<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
>

<channel>
	<title>Boomer Living - life solutions for Active Baby Boomers &#187; Pamela McDonald, NP</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.boomer-living.com/author/pmcdonald/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.boomer-living.com</link>
	<description>Life solutions for Active Baby Boomers</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:37 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<!-- podcast_generator="Blubrry PowerPress/1.0.7" mode="advanced" entry="simple" -->
	<itunes:summary>Life solutions for Active Baby Boomers</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Boomer Living - life solutions for Active Baby Boomers</itunes:author>
	<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:image href="http://www.boomer-living.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/itunes_default.jpg" />
	<itunes:subtitle>Life solutions for Active Baby Boomers</itunes:subtitle>
	<image>
		<title>Boomer Living - life solutions for Active Baby Boomers &#187; Pamela McDonald, NP</title>
		<url>http://www.boomer-living.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg</url>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com</link>
	</image>
		<item>
		<title>Toxins and Processed Foods &#8211; Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/toxins-and-processed-foods-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/toxins-and-processed-foods-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arsenic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic illnesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food toxins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genotype]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boomer-living.com/?p=15246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Toxins, Genotype, and Toxin-Clearing Abilities
First, let’s define what I mean by a toxin. A toxin is a chemical or substance that brings imbalance to the body’s cells, creating an adverse environment. Toxins are a poison, but not the same as arsenic or strychnine. Rather, they can be ordinary foods that act as poison to a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/toxins-and-processed-foods-part-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Toxins and Processed Foods &#8211; Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/toxins-and-processed-foods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/toxins-and-processed-foods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical additives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harmful chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxic ingredients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unprocessed foods]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boomer-living.com/?p=15230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Besides the food itself being toxic and the huge number of chemicals added to it as it is processed, most commercially grown foods come to us with residues of pesticides.
Consider the food chain where animals, including humans, are eating other animals. We are familiar with how mercury concentrates in fish as it moves from those [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/07/toxins-and-processed-foods/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mindful Dining: Setting a Table Fit for a King and Queen</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/05/mindful-dining-setting-a-table-fit-for-a-king-and-queen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/05/mindful-dining-setting-a-table-fit-for-a-king-and-queen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[afternoon tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evening dinner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food convenience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hectic times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home cooking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boomer-living.com/?p=10987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In these hectic times, eating nothing or grabbing something on the go are the two choices often facing us. Not eating when you need to is not healthy, but there is also a difference between consuming food and dining. Eating, ingesting, food intake, consumption, dining, snacking, eating on the run, fast food, convenience foods, and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/05/mindful-dining-setting-a-table-fit-for-a-king-and-queen/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cardiovascular Disease and the Apo E Gene</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/03/cardiovascular-disease-and-the-apo-e-gene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/03/cardiovascular-disease-and-the-apo-e-gene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardiovascular disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronary arteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetic makeup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflammatory disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk of heart attack]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boomer-living.com/?p=8664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular disease accounts for the number one (heart attack) and number three (stroke) causes of death in the United States. Combined, these account for 40 percent of all deaths. Cardiovascular disease is a progressive, deteriorating, inflammatory disease leading first to damage of cells, major organs, and eventually whole body-systems. It is a gradual process that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/03/cardiovascular-disease-and-the-apo-e-gene/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Chocolate Heart Prescription</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/02/the-chocolate-heart-prescription/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/02/the-chocolate-heart-prescription/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chocolate heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dark chocolate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valentine s day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boomer-living.com/?p=7843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[February is a special month—lots to think about. February is sometimes 28 days and sometimes 29 days, and is the month that we recognize as a time to bring awareness to heart disease. It is also a month where we celebrate love, having devoted an entire day to it on February 14th.
