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	<title>Cat's Health Blog &#187; Healthy Living</title>
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		<title>Healthy lifestyle may lower risk for developing diabetes</title>
		<link>http://www.catcirc.com/2011/healthy-lifestyle-may-lower-risk-for-developing-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HealthFreak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading a healthy lifestyle may lower your risk for diabetes by as high as 80%. This is according to a research by the National Institutes of Health in the United States. It is clear that exercise, diet, drinking, and smoking have an impact on the development of type II diabetes in individuals but the interplay [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p72-health.jpg"><img src="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p72-health-300x200.jpg" alt="" title="p72 health" width="300" height="200" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-137" /></a>Leading a healthy lifestyle may lower your risk for diabetes by as high as 80%. This is according to a research by the National Institutes of Health in the United States.</p>
<p>It is clear that exercise, diet, drinking, and smoking have an impact on the development of type II diabetes in individuals but the interplay between these factors is not so clear.</p>
<p>Experts looked into these lifestyle factors in a recent study conducted in the United States. The researchers found out that maintaining a normal weight lowers the chances of getting diabetes by 60 to 70%. A healthy diet reduces the potential of incurring diabetes by 15% while not smoking gets it down by around 20%.</p>
<p>The healthier the lifestyle is, the lower the chances of developing diabetes is. Reduction of the risks may reach as much as eighty percent.</p>
<p>The proponents of the study gathered date from 92,483 women and 114,996 men between the ages of 50 thru 71. None of the subjects had diabetes at the start of the research. About 9.6% of the male subjects developed diabetes while 75% of female subjects developed diabetes. The experts noted though that lifestyle factors played a good role of decreasing the risk of diabetes in male subjects by 31% and 39% in female subjects.</p>
<p>Doctors recommend to lead a healthy lifestyle at any point of your life. It is not too late to start, and any point is a good starting point. There will still be a lot of benefits including the lowered risk for diabetes.</p>
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		<title>Fitness Linked to Clean Houses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HealthFreak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey suggested that people with clean homes are more likely to be physically fit compared to people who have messy dwellings. Researchers from the Indiana University monitored the activity levels of 998 St. Louis residents aged 49 to 65. The researchers also assessed the interior and exterior states of the participants’ homes. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p-65spring-cleaning.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-118" title="p 65spring-cleaning" src="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/p-65spring-cleaning-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a>A recent survey suggested that people with clean homes are more likely to be physically fit compared to people who have messy dwellings. Researchers from the Indiana University monitored the activity levels of 998 St. Louis residents aged 49 to 65. The researchers also assessed the interior and exterior states of the participants’ homes.</p>
<p>The study showed that the interior state of one’s home actually affected the resident’s physical activities. It worked both ways: clean homes stimulated subjects to move more, in the same manner that they got more exercise by cleaning their houses. Nicole Keith, associate professor of Indiana  University and head researcher of the study wished to know more, though.</p>
<p>Through the study, Keith hopes to find out if people who took the time to take care of their bodies also belonged to the same type of people who took good care of their homes. While no direct connection between the two groups has been made yet, this study might just give people a new means to keep themselves healthy. Cleaning one’s home is, after all, a more productive means of burning off those excess calories.</p>
<p>Dr. Nicole Keith noted that while some people take 30 minutes to brisk walk or jog every day, others exert physical effort to clean their homes. The results of the study will be presented during the 2010 congregation of the American College of Sports Medicine set to be held in Baltimore. This news was released by the Indiana  University a few days ago.</p>
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		<title>What Are The Questions To Ask At Your First Visit With An Holistic Health Provider?</title>
		<link>http://www.catcirc.com/2009/what-are-the-questions-to-ask-at-your-first-visit-with-an-holistic-health-provider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holistic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holistic Health Provider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holistic questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are dealing with something that is new to you, something that is different from the norm and certainly something that you are dealing with your health about … you want to have questions.  Getting a Holistic Health Provider can be hard and can be something that you do not understand, however we are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/question-mark.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-64" title="question-mark" src="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/question-mark-200x300.jpg" alt="question-mark" width="200" height="300" /></a>When you are dealing with something that is new to you, something that is different from the norm and certainly something that you are dealing with your health about … you want to have questions.  Getting a Holistic Health Provider can be hard and can be something that you do not understand, however we are going to guide you through some questions that you should ask if it is your first visit to a Holistic Health Provider.</p>
<p>One of the first things that you should gauge is your comfortableness with this particular provider.  After all, you want to ensure that you are comfortable with them and that you know their credentials and know them a little bit – that will help you in the long run, I promise.</p>
<p>First question is what are the benefits you can get from this approach versus different approaches?  Many people do not even think about asking this question, but it is certainly an important one.</p>
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		<title>Chakra Clearing: Why It Should Be Done!</title>
		<link>http://www.catcirc.com/2009/chakra-clearing-why-it-should-be-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that everything that is in motion, such as energy needs to have a stable and steady state of motion.  Our body, as many of you already know is filled with all sorts of different energy.  The energy is something that flows through things calls chakras. Everyone, as Eastern beliefs are quoted, believes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/finding-your-chakra.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-56" title="Chakra Clearing" src="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/finding-your-chakra-300x300.jpg" alt="Chakra Clearing" width="300" height="300" /></a>We all know that everything that is in motion, such as energy needs to have a stable and steady state of motion.  Our body, as many of you already know is filled with all sorts of different energy.  The energy is something that flows through things calls chakras.</p>
<p>Everyone, as Eastern beliefs are quoted, believes that we have seven different chakras throughout out body and you need to ensure that they are clear in order to make the energy flow freely.</p>
<p>Clearing the path for the energy to flow is called a chakra clearing and it is something that should be done a lot.  Ensuring that you energy can flow freely up and down is something that will make you feel better overall.</p>
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		<title>Some Benefits To Using Coconut Oil!</title>
		<link>http://www.catcirc.com/2009/some-benefits-to-using-coconut-oil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to using oil when you are cooking, it can honestly do more harm than good most of the time – unless you are using coconut oil.  Most of the time, coconut oil has a lot less hydrogenated oils and to be honest, it is way healthier than oils that we buy off [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/6a00d834525f2869e20105362f72a8970b-320wi.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-47" title="Coconut Oil" src="http://www.catcirc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/6a00d834525f2869e20105362f72a8970b-320wi-200x300.jpg" alt="Coconut Oil" width="200" height="300" /></a>When it comes to using oil when you are cooking, it can honestly do more harm than good most of the time – unless you are using coconut oil.  Most of the time, coconut oil has a lot less hydrogenated oils and to be honest, it is way healthier than oils that we buy off of the shelves every single day.  Now, you are probably wondering exactly what the benefits are to this particular oil over the others.</p>
<p>Well, the first one is going to be that it does not have as much acid in it and things that can become fat on your body – in turn, coconut oil will actually help you lose weight, which we all know that is what we strive to do.  It also can really help reduce inflammation around your limbs, so eating coconut oil overall is great for your body.</p>
<p>Coconut oil should be easy to find – any grocery store should have it, you might just have to look a little harder the next time you are down the oil aisle.</p>
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