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		<title>2011: The Year Alternative Therapies Go Mainstream! (We Hope)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We follow the health sections of mainstream media sources such as The New York Times, CNN and WebMD, and lately we&#8217;ve been seeing more and more stories related to Complementary Alternative Medicine.  It&#8217;s exciting to see this adoption of holistic remedies by conventional health practitioners and hope that it continues to become more commonplace as [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://biovedawellness.com/files/2011/01/iStock_000011558432XSmall.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2891" title="Integrated Medicine | Holistic Health and Wellness | BioVeda" src="http://biovedawellness.com/files/2011/01/iStock_000011558432XSmall-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="72" height="108" /></a>We follow the health sections of mainstream media sources such as The New York Times, CNN and WebMD, and lately we&#8217;ve been seeing more and more stories related to Complementary Alternative Medicine.  It&#8217;s exciting to see this adoption of holistic remedies by conventional health practitioners and hope that it continues to become more commonplace as we enter 2011.  Here are a few of the latest articles:</p>
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<h2><a title="WebMD - Acupuncture Goes Mainstream" rel="_nofollow" href="http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/acupuncture-goes-mainstream?src=RSS_PUBLIC" target="_blank">Acupuncture Goes Mainstream</a></h2>
<p><strong>WebMD</strong>: Acupuncture, which has been practiced for millennia in China, is a small part of her own practice. But she makes frequent referrals to the clinic&#8217;s Center for Integrative Medicine. There, acupuncture, which uses needles to stimulate specific parts of the body, is increasingly popular for problems like chronic pain, allergies, and asthma. Five thousand patients underwent acupuncture at the facility in 2009, up from 3,600 in 2007.</p></blockquote>
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<h2><a title="NYTimes.com" href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/light-therapy-for-depression/?ref=health" target="_blank">Light Therapy for Depression</a></h2>
<p><strong>The New York Times</strong>: Antidepressants like Prozac and Paxil are widely used to treat depression, but a much less costly alternative called bright light therapy, in which a patient sits under an artificial light for a set period of time each day, is not. Light therapy is typically recommended for seasonal affective disorder, the “winter blues” brought on by shorter days and limited sun. Some psychiatrists prescribe it for this condition, often as a last resort when patients fail to respond to drugs.</p></blockquote>
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<h2><a title="WebMD.com" href="http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20110106/green-tea-may-help-prevent-alzheimers-disease" target="_blank">Green Tea May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease</a></h2>
<p><strong>WebMD</strong>: Regular consumption of green tea may offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and may also slow growth of cancer cells, new research indicates. Green tea, an ancient Chinese remedy, has been shown to have protective properties in undigested, freshly brewed forms. But a research team at Newcastle University in the U.K. set out to determine whether the protective substances remained active after digestion. And in the study, they did.</p></blockquote>
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<h2><a title="NYTimes.com" href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/remedies-garlic-for-athletes-foot/" target="_blank">Remedies: Garlic for Athlete’s Foot</a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The New York Times</strong>: “Garlic has long been considered a powerful natural antifungal,” said Dr. Lawrence D. Rosen, chief of pediatric integrative medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey and a pediatrician at the Whole Child Center in nearby Oradell. Dr. Rosen pointed out that studies have found garlic effective against a number of fungal infections, including those caused by Candida and other common pathogens.</p>
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		<title>Just Stop!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just Stop! Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do; however, it is one of the most beneficial steps you can take to better your health. The “Just Stop!” smoking cessation program is another integrated approach exclusive to our BioVeda Health and Wellness Center.  The “Just Stop!” program utilizes Low Level Light Therapy, [...]]]></description>
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<h1>Just Stop!</h1>
<p>Quitting smoking is  one of the hardest things to do; however, it is one of the most  beneficial steps you can take to better your health. The “Just Stop!”  smoking cessation program is another integrated approach exclusive to  our BioVeda Health and Wellness Center.  The “Just Stop!” program  utilizes Low Level Light Therapy, Herbal Supplementation and Homeopathy  to help reduce stress, cravings and irritability.  Our program goes a  step further by also helping to remove harmful toxins known to build in  the blood, tissue and cells through habitual use of tobacco products.   This can help you stop smoking not only short term but avoid longer  term side effects related to smoking.</p>
<p>We start by stimulating specific  acupuncture points on the body that are associated with cravings.  The  use of light triggers an endorphine and serotonin release that  effectively and naturally calms the body, reducing stress and the  irritability many patients experience during the first 72 hours of being  smoke-free.  The herbal supplement and homeopathy continue to help  diminish and manage stress and cravings while also pushing the toxins  that trigger the cravings out of body.</p>
<p>If you are a smoker, then surely you are  already aware of the danger that you are putting yourself in every time  you have a cigarette. Heart disease and cancer are the most hazardous  effects of smoking, but there are a slew of other conditions that effect  smokers on a daily basis. We won’t rehash these detrimental effects  here, but we will explain how quitting smoking adds years to your life:</p>
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<li>Within 20 minutes after you smoke that last cigarette, your body  begins a series of changes that continue for years</li>
