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		<title>Raw Milk Proponents Expect Large Crowd at Wisconsin Raw Milk Hearing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 5, 2010&#8211;Washington, D.C.&#8211;The Campaign for Real Milk, spearheaded by the Weston A. Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition education foundation, expects a strong turnout at the raw milk hearings in Wisconsin next Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Eau Claire, WI.
A bill that would legalize the sale of raw milk and raw milk products has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/03/06/raw-milk-proponents-expect-large-crowd-at-wisconsin-raw-milk-hearing/</link>
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		<title>Wisconsin Raw Milk Hearing&#8211;Ground Zero&#8211;Be There</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a link to an important blog article by Kimberly Hartke, the Weston A. Price Foundation publicist, detailing the hearing in Wisconsin about raw milk legislation on March 10th&#8211;Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 620 W. Clairemont Ave., Room 106/Auditorium 10:00 am. 
http://hartkeisonline.com/2010/03/01/wisconsin-raw-milk-ground-zero/
It is so important that people who are involved with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/03/01/wisconsin-raw-milk-hearing-ground-zero-be-there/</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>Historic Wisconsin Raw Milk Hearings March 10th, 10AM in Eau Claire, Wisconsin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The historic raw milk hearings for the raw milk bill  in Wisconsin will be March 10, 2010 in Eau Claire, WI.  There will be a joint-hearing for both the assembly and senate committees will be on the same day of March 10. The members of both committees will be there. It will take place [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/26/historic-wisocnsin-raw-milk-hearings-date-consolidation-to-march-10th-10am-in-eau-claire-wisconsin/</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
Friday, February 12, 2010
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. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/25/mood-disorders-in-children-and-diet/</link>
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		<title>Wisconsin Raw Milk Public Hearings Being Held &#8211; March 10th &amp; 16th, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of people from around the state of Wisconsin are needed to show up at two (2) public hearings in support of the Raw Milk Bill. These are history making events! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. THE TIME TO BE HEARD!!!
It has been noted that for each person that appears in person, the committee looks upon [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/23/wisconsin-raw-milk-public-hearings-being-held-march-10th-16th-2010/</link>
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		<title>2nd Annual International Raw Milk Symposium– April 10 in Madison Wisconsin</title>
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The International Raw Milk Symposium is set for Saturday, April 10 in Madison, Wisconsin. It is being sponsored by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. The full agenda and registration info will be coming out in a few days. In the meantime, go to the Wisconsin Alliance for Raw Milk site at http://tinyurl.com/rawmilksymp where you can RSVP if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/02/22/2nd-annual-international-raw-milk-symposium%e2%80%93-april-10-in-madison-wisconsin/</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>
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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 Illness and 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 both of the recent articles in the Winter 2009,Wise Traditions Journal&#8211;A Holistic Approach to Cancer:The Disease of Civilization, by Tom Cowan, MD and The [...]]]></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>
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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>Berlin Pianist Cures her Hand Problems&#8211;Tendonitis, Focal Dystonia and Carpal Tunnel with Diet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Berlin pianist, Heather O&#8217;Donnell (http://homeengl.heatherodonnell.info/) recently contacted me about the uncanny similarities between our previous performing problems stemming from long-term, debilitating tendonitis, inflammation, carpal tunnel and focal dystonia and the complete cure&#8211;a dietary change! (See article below.) I wrote Performance without Pain to help performing artists and the general public understand how poor digestion and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/22/berlin-pianist-cures-her-hand-problems-tendonitis-focal-dystonia-carpal-tunnel-with-diet/</link>
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		<title>How Cows (Grass-Fed Only) Could Save the Planet: Time Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable farming has 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 [...]]]></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>The US and Canadian Alliances for Raw Milk Join Forces for Raw Milk and Sustainable Food Freedom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please become a member of the US and Canadian Alliances for Raw Milk (ARM) and Sustainable Food Freedom
Where you put your dollar everyday matters. What quality of food you purchase everyday matters. What quality of food you put in your mouth every meal matters. Your health is your wealth. The health of your children is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2010/01/12/the-us-and-canadian-alliances-for-raw-milk-join-forces-for-raw-milk-and-sustainable-food-freedom/</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 &#8220;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 [...]]]></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. Recently, we have posted articles on some of the detoxing and health building benefits of both organic sulfur and Original Quinton Marine Plasma.  The oil [...]]]></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 ricks 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&#8211;what are some of the dietary factors that enhance skin quality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a continuation of yesterday&#8217;s article on how including traditional fats  in the diet can help improve the dryness of skin, today we will look at more issues that deal with skin quality.  Most people would agree that the skin beauty is a multi-billion dollar industry. However, most of the products we can purchase fail [...]]]></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 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>Other 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 little poisons we are exposed to adds up and puts extra strain on our bodies. In the [...]]]></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:
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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 [...]]]></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. 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 places, like the arteries and organs. What are some of the factors of this trend?
