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	<title>Al Sears, MD Natural Health Newsletter &#187; Featured</title>
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		<title>How To Live Your Life In A &#8220;Blue Zone&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aitc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blue zones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wind made me sway a bit as I slung the little orange life jacket over my head and onto my shoulders. Without thinking I tightened the thin white nylon strap around my waist before I climbed in the boat. I don’t know why. Like this tiny thing was going to save me if this boat ever flipped over. It looked like it was made for a little kid. And the life jacket wasn’t very big, either.

But whatever. The waves weren’t very high anywhere across the cold, dark waters that had carved out “The Lake of the Gods,” as the locals called it.

The driver fired up the motor and the boat jumped forward. I thought my camera and I might get dumped in for an unexpected swim after all, just to prove me wrong, and despite the calm water.]]></description>
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		<title>“Dr. Sears? I Have This&#8230; Pain”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[body temperature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cramp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kidney stones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pH levels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Can I ask you something, Dr. Sears?”

Before I could even answer yes, my project manager D.W. said kind of under his breath, “Because I sort of have this problem...”

I waited.

“See, I have this pain. I woke up at 2 in the morning with, like, the worst cramp you could imagine. It was kind of in my back, where I think my kidney is. I had this intense pain on and off all day Sunday. And I feel like I have to pee all the time, but I don’t."

“It hurt so much that at one point, I just lay down on the bathroom floor. I was afraid to move. What is that?”

“I’m sorry to say this, but I think I know exactly what you have..."]]></description>
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		<title>It Gave Me A Boost Up To Machu Picchu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[altitude sickness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Machu Picchu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yerba Mate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before we even got started for the day, our guide started to make some tea.

After I had finished packing and checking my equipment, he called me over.

“Have some. This will help you the higher we go.”

“Is this a root of some kind?” Maca root, which is also from Peru, can help you with altitude. But I hadn’t seen what he put in the tea.

“The leaves of the Ilex tree.”

Our guide had a degree in forestry and knew every plant and tree in the jungle and on the mountain. I think he was having a little fun with me, because when I brought the cup up to my nose, I knew what it was right away.]]></description>
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		<title>Party At My House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bromelain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pineapple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sprains]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Who doesn’t like hula dancers?”

“Well, it was kind of expensive to get them, so I thought I’d ask. And we’re already getting fire swallowers, a tiki bar and those white linen table cloths you wanted...”

It should be quite a birthday party. I’m turning 55 years old Friday, and I want to celebrate with my staff, family and friends at my home.

I’ve got my assistant S.D. working on all the details.

“What else do they offer for the buffet?” ]]></description>
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		<title>There I Was With Almost No Clothes&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“I didn’t know you had cactus in Bali.”

I had never seen anything like it. I looked down at my bleeding calf. It had almost torn a hole in my only pair of shorts.

I hadn’t meant to walk into it, but I swear, you step off the sidewalk in Bali and you’re in the jungle.

I live in Florida but this was different. It was plants on top of plants. The thickest, densest green I have ever seen. When you’re in it, you know you’re on the other side of the world.

And here I was almost without any clothes.]]></description>
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		<title>I Almost Fell Over Backwards&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healing herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Herbs of Bali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herbal-Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“This is a cananga flower…” Westi picked one off of the small tree behind his shop.

“That looks like ilang-ilang (ylang-ylang).”

“Yes. It is from the same tree family. Smell… it’s very fragrant.”

I took some of the yellowish green petals from Westi. “That’s beautiful.”

“The ilang-ilang tree is very tall. Cananga is small, so I can have one here by the shop. Lelir will use the flower to make Jamu.”

Jamu is the name for the ancient group of natural cures and medicines they use in Bali.

The Balinese don’t like pharmaceuticals, and don’t really trust Western-type medicine. So they...]]></description>
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		<title>“What Was Julia Roberts Like?”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most famous man in Bali right now is Ketut Leyir. He’s the healer who became famous because he was in the book and movie Eat, Pray, Love.

The star of the movie was Julia Roberts, one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood these days, and probably the most famous.

I asked him about her. What she was like, and what is was like to know her. He laughed and said, “She very, very nice. Has great smile.”

Julia stayed there while they were filming Eat, Pray, Love, at a place close to Ketut’s home. ]]></description>
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		<title>Get A Clearer Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beta-carotene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eye health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eyes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[He was nearly blind.

The pain in his eyes was so intense he thought he would go insane.

But he kept hiking, stumbling along over a small plateau high in the Rocky Mountains.

His sight was so far gone that he almost stumbled into two grizzly bear cubs and their enormous mother bear.

He was lucky he wasn’t attacked... and he knew he couldn’t walk much farther in the mountains and stay alive.

The prospector came to the mouth of a rocky pass, sat down and started sobbing. He was sure he was never going to see his family again.

As he sat there holding his throbbing head, he suddenly heard a voice behind him...]]></description>
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		<title>The PACE Party Drew A Full House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[grand opening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PACE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pace fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pace fitness center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“How did you like your grand opening?”

“Fantastic!” My friend Avis was all smiles. “Dr. Sears, people are hugging me and thanking me...”

I knew we’d have a good turnout for the grand opening. But this blew me away. “It’s even better than I expected.”

As more people showed up, Avis would look at me and mouth, “O M G!”

We had 250 people in the new PACE Fitness by Avis studio, and the air conditioning almost couldn’t keep up.

Some of the people I met told me they drove over an hour – all the way up from Miami – to come to the opening. ]]></description>
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		<title>How To Build Strong Bones That Last a Lifetime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bone health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bone strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calcium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have some news for you that goes against almost everything you hear on CBS News, or read on WebMD… osteoporosis isn’t caused by a lack of calcium.

Mainstream medicine still has its head in the sand on this. I just read a new study from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association claiming – again – that you aren’t getting enough calcium, and that calcium is what prevents osteoporosis. 

Don’t get me wrong, calcium is critical for making bone. But you’re getting enough calcium. It’s in almost everything you can think of – like bread, milk, orange juice, pasta, yogurt, toothpaste, chewing gum, snack crackers and granola bars… it’s even in your water, depending on where you live. That’s a lot of calcium.

In fact, two studies back up what I’ve known for years. Higher calcium intake doesn’t prevent fractures due to bone loss,1 and can damage your heart.]]></description>
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		<title>Cure a Killer Migraine with a Dishtowel?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pain Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arthritis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headache]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine curing a 2-day migraine with lemon rind and a dishtowel?

How about wiping out arthritis pain by eating gin-soaked raisins?

These “food cures” not only work, they’ve been demonstrated on national television. The health researchers behind these remarkable remedies are Joan and Lydia Wilen...]]></description>
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