fats - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Dec. 3, 2006: Organ Health - Adrenal Fatigue
Dec. 10, 2006: Diseases - Depression
Dec. 17, 2006: Exercise - Staying Motivated
Dec. 30, 2006: Think - Musings on Giving and Receiving
Jan. 7, 2007: Diseases - Type 1 Diabetes: A New Discovery
Jan. 14, 2007: Other - Biochemical Individuality
Jan. 21, 2007: Eat - Deceptive food labeling
Jan. 28, 2007: Drink - When to drink water
Feb. 4, 2007: Environmental - Global Warming - Let's do our part!
Feb. 11, 2007: Other - Television-watching is a health risk
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Feb. 18, 2007: Dealing with health issues
Feb. 25, 2007: Health Issues - Coldfire
Mar. 4, 2007: Exercise - The autonomic nervous system and fat loss
Mar. 11, 2007: Detox - Bacteria, the soil, the gut and detoxification
Mar. 18, 2007 - Diseases - Cardiovascular disease
Mar. 25, 2007: Health Issues - PMS
Apr. 8, 2007: Health Issues - Dealing with inflammation and inflammatory conditions
Apr. 22, 2007: Eat - Nutrient-dense foods
Apr. 29, 2007: Think - Acute vs. Chronic Stress
May 6, 2007: Think - Stress and cardiovascular disease
May 13, 2007: Think - Stress and digestive issues
May 20, 2007: Eat - Another "Healthy Heart Guide" that got it wrong
May 27, 2007: Eat - Pasteurized almonds labeled as raw
June 3, 2007: Environmental - Bee-population collapse, electric fields, and the implications for our health
June 10, 2007: Health Issues - The sunshine vitamin and cancer
July 1, 2007: Breathe - Respiration: the BIG boss
July 8, 2007: Health Issues - Allopathic vs. Functional Medicine
July 15, 2007: Health Issues - Cortisol, our stress hormone
July 22, 2007: Health Issues - Thyroid function and dysfunction
July 29, 2007: Eat - Eggs are healthy and diet sodas are not
Aug. 5, 2007: Exercise - Walking, sacroiliac dysfunction and hip pain
Aug. 12, 2007: Health Issues - Insulin, our storage hormone
Aug. 19, 2007: Detoxification - Our toxic body burden
Aug. 26, 2007: Eat - Artificial and natural flavours
Sept. 9, 2007: Eat - Pasteurized almond update
Sept. 16, 2007: Sleep - Melatonin, our rest and repair hormone
Sept. 23, 2007: Eat - Food brands that contain genetically modified ingredients
Oct. 14, 2007: Getting back to nature
Oct. 21, 2007: Exercise - Exercise intensity and over-training
Oct. 29, 2007: Health Issues - The three keys to prevent osteoporosis
Nov. 4, 2007: Environmental - Disappearing bees update and stuff
Nov. 11, 2007: Eat - High Fructose Corn Syrup (Glucose-Fructose)
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