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		<title>My Canadian Radio Interview on Healing with Nutrient-Dense Foods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Listen to this fantastic interview on 1290 AM CJBK, London, Ontario about healing digestion and chronic pain and building optimal health with nutrient-dense foods.
http://pamkilleen.com/app/download/5791226104/Andy+Oudman+Pam+Killeen+Kathryne+Pirtle.mp3
For more information on healing and building health with nutrient-dense foods and seminars on this subject, see www.performancewithoutpain.com
Best in Health,
Kathryne Pirtle
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		<title>Review: Find Your Safe, Local Raw Milk and Other Real Food, Too!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[E-book by David Augenstein, MS, P. Eng.
More and more people are discovering that raw milk from grass-fed cows is nature’s perfect food and want to experience its health-promoting benefits. They are also are learning the benefits of other nutrient-dense foods like pastured eggs, meats and poultry. However, finding a local source for these foods for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/08/11/review-find-your-safe-local-raw-milk-and-other-real-food-too/</link>
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		<title>A Grassroots Initiative to Reform Medical, Industrial Food and Environmental Corruption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Canary Party is a grassroots initiative aimed at reforming medical, industrial food and environmental corruption and the obstruction of human rights with regard to these issues. Harry Truman’s statement, “A nation is only as healthy as its children,” is a chilling prediction. We as a nation must heed this wisdom and prepare to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/08/05/a-grassroots-initiative-to-reform-medical-industrial-food-and-environmental-corruption/</link>
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		<title>Book Review: Composting Inside and Out&#8211;14 Methods to Fit Your Lifestyle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Stephanie Davies, The Urban Worm Girl
(Pub. by Better Way Home, 2011)
Before reading Stephanie Davies’ book, I have to admit, I was not composting. Though I had often discussed composting with my husband; as an agronomist and biology teacher, this was his “turf” and he was not going to add one more responsibility to our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/07/26/book-review-composting-inside-and-out-14-methods-to-fit-your-lifestyle/</link>
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		<title>Review: What About Immunizations? Exposing the Vaccine Philosophy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Review: What About Immunizations? Exposing the Vaccine Philosophy
by Cynthia Cournoyer (Pub. 2010, Better Books Publishing)
 
Many people spend more time researching what color paint to put on their walls, what brand of car to buy, or what vacation package they should choose compared to studying what issues surround vaccination policy and the possible dangers vaccinations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/07/18/review-what-about-immunizations-exposing-the-vaccine-philosophy/</link>
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		<title>Injury Prevention and Healing with Structural Symmetry Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My book, Performance without Pain, focuses on nutrient-dense nutrition that can heal and prevent inflammation and build optimal health. Although superior nutrition is the cornerstone of injury prevention, working on structural symmetry is essential to pain-free movement.
Some people are more likely to have trouble with pain caused from asymmetry. Musicians and athletes often need to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/07/03/injury-prevention-and-healing-with-structural-symmetry-work/</link>
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		<title>Chicken Tea and other Fun Nutrient-Dense Foods for Picky Eaters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I manned the Weston A. Price Foundation booth at the Autism One Conference 2011 from May 26-29th. Over 2500 people from all over the world attended this year as the conference offered free admission. This was a blessing to families who are trying to find real answers for reversing autism. As I spoke to moms [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/06/08/chicken-tea-and-other-fun-nutrient-dense-foods-for-picky-eaters/</link>
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		<title>Review: Vaccine Epidemic-How Corporate Greed, Biased Science, and Coercive Government Threaten our Human Rights, Our Health, and our Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Edited by Louise Kuo Habakus, M.A. (Director, Center for Personal Rights) and
Mary Holland, J.D. (Research Scholar, NYU School of Law)
Skyhorse Publishing, 2011
As it is with most things—more is not always better. It has taken over 15 years of independent world-wide research by extremely concerned parents, doctors, scientists and lawyers to build an undeniable momentum [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/05/02/1913/</link>
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		<title>Age of Autism&#8211;A Critically Important Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Age of Autism: Mercury, Medicine and a Man-Made Epidemic
Dan Olmstead and Mark Blaxell
(Pub.2010, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin’s Press)
The Age of Autism is perhaps the most important new book written about the roots of a catastrophic health pandemic affecting our children. Autism is screaming to be understood. We cannot fathom the repercussions of increasing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/04/14/age-of-autism-a-critically-important-book/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Power is the worst drug in the world.&#8221; Pete Seeger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been inspired listening to the CD of Pete Seeger&#8217;s songs done with Paul Winter and Earth Music Productions (!996). Of all the people that light up this planet, Pete Seeger did an amazing job. On the front of his banjo are printed the words, &#8220;This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2011/02/10/power-is-the-worst-drug-in-the-world-pete-seeger/</link>
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		<title>Making Your Holiday Meals Nutrient-Dense</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote an article for America&#8217;s Wellness Network about making your holiday meals nutrient dense. See http://americaswellness.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/making-your-holiday-meals-nutrient-dense/
This website is a wonderful source of information. Please check it out!
Blessings,
Kathy Pirtle
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		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/12/13/making-your-holiday-meals-nutrient-dense/</link>
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		<title>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. 