<li>12 hours after quitting, carbon monoxide levels in your blood drops  to normal</li>
<li>After 24 hours, your lungs begin to clear out accumulated mucous and  tar. Your pulse rate and blood pressure begin to lower</li>
<li>After 48 hours, your sense of smell and taste begin to improve as  nicotine is eliminated from your body</li>
<li>After 72 hours, your bronchial tubes begin to relax, making  breathing easier and Lung capacity increases</li>
<li>After 2 to 12 weeks, circulation improves, making walking and  physical activity easier</li>
<li>After 2 weeks to 3 months, your heart attack risk begins to drop and  your lung function begins to improve</li>
<li>One to 9 months after quitting, coughing and sinus congestion  decreases. Lung function improves, shortness of breath decreases, energy  level increases</li>
<li>1 year after quitting, your added risk of coronary heart disease is  half that of a smokers</li>
<li>10 years after quitting, your lung cancer death rate is about half  that of a smokers. Your risks of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus,  bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases</li>
<li>15 years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease and  lung cancer is back to that of someone who has never smoked</li>
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<p>We understand that quitting smoking can  be more difficult and more intense in cravings than those of a habitual  heroin user.  We are proud to offer the “Just Stop!” program and believe  it is one of the best, most successful and easiest ways to “Just  Stop!”.</p>
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<p><strong>How It Works</strong></p>
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<li>3  Visits over a one week period – Typically Monday, Wednesday and  Friday</li>
<li>Use of the herbal product for 1 week in conjunction with the laser  visits</li>
<li>Use of the homeopathy during the week of smoking cessation and then 1  month for each year of smoking</li>
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<p>Each visit takes less than 10 minutes to  complete.  People considering this program should be committed to  quitting and improving their long-term quality of life.</p>
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		<title>October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: People with cancer want to do everything they can to combat the disease, manage its symptoms, and cope with the side effects of treatment. Many turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices. Some studies suggest that CAM treatments can help for management of symptoms for chemotherapy-related [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">From the <a title="Nccam.com Website - Breast Cancer" href="http://nccam.nih.gov/news/thismonth/?nav=rss" target="_blank">National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine:</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">People with cancer want to do everything they can to combat the disease, manage its symptoms, and cope with the side effects of treatment. Many turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices. Some <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20605536">studies suggest that CAM treatments can help for management of symptoms</a> for chemotherapy-related nausea, fatigue, pain, and other symptoms. If you are considering using CAM, be sure to talk to your health care providers to ensure safe and coordinated care.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">People with cancer may use CAM to:</p>
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<li>Help cope with the side effects of cancer treatments, such as nausea, pain, and fatigue;</li>
<li>Comfort themselves and ease the worries of cancer treatment and related stress;</li>
<li>Feel that they are doing something more to help with their own care;</li>
<li>Try to treat or cure their cancer.</li>
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<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Selected Publications by NCCAM Grantees</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;">NCCAM has funded many basic and clinical studies related to breast cancer. These articles are examples of the breadth of research the Center supports. To find more articles by NCCAM grantees, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/">search PubMed<sup>®</sup></a>.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20605536">Acupuncture and Cancer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20843485">Diet and Cancer Prevention: Contributions from the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20824841">Non-hormonal Interventions for Hot Flushes in Women With a History of Breast Cancer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20848558">Pineapple Bromelain Induces Autophagy, Facilitating Apoptotic Response in Mammary Carcinoma Cells</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724129">Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy and Concurrent Therapy With a Mistletoe Extract</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724129"></a><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20862715">Randomized Clinical Trial of Chinese Herbal Medications to Reduce Wound Complications After Mastectomy for Breast Carcinoma</a></li>
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<h2>Related News</h2>
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<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Fish Oil Linked to Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XK2TLW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bioveda-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B003XK2TLW" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2652" title="bio-krilloil-label" src="http://biovedawellness.com/files/2010/10/bio-krilloil-label-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>A recent study suggests that regular use of fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of breast cancer. These findings were published in the journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &amp; Prevention.[1]</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dietary supplements are a booming business—Americans are spending approximately $25 billion a year to supplement their diets with products containing vitamins, herbs, and botanicals, as well as other supplements such as glucosamine, probiotics, and fish oils. A variety of studies have shown essential fatty acids to be beneficial; the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil—eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)—are especially good. Fish oil has previously been reported to reduce heart disease risk, making its implications in cancer prevention an area of interest. Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center recently evaluated what, if any, impact specialty supplements have on breast cancer risk.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In this study, more than 35,000 postmenopausal women completed a 24-page questionnaire to evaluate their use of non-vitamin, non-mineral “specialty” supplements. The women in this study did not have a history of breast cancer and did not have breast cancer when they enrolled in the study. During six years of follow-up, 880 study participants developed breast cancer. Of the specialty supplements used by the women in this study, only fish oil was associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer. Risk of breast cancer was 32% lower among women who regularly used fish oil supplements.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The results of this study will need to be confirmed by additional studies. The researchers note: “Fish oil is a potential candidate for chemoprevention studies. Until that time, it is not recommended for individual use for breast cancer prevention.” Because the full range of effects of many dietary supplements is not well understood, patients should talk with their doctor about any dietary supplements that they are using or considering.</p>
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<p>Reference: <a name="_edn1"></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>Brasky TM, Lampe JW, Potter JD et al. Specialty Supplements and Breast Cancer Risk in the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) Cohort, <em>Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &amp; Prevention. </em>2010; 19(7):1696–708.</p>
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<h3>Mediterranean Diet May Lower Breast Cancer Risk</h3>
<p>- From the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Postmenopausal women who consume a traditional Mediterranean diet may have a lower risk for breast cancer, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A traditional Mediterranean diet—one that is rich in fish, olive oil, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes and lower in red meat and dairy—has been associated with a lower rate of heart disease and cancer, including breast cancer. This recent study was the first to evaluate the purported benefits of the Mediterranean diet within a Mediterranean country—in this case, Greece.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Researchers followed approximately 15,000 women in Greece for almost 10 years. Participants’ diets were assessed by questionnaire, and a score ranging from 0 to 9 was given based on the extent to which the women followed a traditional Mediterranean diet. A higher score indicated greater adherence to the diet. During this time, 240 women were diagnosed with breast cancer.</p>
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<li>Postmenopausal women with greater adherence to the diet (a score between 6 and 9) had a reduced risk of breast cancer of 22%.</li>
<li>Among premenopausal women, greater adherence to the diet was not associated with a lower risk for breast cancer.</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The researchers concluded postmenopausal women who follow a traditional Mediterranean diet may have a decreased risk of breast cancer. There is a lower incidence of breast cancer in Mediterranean countries, which may be partially explained by the traditional diet.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Reference: Trichopoulou A, Bamia C, Lagiou P, et al.  Conformity to traditional Mediterranean diet and breast cancer risk in the Greek EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition) cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2010.29619.</p>
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		<title>Practitioner Wellness Advice Column: Headaches, Allergies, and Healing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What causes headaches? - by Dr. Jean Gibson, BioVeda of Fayetteville, AR Headaches can be caused by several different things.  Some of these causes are sinus problems, eye problems, vascular irregularities, allergies, chemical sensitivities or hypoglycemia. The most common cause of headaches is cervico-genic in origin – meaning it originates in the cervical spine (your [...]]]></description>
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<p>- by Dr. Jean Gibson, <a title="BioVeda of Fayetteville, AR Website" href="http://fayetteville-ar.biovedawellness.com" target="_blank">BioVeda of Fayetteville, AR</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Headaches can be caused by several different things.  Some of these  causes are sinus problems, eye problems, vascular irregularities,  allergies, chemical sensitivities or hypoglycemia.  The most common  cause of headaches is cervico-genic in origin – meaning it originates in  the cervical spine (your neck).  Spinal subluxation can irritate spinal  nerves causing your headaches.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Muscular tension in your neck caused by stress, chronic postural  strain (such as sleeping on too many pillows or spending too much time  looking down at your cell phone), or traumatic injury to your neck as in  a whiplash can also cause headaches.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There are several things that can be done to help your headaches  without drugs.  First, you need a thorough examination and x-rays from a  Doctor of Chiropractic. The doctor will then develop a specific  treatment plan based on the findings from your examination and x-rays</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The  adjustment for the spinal regions that are subluxated can be  completed either using a hands on technique or a precision instrument.  The adjustment restores normal motion to your cervical spine, decreases  muscle spasms and decrease inflammation in your joints and muscles.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We can assess your nervous system for negative reactions to foods,  airborne particulates, chemicals, or other substances and then use  Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy (NSRT).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Acupuncture can also be used to relieve your headache by helping your  body produce endorphins – natural pain relievers – and by balancing  energy flow.</p>
