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		<title>Acne Free in 3 Days – Scam or Real Cure?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Acne</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acne free in 3 days? That surely sounds like a bold claim to me. To be honest, I didn&#8217;t believe it. Acne has been bothering me for years but this guy named Chris Gibson promises that his acne treatment will clear acne in just 3 days? Give me a break. That’s not possible. I tried [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Acne free in 3 days? That surely sounds like a bold claim to me. To be honest, I didn&#8217;t believe it. Acne has been bothering me for years but this guy named Chris Gibson promises that his acne treatment will clear acne in just 3 days? Give me a break. That’s not possible. I tried many products before. Some of them work to some extent. But certainly none works in 3 days! Don&#8217;t blame me for my skepticism.  There are too many scams and over hyped stuff on the market nowadays. I need to be cautious not to be ripped off. I won&#8217;t believe it unless I try it out and it gives me the result it claims. Though in doubt, I won’t want to miss out on something that might be the cure for my acne. I visited the Acne Free in 3 days website. I read everything there carefully and decided to give it a try. The price seems reasonable and they have risk-free 60 day money back guarantee. If it doesn&#8217;t work for me, I can always have my money back. It won&#8217;t hurt to try it out.</p>
<p>I read it through first. Then I followed the instructions. Well, the detoxing process takes some serious discipline to follow. No it’s not difficult, rather it’s pretty strict instead. It really requires you put some efforts to follow the instructions literally, the reward is well worth it though. Yes it works for me as it has worked for many other people.</p>
<p>I can now honestly and confidently say the methods work for mild or moderate acne (my case). I’m not sure if it works for a severe/cystic acne though.</p>
<p>If you suffer from mild or moderate acne, Acne Free in 3 Days is certainly a good option for you. Want to say good bye to your acne and the embarrassment caused by acne?  Give Acne Free in 3 Days a try.
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		<title>Tips To Manage Your Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Diabetes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes is an epidemic disease that affects more and more people nowadays. No need to panic when diagnosed with diabetes. It&#8217;s bad news. It could be devastating at first. Fortunately, diabetes is a manageable condition. By following some simple steps you can keep your diabetes under control and still live a healthy life you deserve. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Diabetes is an epidemic disease that affects more and more people nowadays. No need to panic when diagnosed with diabetes. It&#8217;s bad news. It could be devastating at first. Fortunately, diabetes is a manageable condition. By following some simple steps you can keep your diabetes under control and still live a healthy life you deserve. Here are some tips on how to manage your diabetes successfully:</p>
<p>* Learning more about your diabetes - Knowledge about this disease will help you do what&#8217;s good and avoid what&#8217;s bad for this disorder.<br />
* Planning a healthy diet - A healthy and balanced meal plan plays an important role in controlling your diabetes. It makes you feel better and help to reduce the chances of developing serious complications. A balanced healthy diet including a variety of foods from each group of grain products, vegetables and fruit, milk products and meat and alternatives will keep your blood glucose at the normal level. Choose low fat foods and foods with a lower glycemic index. Avoid high fat foods and foods with a high glycemic index.<br />
* Keeping your weight in a healthy range, shed off extra pounds if you&#8217;re overweight, especially if you have type 2 diabetes - Keeping normal and healthy weight will help your body&#8217;s ability use its insulin properly and maintain your blood glucose at normal level. Try to keep your Body Mass Index (BMI) at 18.5 - 24.9 You can calculate your BMI using the following formula:<br />
English Formula<br />
BMI= weight in pounds/ (height in inches x height in inches) x 703<br />
Metric Formula<br />
BMI= weight in kilograms/ (height in meters x height in meters)<br />
* Trying to be physically active - 20-30 minutes of exercise on a daily basis will be very helpful. Exercise can improve insulin sensitivity, lower the risk of heart disease, and lose some extra pounds to keep you weight at a normal level. However, some diabetic complications will probably make some types of exercise program not suitable for you. Activities like weightlifting, jogging, or high-impact aerobics may be a little risky for people with diabetic retinopathy due to the risk for further blood vessel damage and possible retinal detachment. Consult your doctor before you get started. Make an action plan. Start slow and gentle. Gradually work your way up.<br />
* Taking medications and/or insulin (in applicable) as prescribed by your doctor - Depending on types of diabetes you may need medications and/or insulin to assist the body in making or using insulin more effectively.</p>
<p>* Monitoring how your diet and/or treatment (if applicable) affect your blood glucose levels - Using a glucose meter to monitor your blood levels to see if they are affected by your meal plan and/or treatment .Keeping diary of your blood glucose readings and reviewing them to see if there are any noticeable patterns</p>
<p>Start to follow these simple tips and manage your diabetes today. You can too live a healthy life you deserve.
