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		<title>How do you eat locally in the winter?</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/10/16/how-do-you-eat-locally-in-the-winter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[eating locally]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[organic food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you eat locally in the winter? The answer may surprise you. If you live far enough north that winter time ends the normal growing season, the choices are going to be considerably more limited than if you live in California, southern Florida, or, say, Costa Rica. But you may be surprised to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese pigs contaminated with clenbuterol</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/22/chinese-pigs-contaminated-with-clenbuterol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[farming/food manufacture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clenbuterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pigs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us think of pigs as being fat; indeed, in our culture the word &#8220;pig&#8221; is synonymous with overeating and overweight. However, in recent years leanness has become a prized porcine property.
For about fifteen years, the world&#8217;s largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods, has been marketing lean pork as a healthier alternative. Indeed, the pork [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having a healthy baby</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/02/having-a-healthy-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/02/having-a-healthy-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food/nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childbirth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the news about the autism epidemic and talk of mandatory flu vaccinations this fall, many parents and parents-to-be are distraught at the notion that their children will have to be vaccinated. What to do?
Here is sound advice from Leila Masson, MD, MPH, a pediatrician who specializes in autism. She covers pre-natal issues as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Food</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/09/the-future-of-food/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/09/09/the-future-of-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming/food manufacture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food/nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetic modification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This excellent video combines many of the themes we have discussed here at Health Spectator. We have warned about the dangers of genetic modification (The allure of genetic modification) and extolled the virtues of organic and locally grown foods.
All in all, the movie gives excellent coverage of the range of issues (political, economic, social and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How hog farming has changed North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/20/how-hog-farming-has-changed-north-carolina/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/20/how-hog-farming-has-changed-north-carolina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[USDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming/food manufacture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[factory farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hog farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pig farming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While you are waiting to read our exposé on factory farming and swine flu (which should finish final editing in the next 24 hours) you can watch this video from the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production.
As we hope to show in greater detail over coming weeks,  the trend in agriculture toward large farms has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily supplements for the aging</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2007/05/16/daily-supplements-for-the-aging-7/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2007/05/16/daily-supplements-for-the-aging-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 02:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[antioxidants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food/nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamins & supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While you should consult with a physician before undertaking radical changes to your diet or vitamin and supplement intake, we&#8217;ve listed here a few supplements that have become staples on our breakfast table.
This particular list is slanted more to the over-40 and -50 crowd. We&#8217;re assuming you probably already take vitamin C, for example, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few words from Barbara Kingsolver, author of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2007/10/26/a-few-words-from-barbara-kingsolver-author-of-the-year-of-eating-locally/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2007/10/26/a-few-words-from-barbara-kingsolver-author-of-the-year-of-eating-locally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food/nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We can&#8217;t say we&#8217;ve yet read Barbara Kingsolver&#8217;s popular book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. However, assuming the following quotes excerpted from her interview on another channel are representative of her work, we look forward to doing so:
On average, 85 cents of every food dollar goes to the processors, packagers, advertisers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA levels in canned infant formula pose higher risk than baby bottles</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2007/12/06/bpa-levels-in-canned-infant-formula-pose-higher-risk-than-baby-bottles/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2007/12/06/bpa-levels-in-canned-infant-formula-pose-higher-risk-than-baby-bottles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infant formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby bottles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bisphenol-A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth's Best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enfamil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Working Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[infant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/2007/12/06/bpa-levels-in-canned-infant-formula-pose-higher-risk-than-baby-bottles/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(Source: the Environmental Working Group) – Many new parents are aware that the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) leaches from plastic baby bottles found on the shelves of stores across America. But a new investigation by Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals that BPA is also used to line nearly all infant formula cans. Indeed, the BPA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honor Earth Day year &#8217;round by eating your way to health</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2008/04/22/honor-earth-day-by-eating-your-way-to-health/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2008/04/22/honor-earth-day-by-eating-your-way-to-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food/nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bovine growth hormone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local harvest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rBGH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weston A. Price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whole Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild Oats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/2008/04/22/honor-earth-day-by-eating-your-way-to-health/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In honor of Earth Day, we thought we&#8217;d re-visit a subject that has been dear to us in the past: organic and natural foods. This time, rather that emphasize the benefits of wholesome foods, we thought we&#8217;d spend some time telling you where to get them.
If you&#8217;ve been paying attention, you are no doubt aware [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More deaths from &#8220;new flu&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/05/11/more-deaths-from-new-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/05/11/more-deaths-from-new-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WHO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food/nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteoporosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamins & supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swine flu spreads; another American dies


Electron micrograph of swine flu virus.

Although present dangers from swine flu may be less severe than originally feared, victims continue to die from the disease as it spreads across the globe. The latest developments place new cases in Australia, China and Japan, while new deaths linked to the disease have [...]]]></description>
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