– attributed to Edmund Burke
From Eknath Easwaran’s,  Thought for the Day
Some of our most trying difficulties are caused by plain old inertia. Inertia  shows itself in not wanting to move, not wanting to act – in other  words, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/12/10/the-only-thing-necessary-for-the-triumph-of-evil-is-for-good-men-to-do-nothing/</link>
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		<title>Book Review: Empires of Food&#8211;Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Book by Evan D.G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas (Pub. by Free Press, 2010)
Empires of Food is a fascinating book that certainly reveals the old adage that “history repeats itself.” As we moved away from the hunter-gatherer paradigm to that of civilization, man has often been deceived by the pursuit of progress. From the Mayan, Greek [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/12/04/book-review-empires-of-food-feast-famine-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-civilizations/</link>
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		<title>Quenching the Fire—Real Hope for Those who Suffer from Acid Reflux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After decades of being told by the experts that a diet high in fiber and low in fat is the key to robust good health, why is it that one in every 5 Americans is being treated for Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease, (GERD)?
Studies show more than 60 million Americans are currently being treated by their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/11/22/quenching-the-fire%e2%80%94real-hope-for-those-who-suffer-from-acid-reflux/</link>
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		<title>The Truth about Vaccines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you can get your vaccines at the grocery store&#8211;it should raise huge red flags for every person. These are statements made by MDs about serious problems with vaccines. Think twice.
&#8220;The decline in infectious diseases in developed countries had  nothing to do with vaccinations, but with the decline in poverty and  hunger.&#8221; &#8211;Dr. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/11/01/the-truth-about-vaccines/</link>
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		<title>How to Start a Movement&#8211;Be the Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently received an e-mail that had these three powerful messages as a signature. They capture the essence of the pure positive thought that is moving people to a choose the highest possible guiding principles that will heal our planet. This surely will come to pass as we connect to this change. The &#8220;tipping point&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/10/30/how-to-start-a-movement-be-the-change/</link>
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		<title>Sustainable farmer in Iowa who is running for Secretary of Agriculture in Iowa&#8211;Need Your Help</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
I have been talking to Francis Thicke, a sustainable farmer in Iowa who is running for Secretary of Agriculture in Iowa. With Monsanto and big agribusiness pouring piles of money to plant candidates in key positions across our country&#8211;we need your help.
Francis has been endorsed by both Michael Pollen and the producer of Food [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/10/16/sustainable-farmer-in-iowa-who-is-running-for-secretary-of-agriculture-in-iowa-need-your-help/</link>
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		<title>Think Beyond the Pink</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today it seems that many people are accepting illness as a fate to be expected. Instead of seeking the root cause of health epidemics, the public has been sold on accepting grave statistics as unchangeable as well as settling on some of the most toxic approaches to treatment. With breast cancer this seems to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/09/29/think-beyond-the-pink/</link>
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		<title>Food Freedom and Our Personal Rights:  Upholding the Constitution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The erosion of our personal rights must not be allowed. America was founded on freedom and these rights. Read this important article.]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/08/26/food-freedom-personal-rights-and-governmental-interference-into-our-private-affairs-upholding-the-constitution/</link>
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		<title>Urgent &#8211; SB S510 Will Allow Government to Put You in Jail for Growing, Sharing, Trading and Sharing Homegrown Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
We cannot assume that someone else will protect our rights. Each person needs to write a letter. SB S510 is perhaps one of the most scandalous bills to ever have been written that could jeopardize your right to choose the foods you want to eat.

Please send the following senators listed below a sample letter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/08/01/urgent-sb-s510-will-allow-government-to-put-you-in-jail-for-growing-sharing-trading-and-sharing-homegrown-food/</link>
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		<title>Have you been kissed by a cow today?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I met a group of people who are supporting small sustainable farms at Scott Trautman&#8217;s beautiful farm for a tour. I  organized this tour as an ongoing project to offer regular pilgrimages connecting people with these farms and their farmers that love the land so much that they are willing to, as Scott puts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/07/27/have-you-been-kissed-by-a-cow-today/</link>
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		<title>Powerful Words from Gandhi&#8211;How to Turn Anger into Effective Action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wise words from Gandhi teach us that the best use of our anger towards the injustices we see or experience is to be actively involved in creating solutions to the problem and practice non-violent resistance.  This principle can be applied to anything in our lives. It takes great insight and self-control to use our energy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/07/18/powerful-words-from-gandhi-how-to-turn-anger-into-effective-action/</link>
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		<title>Committee for a Healthy Nation Warns Against the Dangers of the USDA Dietary Guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read how the Committee for a Healthy Nation is warning against the "new" USDA Dietary Guidelines.]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/07/15/committee-for-a-healthy-nation-warn-against-the-dangers-of-the-proposed-new-usda-dietary-guidlines/</link>
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		<title>Acid Reflux&#8211;A Singer&#8217;s Worst Nightmare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Help for Singers
Effective Nutritional Solutions to Healing Acid Reflux Disease
Imagine: You are rehearsing for your first major singing role with an opera company and your vocal range has become unpredictable. Some days you have your full range; others, you do not. But you have never experienced this problem. The opening night is in just one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/07/12/acid-reflux-a-singers-worst-nightmare/</link>
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		<title>My Testimony at the USDA Against the &#8220;New&#8221; US Dietary Guidlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a shocking and eye-opening experience testifying at the USDA. Read this story.]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/07/09/my-testimony-at-the-usda-against-the-new-us-dietary-guidlines/</link>
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		<title>Oprah&#8211;We Need your Help to get the Message Out About Real Food!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The message about healing and building health with real food is sweeping the country through many avenues. Through thousands of people who have healed through nutrient-dense foods, through the Weston A. Price Foundation, through the Autism Community, through dynamic speakers who shout the words&#8211;REAL FOOD=REAL HEALTH&#8211;real food, sustainable farming, food freedom, health freedom, personal rights [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/30/oprah-we-need-your-help-to-get-the-message-out-about-real-food/</link>
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		<title>The Obstacle in Our Path&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway.  Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.  Some of the King&#8217;s&#8217; wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.  Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/25/the-obstacle-in-our-path/</link>
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		<title>New Proposed USDA Dietary Guidelines&#8211;A Recipe for Chronic Illness&#8211;You Can&#8217;t Fool Mother Nature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;new&#8221; USDA dietary guidelines are really not new at all. They continue the 60 year experiment of moving people away from nutrient-dense foods. All indications&#8211;from the record numbers of adults and children who are chronically ill, the ever increasing percentages of children with autism, ADD, ADHD and mental health disorders&#8211;the enormous statistics of infertility&#8211;point [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/24/new-proposed-usda-dietary-guidelines-a-recipe-for-chronic-illness-you-cant-fool-mother-nature/</link>
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		<title>Put Some Sunshine and Life in Your Body&#8211;Connect with Small Family Farms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Connecting to mother earth, the sun and all its creatures is a powerful vehicle for transformation. Recently, I spent the entire day working on Scott Trautman&#8217;s farm where I get some of my food&#8211;a truly life-giving, sacred space. I brought my 14 year-old daughter, my friend and her 7 year-old granddaughter. We left at 5:30 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/22/put-some-sunshine-and-life-in-your-body-connect-with-small-family-farms/</link>
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		<title>Real Stories from the Gulf&#8211;Our Oceans Cry Out&#8211;WAKE UP!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I attended a heart-wrenching vigil last week&#8211;the stories are just now being shared. We must wake up&#8211;mother earth&#8211;our only home&#8211;generations yet to come&#8211;change must happen now&#8211;WAKE UP!