First, [...]]]></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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		<title>Normal muscle soreness vs. chronic muscle and tendon inflammation&#8211;the gut relationship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The physical challenges that performing artists and athletes face have a lot in common especially in the area of pain in muscles and tendons. It is normal to have occasional muscle soreness after a heavy workout or practice. However, as most people know the difference between muscle soreness and chronic inflammation, it is important to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/10/normal-muscle-soreness-vs-chronic-muscle-and-tendon-inflammation-the-gut-relationship/</link>
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		<title>Myths and Truths about Nutrition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an interesting article from the Weston A. Price Foundation website.
Myths &#38; Truths About Nutrition
Myth: Heart disease            in America is caused by consumption of cholesterol and saturated fat            from animal products.
Truth: During [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/09/myths-and-truths-about-nutrition/</link>
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		<title>Chronic muscle and tendon stiffness may be a sign of malnourishment and poor digestion.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Instrumentalists, dancers and athletes depend on muscle and tendon flexibility for top performance. If you need to do yoga just to function&#8211;this is not optimal.  If muscles and tendons are overly stiff, it may be due to a nutrient-poor diet and poor digestion.
In my 30&#8217;s, I had a lot of trouble with muscle and tendon [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/08/chronic-muscle-and-tendon-stiffness-may-be-a-sign-of-malnourishment-and-poor-digestion/</link>
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		<title>Consumer trends in healthy eating are a fast tract to digestive disorders and malnourishment.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

The following report from the International Food Information Council demonstrates just how thorough the high-fiber/low-fat dictate has infiltrated the choices that the general public makes about healthy eating. This list puts vegetables/salads,  fruits and whole grains as the top three picks. These foods are difficult to digest and low in nutrients in comparison pastured animal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/07/consumer-trends-in-healthy-eating-are-a-fast-tract-to-digestive-disorders-and-malnourishment/</link>
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		<title>Is drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water a day a good idea?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although drinking  the &#8220;healthy&#8221; recommended 6 to 8 glasses of water a day to stay hydrated sounds like a great idea, this may cause problems for your health. Water may not be as hydrating as you think. If you consider that when you drink a lot of water, you are in the restroom a lot&#8211;maybe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/06/is-drinking-6-to-8-glasses-of-water-a-day-a-good-idea/</link>
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		<title>If you want to avoid butter&#8211;use cream! Julia Childs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope you all got a chance to see the fantastic movie “Julie and Julia.” Although this movie is not about health, it teaches us, through Julia Child’s passion to learn and share the timeless art of French cooking, that wonderful food has wonderful whole food ingredients–including butter and cream. And that slow food is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/05/if-you-want-to-avoid-butter-use-cream-julia-childs/</link>
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		<title>Kefir or yogurt&#8211;Which has the most benefit for digestion?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Of course, the best kefir and yogurt in the world is made of whole-fat raw milk from pastured animals.  Both kefir and yogurt are wonderful sources of enzymes, probiotics and nutrition. People who are lactose intolerant can most often tolerate cultured dairy&#8211;especially if it is from raw milk, as the lactose is nearly gone. However, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/04/kefir-or-yogurt-which-has-the-most-benefit-for-digestion/</link>
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		<title>The Raw Milk Cure from the Mayo Clinic&#8211;a testimony to the power of one of nature&#8217;s perfect foods!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People have consumed milk for health benefit for over 30,000 years. Until refrigeration became available in the last century, most milk was consumed  in a preserved form as a cultured beverage or as cheese. Also, for most of this time, milk came  exclusively from animals on pasture. This can be truly called real milk.
Today, raw [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/03/the-raw-milk-cure-from-the-mayo-clinic-a-testimony-to-the-power-of-one-of-natures-perfect-foods/</link>
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		<title>Bone Broth Soup&#8211;A great recipe for one of the best foods in the world</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regularly eating bone broth soup has many wonderful health benefits. There is an old Latin saying, &#8220;Good broth raises the dead.&#8221; So what are the magical attributes to this slow food that have given it such an honor?
