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		<title>Lower Blood Pressure with a Low Carb Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me state right up front that I do not recommend following a low carb diet.  That being said I want to share some of the latest research with you.
A study published on January 25, 2010 in the Archives of Internal Medicine compared a low carb diet versus a low fat plus orlistat diet. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure &#8211; Are you ready?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How long have you been struggling to lower cholesterol and/or blood pressure? 12 months? 3 years? More than 10 years?
Are you ready to stop struggling and start getting results?
Over the years I’ve worked with clients to improve heart health it’s become very clear that those who receive long-term support see much greater levels of success [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does strength training affect blood pressure?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/?p=1458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lifting weights can cause a temporary, but dramatic blood pressure rise.  Systolic blood pressure can increase up to 350-400 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure to 150 mm Hg even if your blood pressure is typically a healthy level of 120/80 or less.
Long term high blood pressure is linked to arterial endothelial dysfunction.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Blood Pressure with Whole Grains</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fiber]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long running Health Professional Follow-Up Study has released new findings.  The study found men who eat a high level of whole grains to be 19% less likely to develop high blood pressure compared to those eating the lowest levels of whole grains.  The individuals with lower risks of developing high blood pressure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Now with Take Action Guide &#8211; American Heart Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/?p=1449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every February marks American Heart Month.  Heart disease is the number on killer of Americans with cardiovascular disease and stroke taking nearly 1 million lives every year.  Heart disease is strongly affected by your diet and lifestyle choices.  By making some simple, but necessary changes you can drastically decrease your risk by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Blood Pressure &#8211; Does being a parent mean you have lower blood pressure?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mother]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;d think the stress of raising children would cause blood pressure to boil; however, a study has actually found a link between parenthood and lower blood pressure, particularly in women.  The Brigham Young Study monitored 198 adults for 24 hours.  Seventy percent of participants had children, participants were married and in overall good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Heart Disease Overlooked in Women?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lower Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/?p=1483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know heart disease kills a woman nearly every minute in the U.S.?
If heart disease is responsible for so many female deaths why is it still being overlooked not only by women themselves, but by their physicians as well?  Heart disease is not only the number one killer of men, but it’s also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Healthy Eating &#8211; 7 Salad Bar Mistakes to Avoid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When trying to be heart healthy and lose weight a salad can be a great choice to include as a regular part of your meal plan &#8211; either as a vegetable side or the main entrée.
However, a salad can quickly become a weight loss disaster if you make the 7 mistakes below!
Mistake #1 – Selecting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturated Fat Not Linked to Heart Disease &#8211; What Do You Think?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lower Blood Pressure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that saturated fat is not linked to heart disease as we&#8217;ve always be told. This latest study was a meta-analysis and did not find significant evidence linking dietary saturated fat with increased risk of heart disease.
A meta-analysis combines the results of several studies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cholesterol Awareness with an Olympian</title>
		<link>http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/blog/cholesterol-awareness-with-an-olympian</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Nelson RD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Spitz is now a retired Olympic swimmer and he turns 60 years-old on February 10th.  In case you do not know of Mark Spitz, Mark won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Olympic games.  His record was just recently surpassed by Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with 8 gold medals.
Back [...]]]></description>
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