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<h3><a href="http://alamo-heights-tx.biovedawellness.com/2010/08/three-things-that-could-be-making-your-allergies-worse/" target="_blank">Three Things that Could be Making Your Allergies  Worse</a></h3>
<p>- by Dr. Andrew Moore, <a title="BioVeda of Alamo Heights, TX - Website" href="http://alamo-heights-tx.biovedawellness.com" target="_blank">BioVeda of Alamo Heights, TX</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hormones:</strong> When European researchers studied 571  women between the ages of 28 and 58, they found that more than one in  every 10 tested positive on a standard measure of breathing difficulty  before or during the first days of their periods. For many women,  allergies and asthma get more severe right before their periods, other  research has shown. Taking the Pill may help, or you may want to tweak  your allergy/asthma medication around your menstrual cycle to get good  control.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Stress:</strong> It can make everything worse – even  allergies: an Ohio State University College of Medicine study found that  in people with seasonal allergies, even moderate stress caused a more  sever reaction to an allergy skin test; in the study, subjects who were  asked to make a short speech had red raised bumps that were 75 percent  larger than they’d been during the “low stress” portion of the study.  Stress appears to increase levels of cytokines, chemicals that play a  role in the body’s allergic response</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Alcohol:</strong> In a 2008 study of over 5,800 Danish  women, those who had more than two drinks  a day were almost twice as  likely as nondrinkers to report having nasal symptoms. No one’s quite  sure why, but alcohol is a vasodilator, and it may be that if you have  allergies, the swelling of your blood vessels makes your nose run even  more. If you notice symptoms cranking up after the cocktail hour, skip  the aperitif and go right to the appetizer.</p>
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<h3><a title="Permanent Link to Dr. Augustine on The Power of  Biological Light in Healing – Mercola" rel="bookmark" href="http://cerritos-ca.biovedawellness.com/2010/08/dr-augustine-on-the-power-of-biological-light-in-healing-mercola/">Dr. Augustine on The Power of  Biological Light in Healing – Mercola</a></h3>
<p>- by Dr. James Augustine, <a title="BioVeda of Cerritos, CA Website" href="http://cerritos-ca.biovedawellness.com" target="_blank">BioVeda of Cerritos, CA</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">A Russian scientist, Pjotr Garjajev, has managed to intercept  communication from a DNA molecule in the form of ultraviolet photons —  in other words, light. This won&#8217;t come as a surprise to anyone who is  familiar with the biophoton work of Fritz-Albert Popp.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is well known that if you use UV light to destroy 99 percent of a  cell, including its DNA, you can almost entirely repair the damage in a  single day just by illuminating the cell with the same wavelength at a  much weaker intensity.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This phenomenon is known as photorepair.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Following the work of Popp, scientists around the globe have begun to  consider that your body&#8217;s communication system might be a complex  network of resonance and frequency.</p>
<p><a title="Read the rest of this post" href="http://cerritos-ca.biovedawellness.com/2010/08/dr-augustine-on-the-power-of-biological-light-in-healing-mercola/" target="_blank">Read more&#8230;</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="BioVeda of West Amarillo" href="http://west-amarillo-tx.biovedawellness.com" target="_blank">BioVeda Health and Wellness Center of Amarillo, TX</a> recently reports an amazing Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy success story for a patient who was suffering from shingles.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>According to Dr. Riemer&#8217;s initial patient assessment:</strong></p>
<blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p>Affected Areas: Right Arm with shingles, C5, 6, and 7 dermatomes involved.</p>
<p>Patient has had BAX procedures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 with a few others that were already tested and treated for finishing in January or early February.  Patient came in on June 2, 2010 with this shingles condition that she had for approximately 7 days.  Patient had visited her MD, and was only  prescribed pain relievers &#8211; nothing else.  Pictures were taken before each BAX Therapy session.  Patient was also under the stress of worrying about her husband having early signs of Alzheimer&#8217;s.</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;">The following pdf includes before and after photos that show how the patient&#8217;s symptoms were alleviated over the course of a 12 Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy sessions.  See for yourself these amazing results!</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About Shingles (from Wikipedia):</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Herpes zoster</strong> (or simply <strong>zoster</strong>), commonly known as <strong>shingles</strong> and also known as <strong>zona</strong>, is a <a title="Viral disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_disease">viral disease</a> characterized by a <a title="Pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain">painful</a> skin  rash with <a title="Blister" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blister">blisters</a> in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe. The  initial infection with <a title="Varicella zoster virus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicella_zoster_virus">varicella zoster virus</a> (VZV) causes  the acute (short-lived) illness <a title="Chickenpox" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox">chickenpox</a> which generally occurs in children and young people. Once an episode of  chickenpox has resolved, the virus is not eliminated from the body but  can go on to cause shingles—an illness with very different  symptoms—often many years after the initial infection.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About BAX Neurological Stress ReductionTherapy</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The BAX AURA utilizes lasers in a rather unique method that combines the benefits of acupuncture, homeopathy and low level light therapy to increase circulation, reduce inflammation and stimulate cellular growth and repair.  This form of laser therapy has proven to modulate the immune response.  