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	<title>NutritionFacts.org &#187; alternative medicine</title>
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	<itunes:summary>The latest in nutrition related research delivered in easy to understand video segments brought to you by Michael Greger M.D.</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Michael Greger, M.D.</itunes:author>
	<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
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		<itunes:name>Michael Greger, M.D.</itunes:name>
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	<copyright>Copyright 2013 - NutritionFacts.org - All Rights Reserved</copyright>
	<itunes:subtitle>The Latest in Nutrition Research</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>nutrition, nutrition facts, diet, vegan, plant-based diet, healthy eating, nutritional data, cancer, cancer prevention</itunes:keywords>
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		<title>The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-lie-that-heals-should-doctors-give-placebos/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-lie-that-heals-should-doctors-give-placebos</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NF-May8-The-Lie-That-Heals-Should-Doctors-Give-Placebos-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="NF-May8 The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?" title="NF-May8 The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NF-May8-The-Lie-That-Heals-Should-Doctors-Give-Placebos-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="NF-May8 The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?" title="NF-May8 The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?]]></content:encoded>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:subtitle>About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Michael Greger, M.D.</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Flax Seeds For Breast Pain</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax-seeds-for-breast-pain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flax-seeds-for-breast-pain</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax-seeds-for-breast-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&#038;p=12585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NF-Apr29-Flaxseeds-For-Breast-Pain-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="NF-Apr29 Flaxseeds For Breast Pain" title="NF-Apr29 Flaxseeds For Breast Pain" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />A tablespoon a day of ground flaxseeds appears to improve ovarian function and is considered a first-line therapy for breast pain associated with one's period (cyclical mastalgia).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NF-Apr29-Flaxseeds-For-Breast-Pain-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="NF-Apr29 Flaxseeds For Breast Pain" title="NF-Apr29 Flaxseeds For Breast Pain" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />A tablespoon a day of ground flaxseeds appears to improve ovarian function and is considered a first-line therapy for breast pain associated with one's period (cyclical mastalgia).]]></content:encoded>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:subtitle>A tablespoon a day of ground flaxseeds appears to improve ovarian function and is considered a first-line therapy for breast pain associated with one&#039;s period (cyclical mastalgia).</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>A tablespoon a day of ground flaxseeds appears to improve ovarian function and is considered a first-line therapy for breast pain associated with one&#039;s period (cyclical mastalgia).</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Michael Greger, M.D.</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NF-Apr24-Plant-Based-Diets-For-Breast-Pain-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia)." title="NF-Apr24 Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NF-Apr24-Plant-Based-Diets-For-Breast-Pain-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia)." title="NF-Apr24 Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).]]></content:encoded>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Plant-based diets appear to offer relief from a variety of menstrual symptoms, including cramping, bloating, and breast pain (cyclical mastalgia).</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Michael Greger, M.D.</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Prunes vs. Metamucil vs. Vegan Diet</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prunes-vs-metamucil-vs-vegan-diet/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prunes-vs-metamucil-vs-vegan-diet</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prunes-vs-metamucil-vs-vegan-diet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/NF-Mar15-Prunes-vs.-Metamucil-for-Constipation-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="NF-Mar15 Prunes vs. Metamucil for Constipation" title="NF-Mar15 Prunes vs. Metamucil for Constipation" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />The average number of bowel movements a week is compared between those eating prunes, those taking a fiber supplement, and those eating a strictly plant-based diet.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/NF-Mar15-Prunes-vs.-Metamucil-for-Constipation-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="NF-Mar15 Prunes vs. Metamucil for Constipation" title="NF-Mar15 Prunes vs. Metamucil for Constipation" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />The average number of bowel movements a week is compared between those eating prunes, those taking a fiber supplement, and those eating a strictly plant-based diet.]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prunes-vs-metamucil-vs-vegan-diet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:subtitle>The average number of bowel movements a week is compared between those eating prunes, those taking a fiber supplement, and those eating a strictly plant-based diet.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>The average number of bowel movements a week is compared between those eating prunes, those taking a fiber supplement, and those eating a strictly plant-based diet.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Michael Greger, M.D.</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Gerson-style Therapy vs. Chemotherapy</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gerson-therapy-vs-chemotherapy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gerson-therapy-vs-chemotherapy</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gerson-therapy-vs-chemotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&#038;p=7052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Gerson-therapy-versus-chemotherapy-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Gerson therapy versus chemotherapy" title="Gerson therapy versus chemotherapy" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />For decades, studies on Gerson therapy for cancer have questioned its safety and efficacy, but what does the latest head-to-head trial of a Gerson-style regime versus chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer show in terms of survival and quality of life?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Gerson-therapy-versus-chemotherapy-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Gerson therapy versus chemotherapy" title="Gerson therapy versus chemotherapy" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />For decades, studies on Gerson therapy for cancer have questioned its safety and efficacy, but what does the latest head-to-head trial of a Gerson-style regime versus chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer show in terms of survival and quality of life?]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gerson-therapy-vs-chemotherapy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>87</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gerson Therapy for Cancer</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gerson-therapy-for-cancer/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gerson-therapy-for-cancer</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gerson-therapy-for-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&#038;p=7051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Gerson-therapy-for-cancer.002-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Gerson therapy for cancer.002" title="Gerson therapy for cancer.002" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Gerson Therapy is a largely diet-based alternative treatment for cancer. What have 65 years of medical research concluded about its efficacy and safety?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Gerson-therapy-for-cancer.002-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Gerson therapy for cancer.002" title="Gerson therapy for cancer.002" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Gerson Therapy is a largely diet-based alternative treatment for cancer. What have 65 years of medical research concluded about its efficacy and safety?]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gerson-therapy-for-cancer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>Plant-Based Bioidentical Hormones</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-bioidentical-hormones/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=plant-based-bioidentical-hormones</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-bioidentical-hormones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nutritionfacts.org/?post_type=video&#038;p=7050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Plant-based-bioidentical-hormones-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Plant-based bioidentical hormones" title="Plant-based bioidentical hormones" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Do compounded bio-identical hormones for menopause carry the same risks as conventional hormone replacement drugs such as Premarin?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="460" height="200" src="http://nutritionfacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Plant-based-bioidentical-hormones-460x200.jpg?bdee94" class="attachment-size_460_200 wp-post-image" alt="Plant-based bioidentical hormones" title="Plant-based bioidentical hormones" style="margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Do compounded bio-identical hormones for menopause carry the same risks as conventional hormone replacement drugs such as Premarin?]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-bioidentical-hormones/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Saffron vs. Prozac</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-vs-prozac/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=saffron-vs-prozac</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-vs-prozac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A head-to-head test of the spice saffron versus Prozac for the treatment of clinical depression.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A head-to-head test of the spice saffron versus Prozac for the treatment of clinical depression.]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-vs-prozac/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>61</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wake Up and Smell the Saffron</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/wake-up-and-smell-the-saffron/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wake-up-and-smell-the-saffron</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/wake-up-and-smell-the-saffron/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the scent of the spice saffron may reduce stress hormone levels and ease the psychological symptoms of PMS.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Even the scent of the spice saffron may reduce stress hormone levels and ease the psychological symptoms of PMS.]]></content:encoded>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Saffron for the Treatment of PMS</title>
		<link>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-for-the-treatment-of-pms/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=saffron-for-the-treatment-of-pms</link>
		<comments>http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-for-the-treatment-of-pms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Greger M.D.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The spice saffron appears to improve both the emotional and physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The spice saffron appears to improve both the emotional and physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.]]></content:encoded>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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