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		<title>Growing the Solution to Eating Healthier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Hersh, RD, LMNT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weight Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring has finally arrived! The temperatures outside are finally warm enough to start planting. What better way to know where your food is coming from than to grow it yourself? With a little bit of work you can grow your own organic vegetables and fruits, and can savor the fruits of your labor by providing food for you and your family. Growing your own food doesn’t mean you have to plant an acre of land. Gardens come in all shapes and sizes. Start by doing container gardening: you can put &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/growing-the-solution-to-eating-healthier/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>May Is Mental Health Month!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Bermel LIMHP, MC</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since May is Mental Health Month, I’d like to share some information  from Mental Health America. There are some links included in the information below that may benefit you or someone you love. Please feel free to share this information and these links with others. Partnership to Provide the M3 Checklist, a Free Online Personalized Mental Health Screen for Prevalent Mental Health Diseases. Mental Health America provides the only online test that screens for depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD and anxiety. The innovative online mood-screening tool is offered in partnership with &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/mental-health-month/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to talk with your children about your cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alegent Creighton Health Cancer Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peg Shepherd, licensed mental health practitioner It’s tough enough to deal with your own emotions when you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, but what about your children? Expect a variety of reactions from them: from silence, denial, regression and acting out to anxiety or depression. You know your child better than anyone else. Trust your instincts when deciding how to talk with them about your cancer. What they need most right now is honesty. Honesty promotes closeness. If you’re not honest, kids will imagine all kinds of scenarios—and what they &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/3957/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Weight and Your Brain: Considering the “Failure Syndrome”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Hewitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weight Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the battles with weight loss rage not at the dinner table or even at the drive-thru window, but in our minds. All too often we are our own worst enemies when it comes to making healthy life changes. Just realizing where these struggles usually take place and how we are defeated by them can often be the perfect step in the right direction. After helping hundreds of patients lose weight amidst difficult situations, I have personally seen the results of the “Failure Syndrome” time and time again. Failure &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/weight-and-your-brain-considering-the-failure-syndrome/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Bermel LIMHP, MC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Marathon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the recent, tragic events at the Boston Marathon and the West, Texas fertilizer plant, some patients are asking more about PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). When we hear of traumatic events like these in the news – local or global – we can certainly be impacted. When someone personally experiences or witnesses a traumatic event thiscan make for an even deeper impact, resulting in PTSD. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has a helpful brochure aboutPTSD. PTSD, they explain, is as“an anxiety disorder that some people get after &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/what-is-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life at 26 weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alegent Creighton Health</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monica Ann Cooper is a sweet little baby with her whole life ahead of her. &#8220;I already can see her 20 years down the road; I think I know what she&#8217;s going to be like,&#8221; said Sara Cooper, Monica&#8217;s mother. At six months old, Monica&#8217;s parents can barely take their eyes off her. All babies are special but considering the start little Monica had, someone was definitely looking out for her. &#8220;We had a lot of prayers for her. I know that&#8217;s why she is where she&#8217;s at,&#8221; said Sara. &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/life-at-26-weeks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cancer-related fatigue doesn’t have to keep you down</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alegent Creighton Health Cancer Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to advances in cancer treatment, patients today experience fewer debilitating side effects from treatment. However, cancer-related fatigue remains one of the most common side effects of cancer and cancer treatment. The fatigue occurs in 70 to 100 percent of patients, especially those undergoing treatment. It appears suddenly and can be overwhelming. Rest does not necessarily relieve the fatigue. Cancer-related fatigue affects many aspects of daily life, including mood and emotions, and can interfere with normal functioning. Thirty to 75 percent of cancer survivors report fatigue continuing for months, even &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/cancer-related-fatigue-doesnt-have-to-keep-you-down/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It is a true blessing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alegent Creighton Health Cancer Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April is Volunteer Month. All month, our wonderful cancer volunteers will share why they give of themselves, in their own words. The biggest reward I’ve had as a volunteer has been to meet all the brave women at “Look Good…Feel Better.” It’s a free program that helps women cancer patients improve their appearance and self-image by teaching them hands-on beauty techniques to manage the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Every class I have leaves me in awe. These women are the bravest, strongest and most empathetic people &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/it-is-a-true-blessing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Offering prayers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alegent Creighton Health Cancer Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April is Volunteer Month. All month, our wonderful cancer volunteers will share why they give of themselves, in their own words. I have been a volunteer in Oncology at the Bergan Mercy Medical Center for almost four years. At first I was on the floor, keeping refreshments stocked for family and friends visiting our patients. Sometimes I would visit with patients, bringing them warmed blankets. I always offered an ear to listen if the patient needed to talk. During the transition of the new Pavilion, I was asked to help &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/offering-prayers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I &#8230; ?</title>
		<link>http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/how-do-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toni Kuehneman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A participant in one of my recent community presentations asked questions about cutting and preparing certain foods. I wondered if other folks had the same concerns. How do you cut an avocado? Or a pineapple? Coming to the rescue is the national organization for Registered Dietitians, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The organization recently completed a series of “How do I” videos. The YouTube videos are less than a minute in length and cover about twenty food items. Since it is more economical to buy fresh, whole produce, you &#8230; <a href="http://www.blogalegentcreighton.com/index.php/2013/how-do-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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