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	<title>5 Steps to Vibrant Health</title>
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	<description>Helping People Achieve Vibrant Health and Energy</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Heavy Metal Detox</title>
		<link>http://5steps.info/2007/12/10/heavy-metal-detox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Detox]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mercury and Lead Detox Outline
My personal experience with mercury and other heavy metals
I thought I was doing my health a favor by consuming fish, they are rich in omega 3&#8230;
In the year 2000 I decided to get my 11 mercury fillings removed, called silver almalgam
Went for chelation treatment
I don&#8217;t believe I got all the metals [...]]]></description>
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<p>My personal experience with mercury and other heavy metals</p>
<p>I thought I was doing my health a favor by consuming fish, they are rich in omega 3&#8230;</p>
<p>In the year 2000 I decided to get my 11 mercury fillings removed, called silver almalgam</p>
<p>Went for chelation treatment</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t believe I got all the metals out</p>
<p>Metals are removed from superficial areas reachable by the chelating agent</p>
<p>John gave me this small bottle of clear liquid</p>
<p>John how are heavy metals harmful to the body?</p>
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		<title>Alkaline Living for Vibrant Health</title>
		<link>http://5steps.info/2007/11/30/alkaline-living-for-vibrant-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[pH Balance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Intro - disclaimer
Overview

Benefits of pH balance
What is the pH scale
Testing pH
5 Key elements fo geting alkaline

Benefits

How pH balance helps to overcome low energy, fatigue, health issues, aches and pains
Testimonials
Dr Guyton
Dr Warbug
Jack Lalaine

What is the pH scale

0-14, body wants 7
Difference between blood pH and general body fluids

Jeff talks about gardening
Testing your pH

pH test strips
Urine and saliva
Urine [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Intro - disclaimer</p>
<p>Overview</p>
<ul>
<li>Benefits of pH balance</li>
<li>What is the pH scale</li>
<li>Testing pH</li>
<li>5 Key elements fo geting alkaline</li>
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<p>Benefits</p>
<ul>
<li>How pH balance helps to overcome low energy, fatigue, health issues, aches and pains</li>
<li>Testimonials</li>
<li>Dr Guyton</li>
<li>Dr Warbug</li>
<li>Jack Lalaine</li>
</ul>
<p>What is the pH scale</p>
<ul>
<li>0-14, body wants 7</li>
<li>Difference between blood pH and general body fluids</li>
</ul>
<p>Jeff talks about gardening</p>
<p>Testing your pH</p>
<ul>
<li>pH test strips</li>
<li>Urine and saliva</li>
<li>Urine slightly acid in am. The kidneys are a major part of how the body gets rid of acid.</li>
<li>Test several times a day for a few days in a row at the beggining. Get a good average</li>
<li>pH varies thoughout the day, depending on what was just eaten ect</li>
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<h3>5 Key Steps to Getting a Beautiful Alkaline Body</h3>
<h4>Make your digestive system a smooth running machine.</h4>
<ul>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Breakdown, absorb and assimilate all the key nutrients in your food</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Follow an Alkaline Forming Diet</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Help your digestive system with enzymes</font></li>
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<h4>Super Hydrate with Alkaline Water</h4>
<ul>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Drink half your body weight in ounces of water each day</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">The kidneys perform a major role in flushing acids from the body</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Raise the Alkalinity of the water you drink to a pH of up to 10</font></li>
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<h4>Alkaline Minerals Provide the Boost Your Body Needs</h4>
<ul>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Minerals make up the difference and more, for what your missing in your diet</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Outstanding Acid Buffers</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Fastest way to move to the Alkaline range</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Magnesium is a wonder mineral</font></li>
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<h4>Get the Nasty Toxins Out</h4>
<ul>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Toxins can add to your acidic load</font></li>
<li><font color="#333333" face="Arial">Get squeaky clean on the inside</font></li>
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		<title>Movement</title>
		<link>http://5steps.info/2007/11/26/movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Intro and disclaimer
Why we prefer movement as opposed to exercise

Rigid regimine
boring
painful, injuries, soreness

John&#8217;s 3 letter from class
Have fun

playball, frisbee, swim, ride bike

Look for opportunites to move your body more

Park farther away
Start a garden

Best froms of movement

Walking
Rebounding
Yoga
Tai chi
Class or team sport

Movement and Depression

Moving your body just helps you to feel better
Burns off stress

Other benefits
Why people fail in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Intro and disclaimer</p>
<p>Why we prefer movement as opposed to exercise</p>
<ul>
<li>Rigid regimine</li>
<li>boring</li>
<li>painful, injuries, soreness</li>
</ul>
<p>John&#8217;s 3 letter from class</p>
<p>Have fun</p>
<ul>
<li>playball, frisbee, swim, ride bike</li>
</ul>
<p>Look for opportunites to move your body more</p>
<ul>
<li>Park farther away</li>
<li>Start a garden</li>
</ul>
<p>Best froms of movement</p>
<ul>
<li>Walking</li>
<li>Rebounding</li>
<li>Yoga</li>
<li>Tai chi</li>
<li>Class or team sport</li>
</ul>
<p>Movement and Depression</p>
<ul>
<li>Moving your body just helps you to feel better</li>
<li>Burns off stress</li>
</ul>
<p>Other benefits</p>
<p>Why people fail in exercise programs</p>
<ul>
<li>Boredom</li>
<li>Injury</li>
<li>Soreness</li>
<li>Lack of proper motivation</li>
</ul>
<p>Start slow and increase gradually</p>
<ul>
<li>Life is not a competative sport</li>
</ul>
<p>Water and Hydration</p>
<p>Antioxidants</p>
<ul>
<li>lf - vit e</li>
</ul>
<p>Energy boosters</p>
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		<title>Good Digestion</title>
		<link>http://5steps.info/2007/06/12/good-digestion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Good Digestion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Improve your digestion, improve your health