Bone broth is one of the easiest foods to digest. It is loaded with a wide array of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/02/bone-broth-soup-a-great-recipe-for-one-of-the-best-foods-in-the-world/</link>
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		<title>Concentration, mood and digestion&#8211;what&#8217;s the relationship?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Artists know very well that the ability to concentrate is critical to both practicing and performing. But ongoing mood instability that curtails a sense of well-being may also impact performance. Today the cutting edge treatments for working with children who have autism, ADD, ADHD and mental health issues is a dietary protocol based on nutrient-dense [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/11/01/concentration-mood-and-digestion-whats-the-relationship/</link>
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		<title>Fish Oil vs. Cod-Liver Oil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people today are getting extra omega-3 fatty acids in their diet with fish oil. Omega-3s have decreased in our diets today largely because of vegetable oils and corn-feeding of our livestock. From beef to chicken and now, even our farm-raised fish, unless a person chooses to get their food from a farm co-op that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/30/fish-oil-vs-cod-liver-oil/</link>
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		<title>What does the government and media say are the top 14 foods?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the government and media health pundits the top 14 foods are:

Beans
Blueberries
Broccoli
Oats
Oranges
Pumpkin
Salmon
Soy
Spinach
Tea (green or black)]
Tomatoes
Turkey
Walnuts
Yogurt

This uninspiring list reflects the current establishment &#8220;angels&#8221; (anti-oxidants and omega-3 fatty acids) and &#8220;demons&#8221; (saturated fats and animal foods). Unfortunately, a diet containing only these foods is a fast track to nutritional deficiencies.
For more information on a healing diet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/28/what-does-the-government-and-media-say-are-the-top-14-foods/</link>
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		<title>14 Top Nutrient-Dense Foods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Through the work of Dr. Weston A. Price we know that diets built on nutrient-dense foods can heal the body and build optimal health.  Below is a list of the 14 top nutrient-dense foods.

Butter from grass-fed cows (preferably raw)
Oysters
Liver from grass-fed animals
Eggs from pastured hens
Cod-liver oil
Fish eggs
Whole raw milk from grass-fed cows
Bone broth
Wild-caught shrimp
Wild-caught salmon
Whole [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/27/14-top-nutrient-dense-foods/</link>
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		<title>All proteins are not created equal.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you are deciding which foods to eat, choosing a diet where most of the foods give you the most nutrients per gram makes good sense for building and maintaining good health doesn&#8217;t it? In fact Dr. Weston A. Price found through his research of healthy populations worldwide that &#8220;All disease comes from malnourishment.&#8221; (see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/25/all-proteins-are-not-created-equal/</link>
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		<title>Carbohydrate addictions&#8211;it&#8217;s not all in your head.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Food addictions can be much more than just talk&#8211;they can be real biochemical dependencies that may be signs of health issues. Today, many people are addicted to carbohydrates, like breads, chips, cookies, candy, soda pop, etc. From the aisles of &#8220;organic&#8221; junk food products in our health food stores to literally hundreds of  junk foods [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/24/carbohydrate-addictions-its-not-all-in-your-head/</link>
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		<title>Do you get hungry two hours after eating breakfast?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are getting hungry two hours after eating breakfast, you may be choosing the wrong kind of foods for your morning meal and this may be a sign that you have absorption problems as well. Let&#8217;s look at both of these important issues.
