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		<title>Former BMJ editor: &#8220;Doctors are not interested in health&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/05/07/dr-richard-smith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[heart disease prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Richard Smith, writing in the British Medical Journal last month, offered such a revealing overview of everything that is wrong in medicine that I feel compelled to share with you his recent article about attending the World Cardiology Congress in Dubai. For example: "The session on stents was full to overflowing. Stents mean money and drama. Prevention, in contrast,is boring, all about what doesn't happen rather than what does. Plus, were it to be successful, it would put cardiologists out of business."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=14719&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you reading this sitting down? Don&#8217;t!</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/04/29/sitting-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Sisters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Alpa Patel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sitting dangerous to health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another study shows that sitting is really, really, really bad for your health. Here's why you should consider getting a stand-up desk!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=14661&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How runaway stress hurts your heart &#8211; and your brain</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/04/25/stress-heart-brain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Ropeik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Daniel Brotman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glucocorticoids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress and heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress hormones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stress not only impairs formation and recall of long term memory and is strongly associated with clinical depression, but - of special interest to heart patients -  it ironically seems to bring on a decreased ability to cope with further stressful experiences.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=14304&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why you&#8217;ll listen to me &#8211; but not to your doctor</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/04/13/dr-mike-evans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[23 1/2 Hours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctor patient communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Mike Evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engaged patients]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Just giving patients data is clearly not working," Dr. Mike Evans warns frustrated physicians who can't seem to engage their patients in following  healthy lifestyle advice. Doctors need to rethink the way they're trying to motivate patients. What DOES work to convince us to make positive changes?  According to Dr. Evans (of video-gone-viral '23 1/2 Hours' fame): "Stories trump data, relationships trump stories, and individuals trump organizations".  Here's how. . . <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=14458&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why don&#8217;t patients listen to doctors&#8217; heart-healthy advice?</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/02/09/patients-dont-listen/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/02/09/patients-dont-listen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[approach avoidance goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[approach goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoidance goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Andrew Elliot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Franz Wiesbauer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Ken Sheldon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal setting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Health is not just the absence of disease, yet that's how a lot of medical advice comes across. "Do this so you won't have a heart attack!" - instead of "Do this so you'll sleep better, feel better and live better!"<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=13613&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">February is HEART MONTH</media:title>
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		<title>Your heart health: &#8220;Make time now, so you can have time later&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/02/01/make-death-wait/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/02/01/make-death-wait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. John Mandrola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February is Heart Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Go Red for Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart and Stroke Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Make Death Wait]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pull out those red shoes, that red dress, or your flashy little Red Dress pin. February is Heart Month!  A Heart &#38; Stroke Foundation survey reveals that Canadians are not making time for healthy choices, which is contributing to the frightening fact that cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of women, and the cause of one in three deaths in Canada. This year, the Foundation is urging us to "make time now, so we can have time later". Their short-term goal is to have Canadians take one million heart-healthy actions by the end of this month in order to "Make Death Wait".<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=13542&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Could heart disease have its roots in your mother&#8217;s womb?</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/01/16/barker-hypothesis-chronic-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/01/16/barker-hypothesis-chronic-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Women and heart attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barker Hypothesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. David Barker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[origins of chronic disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight gain during pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight restrictions during pregnancy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let's consider what is known as "The Barker Hypothesis", which is British physician and epidemiologist Dr. David Barker's theory that the roots of future chronic conditions like heart disease stem from a developing baby’s environment in the womb.  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=12677&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to stare down that plate of chocolate chip cookies</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2012/01/04/end-of-overeating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart-smart eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. David Kessler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Dr. David Kessler's amazing little book "The End of Overeating", food manufacturers, marketers and restaurants take strategic advantage of powerful “cues” to get us to eat more of their fatty, sugary, or salty foods.  If these cues keep coming – if you see candy or chips on every corner, for example, and if you keep returning to locations where you habitually overeat – you’ll just be relying on sheer willpower, day after day, to try to resist the irresistible. Here are Dr. Kessler's seven tips on how to STOP believing that this tempting food is somehow calling your name and - worse! - that you're simply powerless to refuse it.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=13202&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnancy: the ultimate cardiac stress test</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/12/19/pregnancy-the-ultimate-cardiac-stress-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Graeme Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Susan Chamberlain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternelle app for new mothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MotHERS program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-eclampsia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy complications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queen's Perinatal Research Unit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Studies now show that pregnancy complications (like my pre-eclampsia) are strongly linked to future cardiovascular disease.  The Canadian husband-and-wife obstetrician team of Dr. Graeme Smith and Dr. Susan Chamberlain believe that “...too much of health care is spent reacting to disease after it’s happened, and not enough is spent on prevention!" That's why they hope their "Mothers Health Education Research and Screening" (MotHERS) program will be a great  place to start. Healthy pregnancies lead to healthy children and healthy adults.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=13011&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What your body fat really looks like</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/12/07/what-your-body-fat-really-looks-like/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/12/07/what-your-body-fat-really-looks-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Mass Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRI of body fat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["Our bodies are good at converting food into fat and then hanging on to it. This trait may have helped our ancestors survive when calories were few and far between," says this Columbia University geneticist. "But fast-forward to the 21st century, when calorie supply isn't a problem, and genes that favor gaining weight have outlived their usefulness. Evolution betrays us. We store fat for the famine that never comes."  Find out how in these amazingly graphic MRI images of two women with very different body shapes.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=12981&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Jenny, know your numbers!