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		<title>Diet Smart Not Hard&#8230;And Check Your Sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrLaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging and Costs of Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jimmy kimmel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[testosterone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Oz says &#8220;break it down and make it simple&#8221;.  Dr. Roizen says &#8220;diet smart, not hard: small changes make a big difference.&#8221; They recommend in their new YOU: Losing Weight * Recruit your team. You need someone to cheer for you and take the fries from you. * Plan Your Plate. * Take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Science of Job Stress: Razor&#8217;s Edge</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/obesity-and-weight-loss/the-science-of-job-stress-razors-edge/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-science-of-job-stress-razors-edge</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrLaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging and Costs of Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity and Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness and Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind-body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stress management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one writes down on my medical practice questionnaires that they eat because they are stressed. People say that they eat for a reward, or are lonely or bored, or are happy or angry or frustrated, or because they want to. Scientists who study workplace health group say those feelings can mean &#8220;chronic stress.&#8221; But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Reduction and Corporate Wellness</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/environmental-health/stress-reduction-and-corporate-wellness/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stress-reduction-and-corporate-wellness</link>
		<comments>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/environmental-health/stress-reduction-and-corporate-wellness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrLaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging and Costs of Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness and Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heartmath]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am getting more calls about managing stress among employees. Thoughts impact physiology in about 1/18th second, so it’s worth preparing for them. What many companies, now asking employees to do with more with less, don’t know is that stress can be measured, reduced and managed.  And that their health care costs will go down, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Reduction: Bottom Line Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrLaPuma</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bottom line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cortisol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relaxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chronic stress affects productivity and the bottom line.  It also increases and worsens heart disease, stroke, impotence, hypertension, back problems and depression. Obesity and flu go up too. Stress can kill&#8230;or at least injure.  It causes rigidity and diminishes the ability to help others. Working well under acute, short-term pressure is one thing, and can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Much? Discussion 1-on-1 For You?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/common-conditions/salt-much-discussion-1-on-1-for-you/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=salt-much-discussion-1-on-1-for-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrLaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity and Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamins and Supplements]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chef clinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consultation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sodium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stroke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Several sneak peaks&#8211;including my statement to the Information Hearing on Diabetes and Obesity in Sacramento 8.25.10 are in the newsletter tomorrow (quick sign-up to get it, top right!). It was challenging to say something new, practical, and responsible&#8230;to decisionmakers about policy.   Let me know what you think. The news that the average American ingests [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Healthy Recipe Download: DASH to Lower Blood Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/wellness-and-health/free-healthy-recipe-download-dash-to-lower-blood-pressure/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=free-healthy-recipe-download-dash-to-lower-blood-pressure</link>
		<comments>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/wellness-and-health/free-healthy-recipe-download-dash-to-lower-blood-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness and Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chef clinic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dash diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy recipe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What good could come of my working with a top international PR agency and an industry better known for mustaches than medical advice? Lots. There is a diet that actually works for lowering blood pressure and for health. It&#8217;s called the DASH diet because it&#8217;s an academic acronym. (Sadly, the name makes people think they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are there free prescription drug programs that I can use???</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/are-there-free-prescription-drug-programs-that-i-can-use/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=are-there-free-prescription-drug-programs-that-i-can-use</link>
		<comments>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/are-there-free-prescription-drug-programs-that-i-can-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arthritis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food FAQ's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prescriptions and palates can go together: drug-food interactions are a common reason for consultation. But some people would rather not eat, and purchase the medicine they need. The best site for free medicines we know of www.needymeds.com. For those patients who can pay something but not as much as asked for their prescriptions, www.destinationrx.com and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which foods have anything to do with stroke?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/which-foods-have-anything-to-do-with-stroke/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=which-foods-have-anything-to-do-with-stroke</link>