Oil Spill Vigil Readings
Below are a series of brief facts and stories from people on the gulf region. Several of the facts and stories below are used courtesy of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/13/real-stories-from-the-gulf-our-oceans-cry-out-wake-up/</link>
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		<title>The Irony of Governmental Raids on Small Family Farms in the Name of &#8220;Food Safety&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The raids on small family farms, like the Hershbergers&#8211;in the name of inspections for food safety and the like &#8211;are totally ludicrous as we all know. They are big agri- business&#8217; and government&#8217;s desire to control the food supply in support of our arcane industrial farming industry&#8211;where farmers can&#8217;t make a decent living except through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/11/1328/</link>
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		<title>News Video&#8211;Wisconsin State Ag Admits it Has No Jurisdiction Over a Private Buying Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The raid on Vernon Hershberger&#8217;s farm in Sauk County, Wisonsin is yet another demonstration of unconstitutional governmental interference in the private rights of law abiding citizens. When you listen carefully to the video link below, you will hear that the State Ag  department admits it has no   jurisdiction.
http://www.channel3000.com/localvideo/index.html?v=29206
The Wisconsin  Department of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/10/news-video-wisconsin-state-ag-admits-it-has-no-jurisdiction-over-a-private-buying-club/</link>
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		<title>The Canary in the Mine&#8211;The Autism One Conference and the American Rally for Personal Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chicago was the central think tank and activism center of the world for autism and vaccination choice last week during the Autism One Conference and the American Rally for Personal Rights. The Autism One conference and the American Rally for Personal Rights were strategically connected into one week as they partnered to create a massive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/03/the-canary-in-the-mine-the-autism-one-conference-and-the-american-rally-for-personal-rights/</link>
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		<title>Farmer May Go to Jail for 180 Days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An unbelievable story&#8211;what will the government  resort to next&#8211;don&#8217;t they have better things to do? Undercover agents  for raw milk&#8211;this is an unfathomable abuse of power against an innocent  farmer and his honest partnership with his co-op members. This must be  stopped. What country do we live in? Please read the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/06/02/farmer-may-go-to-jail-for-180-days/</link>
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		<title>Link Between Rise in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Silver Fillings&#8211;Mercury Amalgams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the Mercury Symposium last year I had the opportunity to listen to leading scientists who have dedicated their life to the study of how mercury in silver fillings drastically affects health. Soon there will be a World Summit to end the use of these poisonous substances in dentistry permanently. The use of mercury amalgams [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/05/02/link-between-rise-in-multiple-sclerosis-ms-and-silver-fillings-mercury-amalgams/</link>
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		<title>FDA Steps up Enforcement Against Raw Milk&#8211;Take Action</title>
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		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/04/27/fda-steps-up-enforcement-against-raw-milk-take-action/</link>
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		<title>Which Country Would you Choose?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
What if we lived in a country where basic decisions about policies were based on how much profit could be made?
What if we lived in a country where policy decisions could be bought and sold?
What if we lived in a country where the foods that our children ate largely had no nutrition whatsoever?
