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	<title>Ann Louise&#039;s Edge On Health Blog &#187; Infectious Disease</title>
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		<title>How Safe is Your Drinking Water?</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/08/25/how-safe-is-your-drinking-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/08/25/how-safe-is-your-drinking-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleansing/Parasites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria in water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cryptosporidium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CWR water filters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[H20 can equate to amoeba, pesticides, birth control pills, and rocket fuel. I couldn&#8217;t help but notice August&#8217;s Reader&#8217;s Digest cover article and exposé on America&#8217;s drinking water. I wasn&#8217;t totally surprised that there may be more than 60,000 different chemicals in our water—like thyroid-impairing chlorine, fluoride, brominated byproducts, perchlorate (an ingredient found in rocket fuel), and heavy metals like iron, lead, mercury, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Flax of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/08/18/the-flax-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet/Detox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alpha linolenic acid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lignans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Menopause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SDG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secoisolariciresinol diglucoside]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are flaxseeds the next breast cancer cure? What makes flaxseeds so special can be spelled out in one word and that’s L-I-G-N-A-N-S. Lignans—which are 800 times more concentrated in flaxseeds than in any other plant—are well recognized as mini miracle workers. They not only kill viruses but they also help to knock out type 2 diabetes, lower LDL [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toxic Travel</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/07/12/toxic-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/07/12/toxic-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleansing/Parasites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bed bugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colon cleansing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E. coli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Colon Cleansing Kit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parasites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superbugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traveling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How to avoid bringing home surprising souvenirs. Getting away for a much needed vacation is the highlight of many people’s summer, but unwittingly being exposed to toxic invaders can leave you with a ruined trip and a problem that follows you home. You’re not a party pooper if you take precautions—you’re a smart traveler. Check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiation At Home</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/03/17/radiation-at-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zapped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune deficiencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iodine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military facility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear radiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea salt and soda bath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Enemy Wirthin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tsumani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uranium]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=4151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you living close to a nuclear plant? The whole world is watching the tragic aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Headlines of the resulting nuclear crisis leave us with images of workers in protective suits, smoke rising, and feelings of uncertainty and fear. Last Tuesday, I blogged about what you can do to help eliminate and protect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiation Coming Our Way</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/03/15/radiation-coming-our-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/03/15/radiation-coming-our-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zapped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air-borne radiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bee propolis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellular health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iodoral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potassium iodide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What you can eat to beat nuclear plant fallout. Last Friday, Japan was hit with an 8.9-magnitude earthquake—the largest since the country began keeping records in the 19th century. It was followed by a tsunami that ripped through the country’s coastline, destroying virtually everything in sight. The quake damaged several nuclear reactors, leading to threats [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Winter Wellness Fat Flushing Alert</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/01/21/winter-wellness-fat-flushing-alert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2011/01/21/winter-wellness-fat-flushing-alert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleansing/Parasites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet/Detox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chlorophyll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleanse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[germs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taurine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Drink your greens to fight off germs and detox. Like many of you, I must admit that during this time of the year I simply don’t eat enough green veggies. Maybe it’s because during the winter months fresh produce spends days—if not weeks—in shipping or simply sitting at the grocery store losing nutrients. What I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Vitamin D Do You Need?</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/12/03/how-much-vitamin-d-do-you-need/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/12/03/how-much-vitamin-d-do-you-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anti-Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zapped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin D]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=3581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people are deficient, though the government claims otherwise! New recommended daily allowances (RDAs) for vitamin D, released Wednesday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), claim that few Americans are low in the &#8220;sunshine vitamin,&#8221; although scientific studies show just the opposite. (A few of the most recent are listed in &#8220;Sources&#8221; below.) The government&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>10 Ways to Fight Food Poisoning</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/07/30/10-ways-to-fight-food-poisoning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/07/30/10-ways-to-fight-food-poisoning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parasites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[probiotics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=2696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nasty &#8220;superbugs&#8221; and other pathogens can pop up in the strangest places. Those recyclable grocery bags may be green—but they&#8217;re not clean, finds University of Arizona microbiologist Charles Gerba, PhD, who recently tested reusable bags from shoppers in his state and California. More than half the bags tested contained coliform bacteria, including E. coli. Public [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>More Common Than Flu: A Deadly New Super Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/05/10/more-common-than-flu-a-deadly-new-super-bug/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/05/10/more-common-than-flu-a-deadly-new-super-bug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 23:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antibiotics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[probiotics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=2185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As antibiotic resistance grows, C. difficile is becoming more virulent. A gram-positive bacteria, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of diarrhea in hospitals, daycare centers, and nursing facilities—moving aggressively into the larger community much the way MRSA infections have. And many experts consider this new super bug even more deadly. Between 1993 and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Take the Acid Test</title>
		<link>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/04/26/take-the-acid-test/</link>
		<comments>http://www.annlouise.com/blog/2010/04/26/take-the-acid-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnnLouise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infectious Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fat Flush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.annlouise.com/blog/?p=2098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The right pH—especially in the stomach—goes a long way toward promoting wellness. You can&#8217;t turn on the TV without hearing about the dangers of too much stomach acid. But research reports that a little acidity helps protect humans from numerous diseases and unwanted conditions. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—like those purple pills you hear so much about [...]]]></description>
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