		<comments>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/which-foods-have-anything-to-do-with-stroke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food FAQ's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/?p=2322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These foods, when prepared correctly and eaten in the right amounts, help to diminish the risk for stroke: *Whole grains, especially those rich in soluble fiber *Vegetables of all kinds *Fruits of all kinds *Fish, especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids *Legumes, beans, peas, and soybean products such as tofu The following foods make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can I lower my risk for stroke?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/wellness-and-health/how-can-i-lower-my-risk-for-stroke/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-can-i-lower-my-risk-for-stroke</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging and Costs of Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stroke]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/?p=2320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[*Know your blood pressure and lower it if it&#8217;s high. *Lower your cholesterol&#8211;high blood cholesterol and triglycerides increase your risk. *Prevent and treat heart disease&#8211;most people who survive of stroke die of heart disease. *Quit smoking. Smokers have a 50% greater risk of stroke than nonsmokers. *Women on birth control should never smoke. *Lose body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many carbs should you count to lose weight?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/how-many-carbs-should-you-count-to-lose-weight/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-many-carbs-should-you-count-to-lose-weight</link>
		<comments>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/how-many-carbs-should-you-count-to-lose-weight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food FAQ's]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/?p=2318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people with diabetes have been taught to count carbohydrates as a way of controlling their weight (so have some people who have tried the Atkins and other diets like it). For people with diabetes who want to lose weight, aiming for 30grams of carbs per meal, 3 meals per day, no snacks, will give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are there foods which raise BP, other than salt-containing ones?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/are-there-foods-which-raise-bp-other-than-salt-containing-ones/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=are-there-foods-which-raise-bp-other-than-salt-containing-ones</link>
		<comments>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/are-there-foods-which-raise-bp-other-than-salt-containing-ones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food FAQ's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foods that are high in sodium do raise blood pressure&#8211;look for foods that give you a total of 2400 mg of sodium, or less, in a day&#8212;that&#8217;s just slightly more than a teaspoon. Foods that are alcoholic raise your blood pressure: an ounce (30 mL) of ethanol (eg, 24 oz [720 mL] of beer, 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is at highest risk for high blood pressure?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/who-is-at-highest-risk-for-high-blood-pressure/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=who-is-at-highest-risk-for-high-blood-pressure</link>
		<comments>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/who-is-at-highest-risk-for-high-blood-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food FAQ's]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/?p=2312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Those with high normal blood pressure, with a family history of hypertension, African American (black) ancestry, overweight or obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, excess intake of dietary sodium, insufficient intake of potassium, or excess consumption of alcohol. The DASH diet can lower your blood pressure. Become a member of DrJohnLaPuma.com  and receive DASH diet recipes with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much will food alone lower my blood pressure?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/how-much-will-food-alone-lower-my-blood-pressure/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-much-will-food-alone-lower-my-blood-pressure</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food FAQ's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a normal blood pressure, and you&#8217;re like the normotensive DASH participants (blood pressure &#60;140/90 mm Hg), your systolic blood pressure will drop by 3.5 mm Hg.  If you have a high blood pressure, it is much much more. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>If I have high blood pressure, is it because of the metabolic syndrome?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/if-i-have-high-blood-pressure-is-it-because-of-the-metabolic-syndrome/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=if-i-have-high-blood-pressure-is-it-because-of-the-metabolic-syndrome</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food FAQ's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Cholesterol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possibly. Up to a quarter of all adults have the metabolic syndrome, and high blood pressure is part of it. No one is certain why people with metabolic syndrome develop high blood pressure. But many people with metabolic syndrome are overweight or obese, and apple-shaped instead of pear shaped. Weight loss can help both the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are trans fats, and how do they change my cholesterol level?</title>
		<link>http://www.drjohnlapuma.com/food-faqs/what-are-trans-fats-and-how-do-they-change-my-cholesterol-level/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-are-trans-fats-and-how-do-they-change-my-cholesterol-level</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaPuma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trans fats do occur naturally&#8211;in the rumen of a cow&#8217;s stomach. Trans fats are solid at room temperature, like saturated fats. Trans fats are created when a metal catalyst, like copper, is heated to a high temperature, to transform a liquid oil (like soybean) into a solid fat (like shortening). Trans fats elevate your LDL [...]]]></description>
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