What if we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/04/23/which-country-would-you-choose/</link>
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		<title>Do You Value the Freedom to Choose the Food you Eat?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you value the freedom to choose what you would like to eat. Do you value the freedom to choose the foods you want to your family to eat? Max Kane may be going to jail for helping people to obtain a healthy source of food. See this link to an important website and video. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/04/18/do-you-value-the-freedom-to-choose-the-food-you-eat/</link>
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		<title>Our Rights to Real Food/ Small Farm&#8217;s Rights to Produce Real Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The right of both consumers to quality foods and small family farmers to produce these foods is a primary issue today. Industrial farming and pharmaceutical giants with deep pockets to maintain power are behind the legislation that is aimed and literally criminalizing our rights to this basic freedom. Mahatma Gandhi said: Strength does not come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/03/22/our-rights-to-real-food-small-farms-rights-to-produce-real-food/</link>
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		<title>Protocol for the Safe Removal of Silver Fillings (Amalgams)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have written several posts warning people of the many illnesses and health problems that are related to mercury poisoning from amalgams&#8211;silver fillings. This story and amalgam removal protocol was sent to me. I have been unable to find the name of the author&#8211;but it is so important, I felt I needed to publish it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/03/17/protocol-for-the-safe-removal-of-silver-fillings-amalgams/</link>
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		<title>Whole Foods Pulls Raw Milk from Shelves in California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WHOLE FOODS  PULLS RAW MILK FROM SHELVES
Whole Foods has announced that they will  be removing all raw milk from their shelves in California, Washington,  Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The reason given is that Whole Foods&#8217; insurance company has  decided it will not cover liability for perceived health issues with raw  milk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/03/16/whole-foods-pulls-raw-milk-from-shelves-in-california/</link>
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		<title>My Testimony from the Hearing to Legalize Raw Milk in Wisconsin&#8211;March 10, 2010&#8211;Eau Claire, Wisconsin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is my testimony from the hearing for the bill to legalize raw milk in Wisconsin. It was an exciting day for raw milk. Over 700 people gathered to show their support of this bill. People traveled from as far as France to testify! The testimonies went for over 10 hours. THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN&#8211;LEGALIZE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/03/15/my-testimony-from-the-hearing-to-legalize-raw-milk-in-wisconsin-march-10-2010-eau-claire-wisconsin/</link>
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		<title>Wisconsin Hearing&#8211;Great Day for Raw Milk! History was Made!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who would have guessed that out of the 500 people who attended the hearing for the legalization of raw milk in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Wednesday, March 10 and out of the 176 people who testified&#8211;the only negative information on raw milk came from a mere handful of paid representatives from food safety! It was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/03/12/wisconsin-hearing-great-day-for-raw-milk-history-was-made/</link>
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		<title>Whole Foods’ Rebuttal of the You Tube Story Questioning the Legitimacy of their Organics.</title>
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Here is a link to the Whole Foods&#8217; rebuttal about the You Tube story questioning the legitimacy of their organics.
http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/whole-foods-market-responds-to-wjla/

As Whole Foods represents organic foods, it needs to totally up front about its products. People who go to the trouble of purchasing their hard-earned dollars there expect the highest standards. People who go to Whole [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/28/whole-foods%e2%80%99-rebuttal-of-the-you-tube-story-questioning-the-legitimacy-of-their-organics/</link>
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		<title>Are Whole Foods Organics Really Organic?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods is the leading grocery chain selling organics. But can we trust their organic labels? See this shocking You Tube video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ31Ljd9T_Y&#38;feature=player_embedded#
There is an old saying that &#8220;You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can&#8217;t fool all of the people all of time.&#8221; Whole Foods&#8211;Stop fooling the public!
For more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/27/are-whole-foods-organics-really-organic/</link>
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		<title>Mood Disorders in Children and Diet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an interesting article on how important traditional fats are to mental health in our children.
‘We&#8217;re Not Eating What We Should Eat’
By Agnes Blum
Eat fat, be healthy.
It’s not nutritional advice that one hears every day, but it was the message at the Northern Virginia Whole Food Nutrition Meetup on Saturday Jan. 30. About 40 people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/25/mood-disorders-in-children-and-diet/</link>
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		<title>Important Results of Scientific Research Done on Mercury Toxicity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The book, The Mercury in Your Mouth&#8211;The Truth about &#8220;Silver&#8221; Dental Fillings, (Quicksilver Press), is another excellent source for learning about the effects of mercury toxicity. It contains the  results of some of the most important scientific studies that have been done in relationship to dental amalgams. It is unfortunate that knowledgeable dentists are unable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/19/important-results-of-scientific-research-done-on-mercury-toxicity/</link>
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		<title>Greed in Health Insurance Companies&#8211;The Necessity of Changing Our Food Supply to Support Real Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Below is an article about the absolute greed in health insurance companies that shouldn&#8217;t surprise a single soul. Building health and healing with nutrient-dense foods, removing mercury amalgams to reverse mercury toxicity in our bodies and putting your dollars behind traditional, sustainable agriculture will help protect you from needing to participate in a health system [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/18/greed-in-health-insurance-companies-the-necessity-of-changing-our-food-supply-to-support-real-health/</link>
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		<title>Mercury Poisoning from Silver Fillings&#8211;&#8221;Amalgams&#8221;&#8211;What are Some of the Known Symptoms?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The book, It&#8217;s All in Your Head, The Link Between Mercury Amalgams and Illness by Hal Huggins, DDS, MS is a work of utmost importance. Since dental health has been completely compromised from our poor food supply, nearly every person has suffered the consequences and required cavitation surgery&#8211;the placement of fillings in the teeth. However, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/15/mercury-poisoning-from-silver-fillings-amalgams-what-are-some-of-the-known-symptoms/</link>
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		<title>The Relationship of the Dietary Prevention of Inflammation and Digestive Disorders as a Protection Against Degenerative Disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is mounting evidence that as more people are experiencing healing from inflammation and digestive illness with nutrient-dense foods, that this factor is in itself a protection from degenerative disease. In  articles from the Wise Traditions Journal&#8211;A Holistic Approach to Cancer:The Disease of Civilization, by Tom Cowan, MD and The Pilot Research Study, Live Blood [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/12/the-relationship-of-the-dietary-prevention-of-inflammation-digestive-illness-and-protection-against-degenerative-illness/</link>
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		<title>A Serious Look at the Trends of Children’s Physical and Mental Health Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When considering the disturbing rise in the percentage of degenerative diseases, brain disorders and mental health issues in children today, intuition would suggest that these statistics will not improve without drastic changes in the trends that have lead us to this looming catastrophe. In the book, The Truth about Children’s Health: The Comprehensive Guide to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/07/a-serious-look-at-the-trends-of-children%e2%80%99s-physical-and-mental-health-today/</link>
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		<title>Weston A. Price Foundation Press Release: Whole Foods Promotes Militant Vegetarian Agenda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[﻿﻿
WHOLE FOODS PROMOTES MILITANT VEGETARIAN AGENDA
Has the Upscale Market Outlived Its Usefulness?