When coupled with the principles of acupuncture and homeopathy, this form of light therapy grows increasingly effective at increasing lymphatic fluid circulation, boosting the immune system, triggering detoxification and reducing substance specific physiological stress.  This combination of wellness techniques can only be accomplished with the BAX AURA System.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been investigated and used clinically for over 30 years, mostly in Eastern Europe and Asia.   Low power or cold lasers can non-thermally and non-destructively alter cellular function.  This phenomenon, known as laser biostimulation or photobiomodulation, is the basis for the current use of lasers to treat a variety of articular, neural and soft tissue conditions.  This type of therapy has significant published evidence to the efficacy which includes over 200 Randomized Controlled Tests.  This evidence is equal or greater than standards for pharmaceutical, surgical and manual therapies for a wide range of pathologies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Low level light therapy lasers are only capable of delivering a physiological dose of therapy.  One of the most important aspects of a physiological dose of therapy is that it is safe.  It is safe no matter what the condition or pathology is, no matter what medications the patient is on and no matter what the patient may be allergic to.  Due to the low level, non-thermal nature of the laser, there is no tissue destruction or other hazards that you would find associated with the higher powered lasers unless the light is shined directly into the eye.  The FDA has classified the most commonly used low level lasers as a class III, non-significant risk, medical devices for investigatory use only.  This is the classification of laser incorporated into the BAX AURA system.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://biovedawellness.com/files/2010/06/BAX-AURA.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2150" title="The BAX AURA by BioVeda Technologies" src="http://biovedawellness.com/files/2010/06/BAX-AURA-300x278.jpg" alt="The BAX AURA by BioVeda Technologies" width="210" height="195" /></a>In the <a href="../2010/04/energy-medicine-series-a-rapidly-advancing-phenomenon-in-the-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-community/">first post</a> from BioVeda’s Energy Medicine Series, we explored the definition of energy medicine and how Dr. Joseph Mercola, arguably the most famous of complementary and alternative medicine physicians, uses it in his practice. We defined energy medicine as any healing technique that utilizes known energies such as magnetism, electricity, sound, or light. We established that most applications of energy medicine are accomplished through the use of frequencies that mimic those of substances or stressors in our environment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>BioVeda Wellness and Energy Medicine</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Mercola is using <a href="http://communities.mercola.com/sites/eft/aboutdrmercola.aspx">Meridian Tapping Technique</a> (MTT) and <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/09/The-Absolute-Best-Muscle-Testing-System-I-Know-of.aspx">Autonomic Response Testing</a> (ART) to utilize energy medicine in his practice. MTT uses the kinetic energy of finger tapping in conjunction with positive affirmations to break negative associations in the patient’s life. ART is a biofeedback method that uses changes in muscle tone as its primary indicator.  For example, if a slide with a tumor biopsy is placed over the body where an identical tumor is present, the body sends a stress signal that causes a strong indicator muscle to go weak. The issue with Dr. Mercola’s approach to energy medicine is the reliance on the practitioner to administer these techniques correctly or even perfectly to achieve the desired results. What if a practitioner is under stress during the test? What if during ART the patient responds to the slide containing the tumor rather than the tumor itself, wrongly indicating a problem? BioVeda Technologies has combined state-of-the-art computer programming and equipment to administer energy medicine and holistic healing techniques in an automated and fully reliable fashion. Taking out the guess work and possible practitioner bias, while fully automating the therapy, allows BioVeda to offer its patients the best technology has to offer and the centuries-old healing practices the patient desires.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How Does BAX Technology Work?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">BioVeda’s BAX system and technology is based on the idea that by reducing or eliminating the body’s stress reaction to environmental factors using a combination of Meridian and Energy Stress Assessment (MESA), laser therapy, nutritional supplements and homeopathic medications, one will experience symptomatic relief.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy is explained as follows:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy or NSRT provides a novel and unique approach to wellness that is based on proven, accepted science, allowing patients who generally have very few if any treatment options to experience symptomatic relief. Our technology and system are based on these four facts:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1)     Stress causes or exacerbates most health related conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“According to The American Medical Association (AMA), stress is the cause of 80 to 85 percent of all human illness and disease. Every week, 95 million Americans suffer some kind of stress-related symptom for which they take medication. “</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2)     A general reduction of stress levels can significantly decrease symptoms of many conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3)     The brain creates associations between stressful events and substances which are often times inappropriate and subsequently lead to a host of chronic and acute conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As an example, “Allergies are abnormal or inappropriate reactions of the nervous system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances.” – Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4)     If these associations can be broken, by introducing a positive stimulus in conjunction with the specific stress inducing substance… symptoms can be reduced or eliminated.