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		<title>The Link of Vitamin D Deficiency to Higher Mortality Rates - Are You At Risk?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom.
There is a considerable body of research establishing the role of vitamin D in optimizing health. Besides its implicit role in calcium metabolism, bone health, and the prevention and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency is linked to several types of cancer, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegetables and Bone Health - Carotenoid Antioxidants Protect Against Bone Loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom.
Vegetables are undeniably a prime source of bone building and strengthening nutrients. Leafy greens and many other vegetables contain a bounty of minerals and vitamin C that are vital to bone metabolism. Kale, collard greens and spinach, are rich in vitamin K; a key cofactor for mineralizing bone tissue. (Please read: Osteoporosis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You and Your Diet Too Acid?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom
We all know that good and lasting health starts with a healthy diet replete with wholesome foods. However, what is not well understood about what constitutes a healthy diet, is that it should be filled alkalinizing foods. So what are alkalinizing foods, and why is it so important to consume them?
Most foods, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age-Related Macular Degeneration - The Problem, The Cause, The Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Eye Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom

The Problem
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a progressive eye condition that affects the macula, the central portion of the retina, (see image below) where our sharpest central vision is enabled. The macula and central vision is needed for seeing fine detail and objects clearly. As the macular tissue is destroyed and central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cataract</title>
		<link>http://www.functionalhealthsolutions.com/blog/?p=77</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Age-related cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world while cataract surgery has become the most frequent surgical procedure in people aged 65 years or older. This places a considerable fi nancial burden on our health care system. The development of cataracts is mainly an age-related phenomenon, however environmental and lifestyle factors appear [...]]]></description>
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