WASHINGTON, DC. February 3, 2010:  Whole Foods Markets has launched a nationwide “Health Starts Here” marketing scheme that endorses a lowfat, vegetarian diet, with promises that the diet will “improve health easily and naturally.” The plan promotes the books and private business ventures of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/05/press-release-from-the-weston-a-price-foundationwhole-foods-promotes-militant-vegetarian-agenda/</link>
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		<title>Dogs and Cats Thrive on Nutrient-Dense Diets Too!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once you study the work of Dr. Weston Price&#8211;Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, and Dr. Francis Pottenger&#8211;Dr. Pottenger&#8217;s Cats&#8211;you will never be the same! We took in a beautiful 4 year old dog from the shelter about 5 years ago. Her name is Lexi. She is a cute, medium-sized blond-colored sweetie. She looks like a mix [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/03/dogs-and-cats-thrive-on-nutrient-dense-diets-too/</link>
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		<title>Are Your Teeth Making You Sick?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people who are interested in holistic medicine, the real food movement and organic foods understand how terribly toxic mercury amalgams and root canals are. I wrote an important post on mercury toxicity and candida overgrowth on my blog just after hearing the remarkable 6 hour seminar of Dr. Louisa Williams at the Wise Traditions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/02/are-your-teeth-making-you-sick/</link>
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		<title>Whole Foods&#8211;Please Don&#8217;t Change to a Vegan Approach!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods is an awesome store for finding many of the nutrient-dense, pastured and wild-caught foods we need to build optimal health through the principles of the Weston A. Price Foundation. They are carrying pastured butter, meats and yogurt. They also carry high quality eggs, a wide array of wild-caught seafood and traditionally fermented vegetables [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/01/whole-foods-please-dont-change-to-a-vegan-approach/</link>
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		<title>New Blog Covering the 773 Recipes in Sally Fallon&#8217;s Book, Nourishing Traditions, a la Julia &amp; Julia Style</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no cookbook in the world that can match the best-selling book by the legendary Sally Fallon, the co-author of my book, Performance without Pain and the founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Besides teaching people how to cook fantastic nutrient-dense, traditional foods from all over the world, this book has literally saved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/31/new-blog-covering-the-773-recipes-in-sally-fallons-book-nourishing-traditions-a-la-julia-julia-style/</link>
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		<title>Interesting Article on Butter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you know from my blog by now&#8211;raw butter from grass-fed cows is an amazing nutrient-dense food. It is one of the foods that saved my life. It helped to heal my gut and gave me the important saturated fat I needed to be able to absorb the nutrients in my food. Dr. Weston A. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/30/interesting-article-on-butter/</link>
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		<title>Huge Victory for Raw Milk and Freedom to Healthy Foods in Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raw milk and freedom to healthy food won a major victory in Canada last Thursday.  After years of suffering multiple raids to his bio-dynamic farm and being illegally charged with the unlawful distribution of raw milk to his cow share members, Micheal Schmidt&#8217;s case has finally been cleared. It has been declared that people who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/26/huge-victory-for-raw-milk-and-freedom-to-healthy-foods-in-canada/</link>
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		<title>How Cows (Grass-Fed Only) Could Save the Planet: Time Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable farming finally made Time Magazine! People are beginning to catch on all over the country that sustainable farming is the only farming that will build the soil, produce nutrient-dense foods and bring health back to our lands, environment, livestock and people. Spread the word! Support sustainable farming! Vote with your pocketbook!
For more information on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/21/how-cows-grass-fed-only-could-save-the-planet-time-magazine/</link>
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		<title>Chlorine and Fluoride in our water since World War l</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s interesting that some of the chemicals we use to create  public drinking water were actually used as poisons beginning in World War l. Chlorine was used in World War l as a toxic chemical weapon and fluoride was the principal active ingredient in rat poison for years before it was added to our drinking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/15/chlorine-and-flouride-in-our-water-since-world-war-l/</link>
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		<title>Even the Founder of Antibiotics Prophesized Serious Problems with Their Misuse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic by accident when he found no staphylococcus bacterial growth around a mold spore (penicillin) that had contaminated his culture dishes. Although the miracle cure was an exciting breakthrough for the infectious diseases that were killing soldiers and civilians during the two World Wars, in 1945, Flemming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/13/even-the-founder-of-antibiotics-prophesized-serious-problems-with-their-misuse/</link>
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		<title>Removing the “Ghost” Inside Us&#8211;The Revolutionary New Sankaran System of Homeopathy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Louisa Williams, author of  the book Radical Medicine, writes today of a very important partner in the journey of holistic healing. Her work with helping people find a constitutional homeopathic remedy through the new Sankaran System of homeopathy is extremely beneficial in strengthening a person&#8217;s ability to overcome serious compromises to health in today&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/11/removing-the-%e2%80%9cghost%e2%80%9d-inside-us-the-revolutionary-new-sankaran-system-of-homeopathy/</link>
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		<title>The Relationship Between Mercury Poisoning from Amalgam Fillings and Candida Overgrowth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have discussed the severe problems with mercury-laden silver fillings. Mercury is one of the most toxic metals in the world and amalgams contain 45% mercury. Dr. Louisa Williams&#8217; important book called Radical Medicine&#8221;points to research done by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt in the 1990&#8217;s that shows how mercury amalgams initiate candida overgrowth.