First, a breakfast of cereal, toast or a bagel with non-fat spreads [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/23/do-you-get-hungry-two-hours-after-eating-breakfast/</link>
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		<title>What does the health of cats and humans have in common?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Concurrent pivotal  research in the 1930s by Dr. Weston A. Price and Dr. Francis Pottenger determined that there was a profound relationship between nutrition and fertility in both humans and cats. Dr. Price found that in the 14 healthy populations he studied, women had no fertility issues or problems in pregnancy or childbirth, and their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/22/what-does-the-health-of-cats-and-humans-have-in-common/</link>
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		<title>Vitamin K-2&#8211;found in foods from pastured animals&#8211;is critical for proper calcium absorption and deposition.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are seeing an exponential increase in health conditions like osteoporosis and atherosclerosis that are caused by poor calcium absorption or calcium going in the wrong places in the body&#8211;like in the arteries and organs and not in the teeth and bones.  This is partly due to a deficiency of foods that contain both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/21/vitamin-k-2-found-in-foods-from-pastured-animals-is-critical-for-proper-calcium-absorption-and-deposition/</link>
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		<title>Why is beta-carotene from vegetables so difficult for the body to use as true vitamin A?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been discussing the critical importance  of the vitamins A and D from natural sources. Dr. Weston A. Price found that without adequate amounts of these nutrients you could not absorb the nutrients from your foods no matter how good the diet. The best sources of these vitamins are from fermented cod liver oil [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/20/why-is-beta-carotene-from-vegetables-so-difficult-for-the-body-to-use-as-true-vitamin-a/</link>
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		<title>Why are vitamin A and D from natural sources so important to good health?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is so much information about this or that vitamin&#8211;but Dr. Weston A. Price&#8217;s pivotal research on the diets of healthy populations worldwide determined the critical importance of foods that contain ample vitamin A and D. He found that while the 14 healthy cultures that he studied had different diets, one common element were foods [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/19/why-are-vitamin-a-and-d-from-natural-sources-so-important-to-good-health/</link>
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		<title>Embouchure and muscle weakness and lack of stamina in performing artists are often related to nutrient deficiencies and poor digestion.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When a performing artist suffers from unusual uncontrollable muscle weakness of any kind or an overall lack of stamina, poor digestion and nutrient deficiencies are often part of the problem. In determining if you have a digestion problem, ask yourself if you have any of the following symptoms:

persistent flatulence
gas or bloating after eating
acid reflux
irritable bowel
constipation
diarrhea
allergies

Any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/18/embouchure-and-muscle-weakness-and-lack-of-stamina-in-performing-artists-are-often-related-to-nutrient-deficiencies-and-poor-digestion/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;All disease comes from malnourishment&#8221;&#8211;Dr. Weston A. Price</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These profound words of Dr. Weston A. Price came as a result of  a 10 year meticulous study of healthy populations worldwide. Dr. Price, a prominent dentist in the 1930&#8217;s, was a pioneer on the quest to understand why the majority of  his patients in the United States had crooked and crowded teeth, cavities, facial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/17/all-disease-comes-from-malnourishment-dr-weston-a-price/</link>
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		<title>Purchasing traditionally raised foods from small family farms&#8211;good for you, our environment and the food supply.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Supply and demand. When we support locally grown foods and those from small family farms who follow traditional farming techniques like pasture farming, we are improving the quality of foods that we have available to us. More and more people are turning to these foods to support optimal health.
Foods raised with traditional methods, such as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/16/purchasing-traditionally-raised-foods-from-small-family-farms-good-for-you-our-environment-and-the-food-supply/</link>
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		<title>Foods from grass fed, pastured animals vs. organic foods&#8211;is there a difference? Which has more nutrients?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deciding what is a healthy diet can be full of conflicting advice. However, if we ask ourselves what foods can offer our bodies the most nutrients, we will begin to understand what foods can best support our health. Unfortunately, the common nutrient dictate that we hear over and over&#8212;ie. &#8220;Eat a lowfat/high-fiber diet and you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/15/foods-from-grass-fed-pastured-animals-vs-organic-foods-is-there-a-difference-which-has-more-nutrients/</link>
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		<title>Acid Reflux&#8211;a Serious Digestive Ailment that Can Lead to Other Chronic Health Problems and Inflammation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Acid Reflux—a National Epidemic and a Precursor to Chronic illness
Treatment of Acid Reflux/GERD with Traditional Foods

There are endless radio, television, internet and magazine ads dedicated to medication that treats acid-reflux and other related digestive complaints. In fact, 60 million Americans have acid-reflux and many people have acid reflux without knowing it. In addition to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/14/acid-reflux-a-serious-digestive-ailment-that-can-lead-to-other-chronic-health-problems-and-inflammation/</link>
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		<title>A &#8220;Healthy&#8221; High-Fiber/Lowfat Diet may actually lead to digestive disorders and chronic inflammation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;healthy&#8221;  high-fiber/low fat diet diet that has been given the greatest press by doctors, ads and news reports may actually be quite harmful for your digestive system and leave you over time with chronic inflammation, allergies of all kinds and malnourishment.