One thing comes to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/02/the-chocolate-heart-prescription/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cholesterol: The Good and the Bad</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/01/cholesterol-the-good-and-the-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/01/cholesterol-the-good-and-the-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatty acids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plaques]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boomer-living.com/?p=6791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First &#8230;the Bad News: LDL Cholesterol, Large and Small
How does an artery become damaged? Understanding how our body’s vascular plumbing system—especially the arteries—becomes damaged by imbalances in the cholesterol it creates is critical to understanding what causes chronic heart disease. LDL’s job is to carry cholesterol and fatty acids from the liver, where it is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2010/01/cholesterol-the-good-and-the-bad/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Patient&#8217;s Story: Janet</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/10/a-patients-story-janet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/10/a-patients-story-janet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic diarrhea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dietary changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migraines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boomer-living.com/?p=4158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Janet came to see me the first time, she was taking eight medications every day. She had chronic body pain, some joint pain, deep fatigue, migraines, and diarrhea 12 to 14 times a day. Her cholesterol was also dangerously high. During the previous few years, she had seen many doctors and undergone extensive testing to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/10/a-patients-story-janet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pamela McDonald</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/08/pamela-mcdonald/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/08/pamela-mcdonald/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boomer-Living's Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind body medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[program in integrative medicine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boomer-living.com/wp/?p=1598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pamela McDonald, Boomer-Living Director,is a Board Certified &#8211; Primary Care and Nurse Practitioner, and devoted to the prevention of heart disease and chronic illness. Pam is graduate of Andrew Weil, MD’s Program of Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, She has used her advanced specialty training in surgery, women’s health, adult primary care, pediatrics, pediatric obesity, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/08/pamela-mcdonald/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who needs Lipitor when you have the APO E Gene Diet?</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/08/who-needs-lipitor-when-you-have-the-apo-e-gene-diet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/08/who-needs-lipitor-when-you-have-the-apo-e-gene-diet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boomer-living.com/wp/?p=1935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Patient’s Story: Dora
For 16 years, Dora had been working with her primary care doctor to solve her cholesterol mystery. Despite trying many different medications, reading all the books about lowering cholesterol and following their advice, and even trying some of the popular diets, Dora was never able to bring her cholesterollevel below about 400—double [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/08/who-needs-lipitor-when-you-have-the-apo-e-gene-diet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Eating A Healthy Diet on a Limited Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/07/eating-a-healthy-diet-on-a-limited-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/07/eating-a-healthy-diet-on-a-limited-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breathing exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digestive tract]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boomer-living.com/wp/?p=2926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During times of increased stress and change, eating a healthy diet is one of many things you can do to maintain good health. Daily exercise is another. Consider a daily walking program. As little as 20 minutes a day has exceptional stress-reducing benefits. Also consider stress reduction activities such as breathing exercises, meditation, or prayer. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/07/eating-a-healthy-diet-on-a-limited-budget/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Integrative Medicine Health Goals &#8211; Consider Your Own DNA</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/06/integrative-medicine-health-goals-consider-your-own-dna/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/06/integrative-medicine-health-goals-consider-your-own-dna/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disease prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrative medicine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boomer-living.com/wp/?p=2933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gaining better health does not have to be a burden. Think differently!
Here are some easy, uncomplicated ways to start your behavior changes for optimum health in 2009.
Write Out your Diet and Health Goals

Decide on five or six goals for your diet and health. Write them down, keeping them positive and simple. If you always plan [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/06/integrative-medicine-health-goals-consider-your-own-dna/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Feeling Integrative Medicine. &#8211; Healing Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/06/feeling-integrative-medicine-healing-magic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/06/feeling-integrative-medicine-healing-magic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative therapies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boomer-living.com/wp/?p=2929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A question I am asked quite often is  -  What is Integrative Medicine? It is difficult question to answer quickly – Integrative Medicine is an intelligent combination of conventional and alternative medicine – however I believe it is more than that.
To help give you get a feeling of integrative medicine – I have very powerful  poem from the book [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/06/feeling-integrative-medicine-healing-magic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Don&#8217;t be fooled by the DETOX diet and hype</title>
		<link>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/05/dont-be-fooled-by-the-detox-diet-and-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/05/dont-be-fooled-by-the-detox-diet-and-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 02:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela McDonald, NP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellness Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detox diets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boomer-living.com/wp/?p=2931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each year, many of my patients are motivated to make change- some patients are willing to try the hottest and latest trend being touted in many health foods stores and vitamins shops to gain those much sort after weight loss results. One trend that maybe confusing and potentially harmful to many people is the recent [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.boomer-living.com/2009/05/dont-be-fooled-by-the-detox-diet-and-hype/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