He states that:
&#8220;Mercury suffocates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/08/the-relationship-between-mercury-poisoning-from-amalgam-fillings-and-candida-overgrowth/</link>
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		<title>Commercial beef from the grocery stores is killing even vultures!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Buying food from good sources&#8211;organic farms that pasture their animals&#8211;is essential to the future health of our population, animal kingdom and planet. Below is a shocking letter by Al Sears, MD from Florida to one of his patients.
The drugs in the commercial beef you buy at your local supermarket are getting so bad, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/07/commercial-beef-from-the-grocery-stores-is-killing-even-vultures/</link>
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		<title>Oral detoxification of toxic chemicals, metals and microbes through &#8220;Karack&#8217;s Oil Treatment.&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Besides building health through eating a diet of nutrient-dense traditional foods, Utilizing many effective ways to help our bodies detoxify toxic chemicals, metals and microbes should be an ongoing pursuit.  The oil pulling therapy of Dr. Karack is another helpful protocol you can try.
Below is a great description of Karack&#8217;s Oil Treatment, which is highly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/06/oral-detoxification-of-toxic-chemicals-metals-and-microbes-through-karacks-oil-treatment/</link>
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		<title>The Asthma Epidemic&#8211;The Acid Reflux connection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Asthma is one of the serious epidemics we are seeing in our population. Since just 1995, the number of diagnosed cases of this illness has jumped from 14.9 million to 34.1 million! Although one would assume this jump is a direct result of toxins in the air, this is not the underlying cause in many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/02/the-asthma-epidemic-the-acid-reflux-connection/</link>
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		<title>Organic Sulfur&#8211;Why is sulfur so important to health and why has it been depleted in our foods?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sulfur is one of the most important minerals in our body. It is critical to help us detoxify and regenerate new tissue. Historically, the foods we ate had ample sulfur. However, since the industrialization of our food supply, our soils have been depleted of sulfur and even pastured, organically grown foods will often not provide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/30/organic-sulfur-why-is-sulfur-so-important-to-health-and-why-has-it-been-depleted-in-our-foods/</link>
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		<title>Ear Infections and Acid Reflux&#8211;What is the relationship?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ear infections have become a common ailment in children. A child who suffers from frequent ear infections is at risk for permanent hearing loss. Although the most widely used treatment for ear infections is antibiotics, is this approach really addressing the underlying cause and are there long-term risks of not looking at the real health [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/28/ear-infections-and-acid-reflux-what-is-the-relationship/</link>
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		<title>Please support our right to choose healthy foods by joining the Wisconsin Raw Milk Alliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
For the continued success of our local Wisconsin small family farms who produce our wonderful raw milk and some of the highest quality foods available to us please join the Wisconsin Raw Milk Alliance on Facebook. Pass this on to all of your friends!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=229022049416&#38;ref=ts
Wisconsin  Alliance for Raw Milk
WARM is Wisconsin farmers and consumers, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/25/please-support-our-right-to-choose-healthy-foods-by-joining-the-wisconsin-raw-milk-alliance/</link>
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		<title>The Health of Our Children&#8211;Get Involved in Changing Our Food Supply and Laws&#8211;Vote with Your Pocketbooks!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Any thinking, breathing, right-minded person who looks at the state of the health of the  people in our country, would have to be extremely alarmed at the mounting signs of disaster. What happens when nearly every child born, faces a terrible condition that will not allow them to live a productive, healthy life? What happens [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/23/the-health-of-our-children-get-involved-in-changing-our-food-supply-and-laws-vote-with-your-pocketbooks/</link>
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		<title>Raw Milk and Your Access to Healthy Foods&#8211;What is Happening Right Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video represents today&#8217;s issues of our continued access to foods that we choose to nourish our own bodies and provide for our children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O2pZfiBJs0 We cannot underestimate the importance of our involvement in insuring that our basic right to choose the quality of the very foods that go into our mouth is respected.
Please become involved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/20/raw-milk-and-your-access-to-healthy-foods-what-is-happening-right-now/</link>
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		<title>Important opportunitiy to support your continued access to healthy foods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Declaration of Independence states that by our creator, we have unalienable rights as citizens to pursue life, liberty and happiness. Having this right also means we should be able to have the right to choose what kinds of foods we purchase and eat, which is in itself, the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/18/important-opportunitiy-to-support-your-continued-access-to-healthy-foods/</link>
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		<title>Allergies&#8211;why do so many people suffer from them?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that allergies are as common as ants on the sidewalk&#8211;everyone has at least one. They range from mild to ones that can cause anaphylactic shock. But why is this so? Surely our environment has fueled a wide list of allergies, but are there methods that can help you to overcome them so you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/16/allergies-why-do-so-many-people-suffer-from-them/</link>
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		<title>Marine Plasma Water</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We learned about marine plasma at the Weston A. Price Conference through Dr. Louisa Williams who wrote the book Radical Medicine. It is a nutrient dense food from the sea that can offer the body trace minerals in a highly usable form unlike supplementation with vitamin pills. It has an amazing history of helping people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/14/marine-plasma-water/</link>
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		<title>Cree Indian Prophecy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Only after the last tree has been cut down, 
Only after the last river has been poisoned, 
Only after the last fish has been caught,
 Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.