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In order to break these stress-inducing associations, the BAX 3000 and the BAX AURA expose the patient to digitized frequencies that mimic the frequencies of substances in the real world. If the substance causes a stress reaction in the patient, then a protocol is used that simultaneously calms the autonomic nervous system while the patient is exposed to the frequency of the suspected stress-inducing substance. This exposure coupled with dietary supplementation and homeopathic medication works by retraining the body to have a positive or neutral response to the stressful substance rather than a negative one. The frequencies are achieved through the use of a cold laser, thus utilizing low level light therapy (LLLT) to stimulate the autonomic nervous system. Sound familiar? By utilizing known energies, in this case low level light, as a healing method or technique, we have satisfied the general <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_medicine">definition</a> of Energy Medicine. The low level light is passed over the body’s acupuncture points and biofeedback is registered through the device and its software to determine which substances cause the body stress, thus combining two holistic healing practices (<a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/acupuncture/MY00946">acupuncture</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_kinesiology">applied kinesiology</a>) and bringing them up to date with modern technology.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The BAX Difference</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In our next installment of our Energy Medicine Series, we will further define acupuncture and applied kinesiology to explore how they are utilized by state-of-the-art BAX Technology coupled with dietary supplementation and homeopathic medication to promote holistic healing for the discerning patient. We will describe how using modern technology to administer holistic healing techniques, we eliminate the practitioner bias of traditionally administered energy medicine. Please check back to learn how the BAX 3000 and BAX AURA can help you or someone you love through decreased stress reactions and increased wellness! For more information, please <a href="../contact-us/">contact</a> BioVeda Wellness today.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: justify;">Works Cited</h1>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Cutbreth, S. a. (2007, March 6). Retrieved March 18,  2010, from Chiropractic &amp; Osteopathy: http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/15/1/4</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mercola, D. J. (2000,  October 1). Retrieved March 18, 2010, from Mercola.com:  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/10/01/klinghardt.aspx</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mercola, D. J. (2010,  January 9). Retrieved March 18, 2010, from Mercola.com:  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/09/The-Absolute-Best-Muscle-Testing-System-I-Know-of.aspx</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sabina and Dr. August  and Sabina Rueggeberg – Munich, G. (2003, June 1). <em>AIM</em>. Retrieved March  18, 2010, from http://www.aloha-star.de/Mental_Field_Therapy_-_MFT_-_according_to_Dr__Dietrich_Klinghardt.htm</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Wikipedia. (2010,  February 23). <em>Wikipedia.com</em>. Retrieved March 18, 2010, from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_medicine</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">-By Dr Brent Waterman, <a href="http://san-ramon-ca.biovedawellness.com/about-2/">A BioVeda Health and Wellness Center in San Ramon, CA</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://biovedawellness.com/files/2010/04/iStock_000009109571XSmall.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1917" title="iStock_000009109571XSmall" src="http://biovedawellness.com/files/2010/04/iStock_000009109571XSmall-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Ask yourself – Do your experiences shape your beliefs or do you experience what you believe? The answer depends on whether you perceive your life proactively or defensively. Being proactive implies that your life doesn’t just happen; you create it. Proactive people have the ability to choose how they want to feel and act in a situation rather than being puppets of the situation. They do not simply react to circumstances. In every situation, between a stimulus and a response, there is ample gap time in which we can think and choose how we will react to everything life throws at us.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Be a leader: become proactive about your own health!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The same principle of being proactive can be highly advantageous if applied to your health. With spiraling healthcare costs, prevention of health issues can save thousands of dollars. In reality, most people feel that they are fairly uninformed in the medical realm. This belief is beneficial for the healthcare establishments as it implies that the reactionary medical model is the only appropriate solution to your medical ailments. By not considering alternative proactive solutions such as chiropractic holistic care, you are short-siding one of the most basic humanistic needs – your health.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now don’t get me wrong. <a href="http://biovedawellness.com/?s=health+care"> Healthcare</a>, medical facilities, and medical doctors prove to be highly effective when it comes to accidents, trauma care, broken bones and other such emergency situations. But how many times do these emergency situations occur in your life? Most of the time, it is the minor issues, like a cold, backache, neck pain, migraines, adrenal fatigue etc…, which take a toll on one’s daily life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The alarming thing is, that many people are sick and they do not even know it!  Do you think that cancer appears one day out of thin air? Or that it is a long-term process that accumulates from many bad decisions? See, we can feel well but actually be sick for a long time.  Most people know what to do when they start FEELING sick. They submit themselves to conventional healthcare treatments. However, such healthcare treatments only treat sickness. This is not healthcare; it would be more appropriate to call it “Sickness Care” or “Sickcare”.  True healthcare means building health (including mind, body and soul) from the ground up and being proactive. “Sickcare” on the other hand, is about treating purely symptoms and taking prescription drugs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The way I see it, we have two alternatives to choose from. The first one proposes that we be mindless medical consumers and follow a conventional healthcare program. That we subject ourselves to the medicines and pray that they work. The other option recommends that we take matters into our own hands and start thinking proactively about our health. It says that we treat the potential symptoms before they occur and take a holistic approach towards healing our body. Start thinking about your <a href="http://biovedawellness.com/?s=diet">diet</a>, exercise routine, how you deal with stress. No one can make that happen but you. Being proactive is your decision – it is your life.<br />
