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		<title>How High Blood Pressure Puts Your Brain at Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deane Alban You already know that high blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, kidney failure, and blindness. Now there is one more reason to get your blood pressure levels under control. This condition has been found to <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24083/how-high-blood-pressure-puts-your-brain-at-risk">How High Blood Pressure Puts Your Brain at Risk</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving for a Dear Friend with Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS): Part II of a Hope-Inspiring Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed By Shirley A. Woods EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: In a previous post, our dear friend Jackie Barber told the inspiring story of how she is overcoming the dreaded Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) that eighteen months ago left her completely paralyzed <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23653/caregiving-for-a-dear-friend-with-guillain-barre-syndrome-gbs-part-ii-of-a-hope-inspiring-story">Caregiving for a Dear Friend with Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS): Part II of a Hope-Inspiring Story</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Healthy Thanksgiving Without Eating Like a Pilgrim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deane Alban The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the early settlers with help from the Native Americans as a way to offer thanks for their surviving another brutal year. They constantly lived with the uncertainty that there would <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23245/have-a-healthy-thanksgiving-without-eating-like-a-pilgrim">Have a Healthy Thanksgiving Without Eating Like a Pilgrim</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Research – An Inside Look</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed By Sophie Bailey Ever wonder how scientists and medical researchers go about finding and improving cures for serious diseases?  They take a tip from the human immune system, and use “antibodies” (proteins secreted by white blood cells as <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23098/scientific-research-%e2%80%93-an-inside-look">Scientific Research – An Inside Look</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) &#8211; A Hope-Inspiring Story of Courage &amp; Determination</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed By Jackie Barber EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Our dear friend Jackie Barber tells the moving story of how she is overcoming the dreaded Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) that one year ago left her completely paralyzed from neck to toe. This <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/20632/overcoming-guillain-barre-syndrome-gbs-a-hope-inspiring-story-of-courage-determination">Overcoming Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) &#8211; A Hope-Inspiring Story of Courage &#038; Determination</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Caregiver’s Wellness Resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Caregiver’s Wellness Resolutions By Ruth Mansmith MS, RN, CRRN, RAC-C Author, national speaker, wellness coach Fresh beginning is the theme of this article. It’s time for making changes and creating a hopeful future. However, with stress and fatigue, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10415/the-caregiver%e2%80%99s-wellness-resolutions">The Caregiver’s Wellness Resolutions</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Edna Hibel: Renowned Artist Still Painting 12 Hours a Day in Her 90s</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edna Hibel: Capturing the Essence of Mother &#038; Child Through Art Story and Photos by Krista Martinelli Founder &#038; Editor, AroundWellington® Magazine www.HibelMuseumOfArt.org or call 561-622-5560 to reserve your seat. Hibel&#8217;s biography by Shawn McAllister, a coffee-table sized book <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17355/edna-hibel-renowned-artist-still-painting-12-hours-a-day-in-her-90s">Edna Hibel: Renowned Artist Still Painting 12 Hours a Day in Her 90s</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing Caregiver Burnout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask Dr. Z December, 2011 By Laura Zipris, Psy. D., LMHC Editor&#8217;s Note: Dr. Laura Zipris, Psy. D., LMHC, holds a doctorate in Psychology and is licensed to practice psychotherapy in New York and Florida. She writes a monthly <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16617/addressing-caregiver-burnout">Addressing Caregiver Burnout</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>ABS Workout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Cheryl Alker, physical fitness specialist and personal trainer EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Looking for a good ABS workout? Want to learn and understand what abdominal muscles are really involved, what makes for a good workout, and why? And, be <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13717/abs-workout">ABS Workout</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Caregiver Conquers Holiday Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Caregiver Conquers Holiday Stress By Ruth Mansmith, a former CEO for a national chain of health-care facilities and author of the international award winning Fit For Life Wellness Program offers wellness strategies for people of all ages. She <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/9341/the-caregiver-conquers-holiday-stress">The Caregiver Conquers Holiday Stress</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>CAREGIVERS UNITE FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Is On The Rise October is national breast cancer awareness month. Not only is it important for family caregivers to be screened for breast cancer, but of even more importance is for our older family members to <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/3576/caregivers-unite-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month">CAREGIVERS UNITE FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH</a></span>]]></description>
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