&#8211; Cree Indian Prophecy
Purchasing and eating traditional, nutrient-dense foods that superbly nourish the body and supporting farmers that grow them is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/13/cree-indian-prophecy/</link>
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		<title>Smooth, clear, firm skin and diet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people would agree that the skin beauty is a multi-billion dollar industry. However, most of the products we can purchase fail to discuss how much we can improve our skin through diet and how many issues with skin are signs of leaky gut, systemic inflammation and nutrient deficiencies.
One of the components of healthy, firm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/12/smooth-firm-clear-skin-what-are-some-of-the-dietary-factors-that-enhance-skin-quality/</link>
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		<title>Do you have dry or cracked skin?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With winter in full swing, many people can really begin to feel that their skin gets very dry and the constant application of lotions is the only way to stay comfortable. But dry skin may actually be caused from a diet that is too low in old fashioned saturated fats. When your skin is constantly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/11/do-you-have-dry-or-cracked-skin/</link>
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		<title>Amalgam fillings (silver fillings), mercury toxicity and your health.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although a nutrient-dense diet is a major step to healing and building optimal health, removing amalgam fillings is extremely important as they are a major source of heavy metal toxicity in the body and may keep you from achieving the level of health that you seek.
Did you realize that the &#8220;safe&#8221; amalgam &#8220;silver&#8221; fillings in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/10/amalgam-fillings-silver-fillings-mercury-toxicity-and-your-health/</link>
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		<title>Homemade gluten-free crackers made from nuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a terrific recipe for homemade nut crackers that is packed with nutrients and can be a nutrient-dense substitute for regular crackers. For even more nutrients, serve with homemade liver pate or seasoned cream cheese and caviar.
NON-GLUTEN NUT CRACKERS
Makes 16-20
2  1/2 cups raw walnuts, almonds or pecans
2 tablespoons Celtic sea salt
1 small onion, coarsely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/09/homemade-crackers-made-from-nuts/</link>
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		<title>Marine Liver Oils used as early as 73 AD as a remedy for illnesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Historical records show us that marine liver oils have been used by cultures ranging from the South Seas, the Eskimos, and the Scandinavians to the ancient Romans. One of the earliest records shows its use as a cure for leprosy as early as 73 AD and in the work of Hippocrates.
For centuries, cod liver oil [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/07/marine-liver-oils-used-as-early-as-73-ad-as-a-remedy-for-illnesses/</link>
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		<title>Natural Remedies for GERD/Acid Reflux&#8211;are they effective?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are mountains of books on natural healing from digestive disorders. Considering that 1 in five people have GERD/acid reflux&#8211;the mountain of information does seem necessary. In most circles, an illness that affects 1 in 5 people would surely be considered an epidemic! I have gleaned all the health books that have natural remedies and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/04/other-natural-remedies-for-gerdacid-reflux-are-they-effective/</link>
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		<title>Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Treatment for GERD/Acid Reflux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many natural treatments that you can read about that help with the symptoms of GERD&#8211;also called acid reflux. One of the common suggestions that you will see is taking raw apple cider vinegar. This approach has a lot of merit as it will often help a great deal.
First, because with acid reflux, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/03/raw-apple-cider-vinegar-treatment-for-gerdacid-reflux/</link>
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		<title>Are your hair and skin care products and cosmetics toxic?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While a nutrient dense diet is critical to building optimal health and maximizing your detox ability, removing toxic products from your menu of skin and hair care and cosmetics is also very important.  The combination of all the poisons we are exposed to adds up and puts extra strain on our bodies. In the EWG [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/12/01/are-your-hair-and-skin-care-products-and-cosmetics-toxic/</link>
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		<title>Are you corn fed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You hear about corn-fed livestock and vegetarian-fed chicken&#8211;which also means corn-fed&#8211;but have you considered that you are what you eat-eats? In Dr. Francis Pottenger&#8217;s study of cats, he experimented with feeding them different types of raw milk. The health of the cats receiving raw milk from grain-fed cows was remarkably poor in comparison to those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/30/are-you-corn-fed/</link>
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		<title>Tradtional fermented foods&#8211;why everybody needs them for good health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally cultured and fermented foods like plain whole milk kefir and yogurt from grass-fed cows, homemade sauerkraut, kimchee and pickled beets, and beverages like beet kvass and  kombucha were common foods throughout history before refrigeration. They were a way to preserve foods worldwide. Would it surprise you to know that you absolutely cannot afford to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/29/tradtional-fermented-foods-why-everybody-needs-them-for-good-health/</link>
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		<title>Completely Full</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes indeed, of a heritage, native, wild turkey and stuffing. 
Also on the subject of being completely full, the great 14th century poet-mystic-saint Rumi, founder of Sufism:
&#8221;
Even a candle, when it knows it will melt away, doesn&#8217; t quit spreading its light out. Oh human! You, while completely full of the Power of the Creator, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/27/completely-full/</link>
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		<title>Barley dough and potatoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Yeager, guest blog writer here once again.
I&#8217;d like to ask on this day of Gratitude: just how good DO we have it now as humans living in most of America&#8211;and most of anywhere in the first world for that matter&#8211;where we are in fact capable of securing food on this day and mostly healthy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/26/barley-dough-and-potatoes/</link>
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		<title>Maximizing the nutrient value of nuts, grains and beans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although nuts, seeds, grains and beans are not considered nutrient-dense foods, careful preparation can improve their digestibility and nutrient availability. Historically, people worldwide took careful steps to prepare these difficult-to-digest foods as they all contain anti-nutrients and enzyme inhibitors.