As a chiropractor, my advice is: be pro-active!  Being disease stricken is like waiting in line to get on a train wreck. Take charge of your health. This might have been difficult earlier because you did not realize there was an alternative. The good news is that there is! There are practitioners out there that promote the use of using supplements, exercise, and ways to optimal health. To name just a few proactive alternative health care practitioners, there are: Chiropractic, Naturopathic medicine, and Acupuncture. These practitioners are the key to help build your own personalized preventative health circle.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">During my time as a <a href="http://biovedawellness.com/?s=chiropractor">chiropractor</a>, what I have come across is the sense that the chiropractic approach is a tool for health unlike anything we have ever seen before. This is a holistic approach that discards any drug prescription or surgeries. People who follow this approach are having extraordinary experiences because they have a properly functioning nervous system and a healthy lifestyle to boot. Often, lifestyle changes are suggested on a personalized level to benefit each individual patient.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you have never seen a chiropractor I would urge you to be at least open-minded enough to take in some new information. Being open-minded is the first step you can take to reclaim your ability to make decisions about you and your family’s health. Being proactive helps you make the decision to begin thinking outside the conventional medical box.</p>
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		<title>Acupuncture Alleviates Depression During Pregnancy</title>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Acupuncture has been getting more mainstream acceptance within the medical community as more and more studies show it&#8217;s efficacy in alleviating symptoms.  In fact, the study, &#8220;<a title="Acupuncture for Depression Study" href="http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2010/03000/Acupuncture_for_Depression_During_Pregnancy__A.7.aspx" target="_blank">Acupuncture for Depression During Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial</a>&#8221; in the March issue of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology shows acupuncture as a successful alternative to antidepressants for pregnant women.   The study is a a first-of-its-kind from Stanford University School of Medicine researchers and looked at 150 women whose pregnancies were between 12 and 30 weeks gestation and who met the criteria for major depressive disorder.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Depression can affect up to 14% of pregnant women.  Characterized by feelings of dread, gloom and hopelessness, and a loss of interest in normally pleasurable activities, depression during pregnancy is suggested to be caused by an influx of hormones combined with the stress of a major life change.  If left untreated, depression can be dangerous for both mom and baby, and is linked to poor birth outcomes and postpartum depression.  Antidepressant medication is sometimes prescribed during pregnancy, however many women opt not to take antidepressants while pregnant due to safety concerns.  &#8220;Because there&#8217;s this concern about medication among pregnant women and their physicians, it&#8217;s important to find an alternative,&#8221; said Rachel Manber, PhD, who led the study.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The women who participated in the Acupuncture study were randomized to receive one of three treatments: acupuncture specific for depression; control acupuncture, during which needles were inserted in points not known to help alleviate depressive symptoms; or massage. The researchers found that women who received acupuncture specific for depression experienced a greater rate of decrease in symptom severity. The response rate was 63 percent for the women receiving depression-specific acupuncture, compared with 44 percent for the women in the other two treatment groups combined.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The researchers conclude:</p>
<blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p>&#8220;Overall, the acupuncture protocol we tested yielded a response rate comparable to the rates observed in standard treatments for depression and was associated with relatively few and mild side effects, suggesting that this standardized acupuncture protocol could be a viable treatment option for depression during pregnancy.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Many of the BioVeda Health &amp; Wellness Centers offer Acupuncture services as part of our Holistic Healing program.  <a title="Contact BioVeda Health and Wellness Centers" href="/contact/" target="_self">Contact</a> us to find a center in your area that offers Acupuncture and benefit from holistic healing today!</p>
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		<title>Body Balancing</title>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">BioVeda’s exclusive  “Body Balancing” program is designed to boost the immune system, promote  healthy and natural detoxification, increase core level energy and  bring the body back to balance.  This program utilizes BioVeda’s  Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy or NSRT<sup>(SM)</sup>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">NSRT is an integrated and holistic  process that combines Meridian and Energy Stress Assessment (MESA)  Technology, Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT), nutrition, herbal products,  enzymes and homeopathic medications to help patients get well and stay  well for a lifetime.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Meridian and Energy Stress  Assessment</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">NSRT utilizes an advanced form of GSR  (Galvanic Skin Response) technology to take non-invasive, painless and  holistic skin level readings that provide information about the body and  its reactive nature to environmental substances, foods and chemicals.   