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	<title>Diets in Review Blog &#187; mood</title>
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		<title>The Benefits of Chocolate for the Body, Mind and Soul</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chocolate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head towards the holidays (or as I like to call it, sweets season) there is temptation everywhere for overindulgence. Before you dive headfirst into the Skittles and Twizzlers, consider chocolate as an occasional treat. Ghirardelli has traced chocolate back more than 4,000 years to the culture of the Mayas in Central and South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga Shown to Improve Happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/yoga-shown-to-improve-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennipher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga is such a great activity. It is relaxing, improves your flexibility, improves your mind-body connection and certain yoga poses can even improve your strength. Overall, yoga is a fantastic compliment to your other fitness activities, but researchers have found a new benefit to regular yoga sessions: happiness! That&#8217;s right, the regular practice of yoga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minimal Physical Activity Necessary to Improve Mental Health</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/minimal-physical-activity-necessary-to-improve-mental-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mood]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[seasonal affective disorder]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=15817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as we are slowing down from all the activity and excitement of the holiday season and entering the winter months when people often experience a situational mood depression and are tempted to hibernate, the New York Times is talking about research on the minimum amount of physical activity necessary to prevent psychological distress. More [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Attack Risk Raised by Repressing Anger</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/heart-attack-risk-raised-by-repressing-anger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/heart-attack-risk-raised-by-repressing-anger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mens Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[heart attack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many foods that are bad for your heart health. But your emotional health can play a role as well. In a new Swedish study, men who tend to bottle up their anger about being unfairly treated in their place of employment have double the risk of a heart attack. Researchers from Stockholm looked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise Makes You Less Anxious and Reduces Stress</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/exercise-makes-you-less-anxious-and-reduces-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/exercise-makes-you-less-anxious-and-reduces-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heather</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=14318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is there anything negative to say about exercise? According to a recent article in The New York Times, exercise not just enhances mood and reduces anxiety but scientists are on the groundbreaking cusp of understanding the physiological processes that enable you to feel that amazing workout high after a long run or trek on the treadmill. We have long known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Avoid the Thanksgiving Food Coma</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/how-to-avoid-the-thanksgiving-food-coma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diets in Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melatonin]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=13960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who here hasn&#8217;t had suffered from a food coma a time or two? Well, some history is not worth repeating. Take it from me, you can have fun, enjoy all the Thanksgiving harvest, and still fit into your jeans the next day. But how do you avoid this whole &#8220;food coma&#8221; thing? It starts with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low-Fat Diets Improve Your Mood</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/low-fat-diets-improve-your-mood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/low-fat-diets-improve-your-mood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low carb diet]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=13949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is more than one way to skin a cat. And that strange and grotesque cliche happens to apply to your weight loss approach. There are many diets that will get you to your goal weight, but not all of them will also have the added benefit of improving your mood. According to a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Happy iPhone App Keeps You Happy and Healthy</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/live-happy-iphone-app-keeps-you-happy-and-healthy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/live-happy-iphone-app-keeps-you-happy-and-healthy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=12360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the background information provided, Live Happy is a positive psychology iPhone app based on the happiness research of psychology professor and author of The How of Happiness, Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky. The app includes personalization based on short quizzes and research-based activities that can increase happiness. These activities include: Goal Setting/Evaluating/Tracking Expressing Gratitude Directly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Nine Steps to Happiness and Health Authors</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/interview-with-nine-steps-to-happiness-and-health-authors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/interview-with-nine-steps-to-happiness-and-health-authors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heather</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greg hicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=11699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have we said this to ourselves: &#8220;If only I could lose 10 pounds, then I would be happy,&#8221; or &#8220;I can never be truly happy as long as my back continues to hurt.&#8221; What it takes to be happy may not be a consequent of losing weight or having a pain-free lumbar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Optimistic &#8211; It&#8217;s Healthy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/be-optimistic-its-healthy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/be-optimistic-its-healthy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=10927</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to new research, being a pessimist may put you at risk of heart disease, or even death! Conversely, keeping a positive outlook can help protect your heart. &#8220;We don’t know exactly why, but attitude does appear to matter when it comes to heart disease and health,&#8221; says University of Pittsburgh Medical Center internist Hilary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation Makes You Smarter</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/meditation-makes-you-smarter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/meditation-makes-you-smarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=9701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not all health solutions are about what you eat and how you physically exercise. Some exercise is mental and it purposely involves no physical activity. Meditation isn&#8217;t just relaxing, it can expand your intellect as well. While you build bigger muscles with weights, you build a bigger brain with the relaxation methods of meditation. &#8220;In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Joyful Play</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/06/the-benefits-of-joyful-play/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/06/the-benefits-of-joyful-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Too often we think about exercise as a “work” out and some sort of punishment. (I knew I shouldn&#8217;t have eaten that piece of wedding cake.) When you were a kid, you likely got plenty of exercise by playing with your friends and exploring your environment (as long as you weren&#8217;t allowed to spend all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Says Being Fat Makes You Happy</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/research-says-being-fat-makes-you-happy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/research-says-being-fat-makes-you-happy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=6978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New research is suggesting that our characterization of St. Nicholas as a jolly elf with a belly that bounces like a bowl full of jelly when he laughs may be very accurate. That is not to say that &#8216;Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause;&#8217; but rather the research is suggesting that those who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Mental Health Reasons to Run</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/03/7-mental-health-reasons-to-run/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/03/7-mental-health-reasons-to-run/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[half-marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indianapolis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=6626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In just under seven weeks, I will be running the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon for the second time. Part of the events leading up to the Indianapolis 500 each year, the Mini-Marathon is the largest half-marathon and the fifth largest running event in the United States. It is a major event for Indianapolis, including participants from all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please, Don&#8217;t Stop the Music</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/please-dont-stop-the-music/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/please-dont-stop-the-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=4949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jason, Matt, and I have all blogged about the importance of music to our workouts. There has been a lot of research about the effect of music on mood and even matching tempo to heart rate. There also appears to be a magic number for volume; Spinal Tap had it right all along. Dr. Neil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angry Kids Pep Up With Exercise</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/angry-kids-pep-up-with-exercise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/angry-kids-pep-up-with-exercise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=3239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a kid is tough. You&#8217;re dealing with puberty and peer pressure. It can all be so overwhelming. And sometimes those pressures can manifest themselves as anger. Parents know all too well how kids can huff and puff, slam doors, or fight with siblings as an outlet for their frustrations. To compound things, overweight kids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music is Happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/music-is-happiness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/music-is-happiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I could never imagine a world without music. And there&#8217;s good reason why&#8230; A Swedish study has come to the conclusion that music makes us happy. Shocker, right? I&#8217;ve always said that a workout without music is just work (outdoor activities excluded). Researchers in Sweden followed 32 college students and monitored their behavior with and [...]]]></description>
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