Soaking grains and beans in acidulated water overnight&#8211;that is water with yogurt, kefir, vinegar or lemon juice&#8211;will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/25/maximizing-the-nutrient-value-of-nuts-grains-and-beans/</link>
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		<title>A True Thanksgiving:Become a consumer of naturally raised foods that support the future health of our food supply and population.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you thought about the how the decisions you make today will affect people in seven generations? Most of us do not consciously think in these terms, but maybe when it comes to the foods we choose for ourselves and our family, it should be our priority. We are at a critical juncture in history [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/24/a-true-thanksgivingbecome-a-consumer-of-naturally-raised-foods-that-support-the-future-health-of-our-food-supply-and-population/</link>
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		<title>Making Your Holiday Dinner Nutrient-Dense</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With a few adjustments to the Thanksgiving feast, you can make your dinner even more nutrient-dense. I like to think of meal planning from the perspective of what foods were available before the industrialization of the food supply and do everything possible to obtain these types of foods for my family. Although they are more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/23/making-your-holiday-dinner-nutrient-dense/</link>
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		<title>Dietary Fetishisms of the Pop &#8220;New&#8221; Age</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest blog writer, Paul Yeager here.  
As of late, a lot of folks I&#8217;ve run into seem to hold two predominating notions concerning diet (perhaps one more than the other in many populations of dietary thinkers): one is that raw veganism is the ultimate end-all of human diet, and the other is that cutting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/22/dietary-fetishisms-of-the-pop-new-age/</link>
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		<title>Great Holiday Recipe for Traditionally Fermented Cranberry Chutney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Historically, traditional lacto-fermented foods were a mainstay of people&#8217;s diets worldwide before refrigeration. The lacto-fermentation process was very important in preserving foods. There were countless recipes from all cultures that created a wide array of delicious condiments like sauerkraut, pickles, pickled beets, kimchee and chutneys&#8211;and beverages like beet kvass, kombucha, kefir and ginger ale.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/21/great-holiday-recipe-for-traditionally-fermented-cranberry-chutney/</link>
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		<title>How to Maximize Calcium Absorption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So many people today suffer from serious problems having to do with calcium absorption. People are purchasing calcium supplements by the tons in hopes of  preventing calcium deficiencies. We have epidemic numbers of people with osteoporosis, poor dental health, weak bones and diseases that have to do with calcium being deposited in the wrong [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/20/how-to-maximize-calcium-absorption/</link>
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		<title>Do you take time to chew your food?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As silly as this question sounds, it is a very important subject for good health. Sitting down to enjoy eating a meal and taking the time to chew each bite is another step you can take for maximizing the digestion and nutrient availability of your foods. The impact this ritual will make in your life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/19/do-you-take-time-to-chew-your-food/</link>
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		<title>Enzymes in our foods&#8211;why they are so important</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eating a diet that is high in enzymes is very important to healing and building optimal health. Enzymes are not only necessary for digestion of our foods, they play an important role in every process of the human body. Dr. Edward Howell&#8217;s research on enzymes determined that we have an &#8220;enzyme bank, &#8221; and for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/18/enzymes-in-our-foods-why-they-are-so-important/</link>
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		<title>Vaccines&#8211;the track record may surprise you!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The media entices people into thinking that using vaccines protects people from many serious illnesses. What is reported in the media about vaccines and what has historically occurred with vaccines is quite different. But the actual track record may surprise you. In fact, from the beginning of their use, there was never clear evidence that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/17/vaccines-the-track-record-may-surprise-you/</link>
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		<title>Some Inspiring Thich Nhat Hanh to Inspire Mindfulness for Nutrient Dense Foods Daily Eating Discipline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This being the 3rd of three days of your substitute blog writer&#8217;s (Paul Yeager&#8217;s) appearance, I thought I would just shortly share a powerful and inspiring quote from Thich Nhat Hanh&#8217;s &#8220;Peace is Every Step&#8221; which has helped me foster the energies of spiritual creativity, concentration, and gratitude necessary to maintain a diet of nutrient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/15/some-inspiring-thich-nhat-hanh-to-inspire-mindfulness-for-nutrient-dense-foods-daily-eating-discipline/</link>
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		<title>Just how erosive is erosive GERD / Acid Reflux? What can we do about this problem?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi there. Kathy Pirtle&#8217;s substitute blog writer Paul Yeager has resurfaced for the 2nd of three days that Kathy Pirtle is away at the Weston A. Price Conference in Chicago!
Today I&#8217;d like to write about erosive gerd / acid reflux.
Just how erosive is erosive GERD? Is it really more erosive than nonerosive acid reflux? What [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/14/just-how-erosive-is-erosive-gerd-acid-reflux-what-can-we-do-about-this-problem/</link>
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		<title>What might GERD aka Acid Reflux, and Bad Breath have in common?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi there. My name is Paul Yeager and I&#8217;m a close friend of Kathy Pirtle&#8217;s. I also happen to be the developer/webmaster for PerformanceWithoutPain.com. Both Kathy and I have been eating nutrient dense, traditional foods for years now and we in fact met initially over the Internet, as the result of our crossed healing paths. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/13/what-might-gerd-aka-acid-reflux-and-bad-breath-have-in-common/</link>
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		<title>Soy is Not a Health Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soy foods and beverages have been given tremendous attention in the media as a wonderful health food. Soy is advertised as a great protein, a nutritious milk substitute and an aid for the symptoms of menopause and bone loss.  It is also widely used in infant formulas. Unfortunately, the research dollars aimed to taut soy&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/11/soy-is-not-a-health-food/</link>
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