BioVeda calls this MESA or Meridian and Energy Stress Assessment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This process works the same way a  “Polygraph” or “Lie Detector” would measure stress.  A “Polygraph” is  used to take a baseline reading of an individual’s stress level by  asking easy to answer questions such as a person’s name or address.  The  polygraph then records stress spikes associated with different  questions that may be increasingly more difficult to answer.  The  polygraph measures the variance from baseline to the tip of the stress  spike to determine an increase in anxiety which allows us to understand  if an individual is being truthful.  MESA Technology works very much the  same way by taking a baseline stress measurement and then asking  questions of the body about different substances using harmonic  frequencies and measuring the body’s response.  We measure the strength  of the response, the duration, the slope and other factors to quantify  the stress associated with a specific substance at that moment in time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sensors are placed on the skin allowing  the BAX System to detect increases in physiological stress as a result  of substance (harmonic frequency) exposure.  The MESA process is a fully  automated, computerized and objective method of measuring the same  types of organ and system function traditionally performed by  acupuncturists.  What makes this revolutionary is that a scan using MESA  technology takes approximately 5- 10 minutes, requires no needles, is  safe for all ages and is completely non-invasive.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Low Level Light Therapy</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To best explain light therapy, we use  “Sunlight” as an example.  When you or anyone you know are exposed to  sunlight, a series of metabolic and physiological changes occur through  exposure and interpretation of the information contained in the  sunlight.  Sunlight triggers your body to absorb vitamin D3, produce  vitamin D3 and to produce melatonin causing the skin to tan.  You aren’t  aware these things are happening but they are a direct metabolic  response that occurs when exposed to sunlight.  The same phenomenon is  true of children with Jaundice.  These children are placed under  specific lights which trigger the liver to process bilirubin.  These are  but two examples of the healing power of light.  As a part of NSRT:</p>
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<li>Light is introduced to the body on specific acupoints further       integrating principles of acupuncture</li>
<li>The light carries harmonic frequencies to the cells which  communicate      throughout the body to the brain</li>
<li>This concept is known as “Photobiomodulation” which suggests all       cells communicate by sending electrical signals — An example is  touching      a hot stove with your hand and feeling pain</li>
<li>Light which carries information such as “Harmonic Frequencies”       causes the release of endorphins, enkephalins and serotonin which calm  the      body and reduce stress</li>
<li>A great example is the use of light therapy to decrease many forms       of musculoskeletal pain and inflammation</li>
<li>A reduction in stress allows the body to use fewer resources and       maintain balance or homeostasis</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Stress &amp; Health</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is important to under the impact that  both psychological and physiological stress can have your state of  health and wellbeing.  Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy is focused  on balancing the body by helping to reduce stress.  NSRT is based on  five core principles:</p>
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<li>Stress causes or exacerbates 80-85% of all human illness according  to the AMA.</li>
<li>A reduction in stress caused by environmental, chemical and food  substances can alleviate many types of symptomatic expressions</li>
<li>The brain creates associations between environmental substances we  ingest, breath and  touch. Some of these associations are inappropriate  and trigger symptoms you may be experiencing.</li>
<li>These associations can be broken using a combination of harmonic  frequencies, sound and light</li>
<li>Patients will experience improved health on many levels through the  integrated use of light therapy, nutrition,  herbal remedies, enzymes  and homeopathic medications</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nutrition &amp; Homeopathy</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The fourth pillar of wellness is the  integrated use of nutrition, herbal products, enzymes and homeopathic  medications.  BioVeda Health and Wellness Centers utilize:</p>
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<li>Nutrition, Vitamins and Nutrients to      boost the immune system  and support the body</li>
<li>Herbal products to support organs and      systems under stress and  further promote health</li>
<li>Enzymes to promote proper digestion,      absorption and metabolism  of nutrients</li>
<li>Homeopathic Medications to help alleviate      symptoms specifically  associated with all types of allergies, asthma, skin      conditions,  migraine, headache pain and digestive discomfort</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This integrated approach allows BioVeda  Practitioners and BioVeda Health and Wellness Centers to get you well  and keep you well.  The products used by practitioners were specially  formulated and designed for BioVeda for use with our MESA Technology and  Low Level Light Therapy.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For more information on Neurological  Stress Reduction Therapy, we suggest you review: (Link to Brochures Coming Soon!)</p>
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<li>NSRT Frequently Asked Questions</li>
<li>NSRT<sup> </sup>&amp; Homeopathy</li>
<li>NSRT<sup> </sup>&amp; Acupoint Testing</li>
<li>NSRT<sup> </sup>&amp; BioEnergetic      Information</li>
<li>NSRT<sup> </sup>&amp; What The Numbers       Mean</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>To Find the BioVeda Health and Wellness Center closest to you and find out if NSRT is right for you, please call 877-647-7556 or <a href="http://biovedawellness.com/contact-us/">Click Here to Contact Us</a> via email.</strong></p>
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