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		<title>Depression Treatments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Depression</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depression is a mental disorder that affects a person’s moods. It affects millions of people around the world. People with depression may feel sad, angry, irritable, tired, confused, guilty, hopeless or worthless. When a person is diagnosed with depression, it’s bad news for himself and his family. It’s painful for the person and can also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Depression is a mental disorder that affects a person’s moods. It affects millions of people around the world. People with depression may feel sad, angry, irritable, tired, confused, guilty, hopeless or worthless. When a person is diagnosed with depression, it’s bad news for himself and his family. It’s painful for the person and can also be difficult for the person’s family. Depression if left untreated could get worse. It will affect a person’s ability to function in daily life and work. Worst still, depression even may lead a person to suicide.</p>
<p>A serious disease depression may be, it is treatable.  Proper treatment can help people with depression get back to normal daily activities.</p>
<p>Main treatments for depression are antidepressants and psychotherapy. Antidepressants are medicines that help to relieve depression so that a person suffering from depression can function more normally. There are mainly four types of antidepressants:</p>
<p>1.    Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) – Celexa (citalopram), Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate),  Luvox (fluvoxamine),  Paxil (paroxetine),  Prozac (fluoxetine),  Zoloft (sertraline). These antidepressants help the brain absorb the chemical serotonin.<br />
2.    Tricyclics antidepressants (TCAs) -   Adapin (doxepin),  Anafranil,(clomipramine),  Elavil (amitriptyline),  Endep (amitriptyline), Ludiomil (maprotiline),  Norpramin (desipramine),  Pamelor (nortryptyline), Pertofrane (desipramine),  Sinequan (doxepin),  Surmontil (trimipramine), Tofranil (imipramine),  Vivactil (protriptyline)<br />
3.    Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - Nardil (phenelzine), Parnate (tranylcypromine)<br />
4.    Serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) - venlafaxine (tradenames Effexor XR®, Efexor®), nefazodone (tradename Serzone®), milnacipran (tradename Dalcipran®/ Portugal; Ixel®/ France), desipramine (tradenames Norpramine®, Pertofraneis®), duloxetine (tradename Cymbalta®)</p>
<p>In the market, there are also antidepressants that don’t fall in the above categories available such as buproprion (Wellbutrin), nefazodone (Serzone), trazodone (Desyrel), venlafaxine (Effexor), and mirtazapine (Remeron).</p>
<p>Certain antidepressants cause side effects. In most cases, side effect disappears once a person’s body has adjusted to the medicines. Sometimes people on antidepressants may feel worse before feeling better. It takes time for depression medication to work correctly.</p>
<p>Besides taking medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy can be also of help to depressed individuals. It includes short-term therapy sessions, usually from ten to twenty weeks. Positive results for the depression patients will generally be showing up after one or more sessions of psychotherapy. This type of depression treatment actually helps the individuals by slowly making them open up about their feelings, the root of their problems, most important of all, the root of their depression. Healthy verbal exchanges between the cognitive behavior therapist and the depression patient is great depression treatment that’ll positively affect the depression patients by helping them discuss and talk about whatever they’ve been keeping inside.</p>
<p>Even though either medication or psychotherapy works independently all by itself, many experts feel combination of both medication and psychotherapy can work more effectively to help depressed individuals overcome depression and become mentally healthy.</p>
<p>Visit <a title="Manage Depression Now" href="http://managedepressionnow.com/">http://managedepressionnow.com/</a> for more information.
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