High fiber foods are quite difficult to digest as they are high in cellulose. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/13/a-healthy-high-fiberlowfat-diet-may-actually-lead-to-digestive-disorders-and-chronic-inflammation/</link>
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		<title>Cholesterol&#8211;why has it been demonized&#8211;what is the whole truth? Cholesterol from traditional foods is critical to good health.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Excerpts from this article are from:
Slaying the Cholesterol Lowering Demon
By Kimberly Hartke &#124; Published: September 10, 2009
The Devil is in the Absence of Details
The work of Weston A. Price determined the critical importance of cholesterol in the diet as he found that the diets of healthy cultures worldwide were all very high in traditional fats [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/11/cholesterol-why-has-it-been-demonized-what-is-the-whole-truth-cholesterol-from-traditional-foods-is-critical-to-good-health/</link>
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		<title>Chronic Tendonitis is Often a Warning Sign of Poor Digestion and Malnourishment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Options for Relieving Chronic Pain and Muscle Weakness
”All diseases begin in the gut.” Hippocrates (460-370 BC)
Imagine: You are a successful professional musician, having spent your entire life mastering your instrument. You however, are fighting a difficult struggle—you have chronic tendonitis, embouchure weakness, or other debilitating problems that make performance a constant struggle. You have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/10/chronic-tendonitis-is-often-a-warning-sign-of-poor-digestion-and-malnourishment/</link>
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		<title>We all need to protect our right to keep healthy foods available to us.</title>
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This important new book gives insight into today&#8217;s challenge to keep the right to a supply of the nutrient-dense foods we need to nourish our bodies. Our book,  Performance without Pain, www.performancewithoutpain.com is another story of the critical issue of how nutrient-dense foods are necessary for well-being, and how modern foods and dictates severly jeapordize [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/09/we-all-need-to-protect-our-right-to-keep-healthy-foods-available-to-us/</link>
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		<title>Protection from Swine Flu by Building Natural Immunity with Nutrient-Dense, Traditional Foods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With all the dire warnings, where is the message about building natural immunity?
You are all aware of the dire warnings about swine flu, the outbreak that started in the Mexican village of La Gloria and which local residents blame on infection and/or toxins coming from local confinement hog operations.
The internet is abuzz with warnings bordering [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/08/protection-from-swine-flu-by-building-natural-immunity-with-nutrient-dense-traditional-foods/</link>
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		<title>Best Breast Cancer Defense-A Nutrient-Dense Traditional Foods Diet and Lymphatic Breast Self-Massage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Whole Nutritionist, Dr. Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CN  stresses that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month&#8211;a challenging annual event for many women because of the media&#8217;s relentless fueling of fear. Given the possibility that we can attract what we fear&#8211;instead of focusing on early diagnosis and a cure, let&#8217;s dance  to life-long health and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/10/04/best-breast-cancer-defense-a-nutrient-dense-traditional-foods-diet-and-lymphatic-breast-self-massage/</link>
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		<title>Is a High-Fiber Diet Really Healthy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Review of the Important Book: Fiber Menace
By Konstantin Monastyrsky
Ageless Press
The striking cover illustration of Fiber Menace—a cereal bowl full of gold screws—primes the reader for its startling message: the USDA-endorsed high-fiber diet has a disastrous effects on the digestive system.
Fiber Menace describes major health problems that can develop from eating what’s considered a modern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/09/12/is-a-high-fiber-diet-really-healthy/</link>
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		<title>Nutrient-Dense, Traditional Foods are an Integral Part of Our Heritage and Strength as a People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 

August 23, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Food for the Soul
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
YAMHILL, Ore.
On a summer visit back to the farm here where I grew up, I think I figured out the central problem with modern industrial agriculture. It’s not just that it produces unhealthy food, mishandles waste and overuses antibiotics in ways that harm us all.
More [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/09/03/nutrient-dense-traditional-foods-are-an-integral-part-of-our-heritage-and-strength-as-a-people/</link>
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		<title>Understand How Poor Digestion Affects Mental Health in the Book “Gut and Psychology Syndrome”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Review
Gut and Psychology Syndrome:
Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., A.D.H.D., Dyslexia, Depression and Schizophrenia
By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD, MMed(nuerology), MmedSci(nutrition)
(Published by Medinform, 2004)
Just as Dr. Weston A. Price was baffled by the amount of chronic illness in his patients and sought to identify the parameters that could foster such a trend, so too does Dr. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/08/29/understand-how-poor-digestion-affects-mental-health-in-the-book-%e2%80%9cgut-and-psychology-syndrome%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>How Effective are Gluten-Free Diets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beyond a “Gluten-Free Diet”
Harnessing the Power of Traditional, Nutrient-Dense Foods—the Keys to Maximizing Treatment Success for Digestive Disorders
Healing from any long term digestive disorder is a very complicated issue. For Celiac disease, eliminating gluten is, of course, the first step to recovery. However, following this protocol alone may not be entirely effective in helping to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://performancewithoutpain.com/2009/08/29/how-effective-are-gluten-free-diets/</link>
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