&#8221; A free Mayo Clinic app</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/11/09/jenny-know-your-numbers-mayo-clinic-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Know Your Numbers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You need to know your numbers as you sing along with this classic song spoof publicizing Mayo Clinic's free Facebook app:  "Blood pressure, lipids and BMI!"  All together, now . . .  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=12445&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women under age 55 fare worse after heart attack than men</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/10/26/young-women-fare-worse-heart-attack-than-men/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/10/26/young-women-fare-worse-heart-attack-than-men/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMI55 study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canadian cardiovascular congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Karin Humphries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender difference heart disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress: “While the high prevalence of traditional cardiac risk factors like diabetes, smoking, and high blood pressure contribute, they do not fully explain the poorer outcomes in women heart attack survivors compared to men. This is why our study focuses on exploring non-traditional risk factors such as depression, anxiety, and social support.”<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=12495&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why female shift workers may be at risk for heart disease</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/10/24/female-shift-workers-may-be-at-higher-risk-for-heart-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/10/24/female-shift-workers-may-be-at-higher-risk-for-heart-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canadian cardiovascular congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Joan Tranmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metabolic syndrome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News from the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress: a warning for all  nurses you know and love - one in five middle-aged women who do shift work have at least three of the five most serious risk indicators for heart disease. And the more years you've worked shifts, the greater that risk.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=12480&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What heart patients can learn from cancer patients</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/10/16/high-risk-for-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer patients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctor patient communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart attack prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart attack risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce your heart attack risks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiologist Dr. Richard Fogoros claims that doctors soft-peddle lifestyle changes to patients at risk for heart disease by saying things like "You really should..." instead of:  "You MUST - or your children will be orphans!"  By comparison, how do oncologists get so many of their cancer patients to "stop whatever they're doing, and to suddenly focus every ounce of energy on regaining their health?"

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		<title>The effects of sugar on heart disease</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/10/04/the-effect-of-sugar-on-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart-smart eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fructose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glycemic index heart disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of our daily sugar consumption comes not from the sugar bowl, but in the form of soft drinks and the hidden added sugars like high-fructose corn syrup, honey, molasses, brown rice syrup, agave syrup and other caloric sweeteners in prepared and processed foods. But research shows surprising links between eating sugary foods and heart disease.
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		<title>What prevents heart disease &#8220;better than any drug&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/08/17/best-heart-disease-prevention/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/08/17/best-heart-disease-prevention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congestive heart failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. John Mandrola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Rainer Hambrecht]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ejection fraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise better than angioplasty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise heart attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart arrhythmia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mario Mitkov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shortness of breath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women benefit from exercise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn't come in a pill bottle, nor is it supported by multi-million dollar pharmaceutical marketing campaigns. It's not only affordable, but it's often completely free. It has few if any harmful side effects. It's appropriate for both young and old alike - and it's even more effective in women! Do you know what this miracle heart treatment is?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=10382&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A doctor discovers the heart-smart joys of eating vegan</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/07/08/dr-schumann-vegan-esselstyn/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/07/08/dr-schumann-vegan-esselstyn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart-smart eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol and heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. John Schumann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food that lowers cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glass Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart-healthy grocery shopping list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mediterranean diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rip Esselstyn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetarian diet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Eat nothing with a face or a mother!” That was Dr. John Schumann's motto when he decided to give vegetarianism a try by going 'cold tofu'. Find out how he did in his first four vegan weeks - and the surprising improvements in his heart health.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=11154&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is your doctor telling you to &#8220;meditate, eat veggies, walk, quit smoking?&#8221; If not, why not?</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/06/26/meditate-eat-veggies-walk/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/06/26/meditate-eat-veggies-walk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart-smart eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angioplasty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atkins diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Dean Ornish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-fat diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress and heart disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. O has long advocated preventing - and even reversing - heart disease without drugs or surgery through lifestyle changes like a low fat diet, smoking cessation, aerobic exercise, stress management training and psychological support. So why do we instead opt for drug prescriptions for the rest of our lives?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=11159&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heart-healthy weight: secrets of the always-slim</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/06/22/secrets-of-thin-people/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/06/22/secrets-of-thin-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Mass Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Reports Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Weight Control Registry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["When we've compared people maintaining a weight loss with controls who've always had a normal weight, we've found that both groups are working hard at it; the maintainers are just working a little harder."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=10790&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do you think too much? How ruminating hurts your heart</title>
		<link>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/06/02/ruminating-hurts-your-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://myheartsisters.org/2011/06/02/ruminating-hurts-your-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart disease and mental health issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living with heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women&#039;s cardiac risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aggie Casey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cortisol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herbert Benson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health issues after heart attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[optimism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stress hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worry box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Women are more likely to ruminate over problems than men, partly because women tend to be more concerned about their relationships in general. But anxious worrying, searching for a solution, and forecasting the future can quickly move from preoccupation to full-time work - and that can mean artery-damaging stress hormones.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=myheartsisters.org&#038;blog=7235999&#038;post=10298&#038;subd=czthomas&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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