It&#8217;s not just what you eat, but what you digest, absorb and assimilate that counts.
Good digestion is a major key to vibrant health, no matter what your age or health condition. If you are looking to increase your energy and vitality or help your body to recover from illness or injury, [...]]]></description>
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<h3><font color="#ff0000">It&#8217;s not just what you eat, but what you digest, absorb and assimilate that counts.</font></h3>
<p><strong>Good digestion is a major key to vibrant health</strong>, no matter what your age or health condition. If you are looking to increase your energy and vitality or help your body to recover from illness or injury, proper digestion is critically important.</p>
<p>You have heard it said, “You are what you eat.”, But more importantly you are what you digest, absorb and assimilate. It’s easy to see the connection between digestion and things like, acid reflux, indigestion, heart burn, Irritable bowel, constipation and the like. The truth is most Natural Health practitioners are of the opinion that most disease have a connection to the digestive tract. If you are not breaking down and absorbing the nutrients in your food very well, you are going to have problems.</p>
<h3>Tips for Good Digestion</h3>
<h4>Chew, Chew</h4>
<p>Here’s the first quick tip to improve digestion, <strong>chew your food and chew it good.</strong> digestion actually begins in the mouth. Enzymes are present in your saliva, which mixes with the food and begins the digestive process. Thorough chewing also breaks the food down into smaller particles, which makes the entire digestive process easier, and improves absorption of nutrients.</p>
<h4><font color="#ff0000">Herbs and Spices Enhance digestion</font></h4>
<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Herbs are inexpensive</font></strong> and easy to find at most grocery stores. If you have a spice rack at home and you can’t remember how old the herbs are, or when they were last used, it’s best to throw them away and start fresh. Never store herbs above the stove, where heat and moisture can ruin them.<br />
There are a number of herbs that have bee traditionally used to improve digestion. Many of these herbs have other benefits as well along with making food taste better.</p>
<ul>
<li>Basil, bay, caraway, cardamon, hot pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, ginger, garlic, rosemary, turmeric.</li>
<li>Bitters are a traditional herbal tonic for digestion.</li>
<li>Apple Cider vinager</li>
</ul>
<p>This is just a partial list. Explore cookbooks and herbal books.</p>
<h5>Limit Liquids</h5>
<p>The next quick tip, (and this one’s free also) is to limit the amount of liquid you drink with a meal. Water, soft drinks and other liquids dilute the digestive juices hydrochloric acid and enzymes. A few sips of water won’t hurt, but large beverages can have a negative impact on your tummy.</p>
<h5><font color="#ff0000">Where&#8217;s My Enzymes?</font></h5>
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<td> <strong>Enzymes</strong>, were once abundant in our diets before the dawn of modern food processing and the practice of shipping foods long distances. Fresh, locally grown, raw organic fruits and vegetables contain an abundance of enzymes. Almost no one gets enough enzymes from their diet anymore. Enzymes are critical for good health, they perform myriad of functions in the human body. You could not talk, breath, think or move around without enzymes working in your body. One of the primary causes of low energy and chronic health problems is declining enzymes in the body. I personally take enzymes every day. After researching and trying multiple enzyme products, the best one I have found so far is called<a href="http://www.asktheherbalist.net/proddetail.php?prod=1836-9"> Food Enzymes. </a></td>
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<p><strong>Probiotics </strong>are the army of healthy bacteria living in our intestinal tract. They help us to maintain health in many ways. There are actually more micro-organisms in the digestive tract than cells in the body. There are several things that can beat up on your army of beneficial micro-organsims:</p>
<ul>
<li>Anti-biotic usage</li>
<li>Anti-biotic residue in meat dairy and other products</li>
<li>Stress</li>
<li>Too much sugar and refined carbs</li>
<li>Junk food in general</li>
</ul>
<p>To restore a healthy army of good guys consider a probiotic supplement.</p>
<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Eat quality foods</font>.</strong> The best way to improve your diet is to increase fresh, raw, organic vegetables and fruits. The old saying goes, Garbage in - Garbage out. When you put junk into your digestive tract, it becomes overtaxed and overburdened. Try puting real food in.</p>
<p><strong>Relax While Eating.</strong> If you are stressed out the body actually pulls the blood supply away from the digestive proccess. The top priority of your body becomes sending oxygen and energy to your muscles, heart, lungs and brain. This is a basic sirvival mechanism. Under stress, digestion becomes low priority. The body prepeares for fight or flight. If you are feeling stressed out when you sit down to eat, try taking a few deep breathes first. Give thanks for your food. Savor the delicious armoma, taste and texture of the food.</p>
<p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Eating Meditation</font></strong> is the practice of paying attention to the process of eating. Take your time and really be aware of your food, the taste, the texture. Ask your body, how do you like this?</p>
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		<title>Optimum Diet for Vibrant Health</title>
		<link>http://5steps.info/2007/01/29/optimum-diet-for-vibrant-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Good Digestion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cultures which have not been modernized, people eat a natural diet.

More energy
Better mood
Mental Clarity
Lower rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, insomnia, heart disease, stroke&#8230;.
People have all there teeth despite absence of dentist.
Less crime

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<li>More energy</li>
<li>Better mood</li>
<li>Mental Clarity</li>
<li>Lower rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, insomnia, heart disease, stroke&#8230;.</li>
<li>People have all there teeth despite absence of dentist.</li>
<li>Less crime</li>
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