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		<title>Forces of Nature and JOY: Water Dragon 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Art of the Bath, Chinese Herbs, and Transdermal Celebrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bath. A container, a liquid. A human (or other animal) to bathe in this liquid. &#160; The power of the bath has been celebrated by myths, enjoyed by many cultures, immortalized in film, and sadly overlooked by many citizens &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-art-of-the-bath-chinese-herbs-and-transdermal-celebrations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=622&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harvesting Emotion: Ripe Fruit and Healthy Breasts.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every autumn it sneaks up on me. The time of year when I just want to lay on my couch, read a book and fall asleep, or merely stare into space and think about the past and people that I &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/harvesting-emotion-ripe-fruit-and-healthy-breasts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=567&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bitter-Sweet is Better than Sweet Alone. (Especially in Autumn)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why we Northwesterners crave coffee more furiously than usual with the first few cold and rainy days of fall? I would argue that aside from the culture associated with drinking coffee, we begin to crave the combination of &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/bitter-sweet-is-better-than-sweet-alone-especially-in-autumn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=486&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Autumn Tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my version of fortifying tea for autumn. 3 parts oatsraw, 3 parts nettle, 2 parts elderflower, 1 part mugwort (or 1/2 part white sage). This tea tastes delicious even without the help of sweeteners. If you&#8217;re feeling fancy, you &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/simple-autumn-tea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=524&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two Herbs For Street Medics: Ai Ye (Mugwort) and He Huan Pi (Mimosa Tree)</title>
		<link>http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/two-herbs-for-street-medics-ai-ye-mugwort-and-he-huan-pi-mimosa-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to recent events, I have been thinking more specifically about the ways that acupuncture and herbalism can benefit the hearts, minds and bodies of people involved in social struggles. Let&#8217;s face it, protests in the US (and especially Portland) &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/two-herbs-for-street-medics-ai-ye-mugwort-and-he-huan-pi-mimosa-tree/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=482&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Autonomy and Acupuncture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Collaboration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to Support Protester Defense for Portland&#8217;s Occupy Wall Street Acupuncture is low-cost, easily mobile, practical as a medicine to be used in the &#8220;field,&#8221; and it provides many ways for patients to use self-care to improve their lives &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/autonomy-and-acupuncture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=471&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family, Medicine and the Power of Touch</title>
		<link>http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/family-medicine-and-the-power-of-touch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Verghese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anesthesiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Importance of Touch in Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since graduating from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, I have been taking some time to reconnect. I have been connecting dots between many parts of my life, and this process has been great fun. Recently I have thought frequently &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/family-medicine-and-the-power-of-touch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=457&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Justice, Medical Aid, and Acupuncture Part 2: Sustainability.</title>
		<link>http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/social-justice-medical-aid-and-acupuncture-part-2-sustainability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Collaboration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture Relief Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture Without Borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Five Needle Protocol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrative Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intensive Care Unit Acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Aid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Volunteer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Voluntourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindful Medicine Worldwide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moxafrica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mutual Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NADA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Detoxification Acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does acupuncture fit into the medical voluntourism spectrum? I would argue that some of the problems posed by Part One of this topic can be eliminated or adequately addressed by the use of acupuncture and associated therapeutic modalities. The &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/social-justice-medical-aid-and-acupuncture-part-2-sustainability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=448&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Justice, Medical Aid, and Acupuncture. Part 1: Voluntourism</title>
		<link>http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/social-justice-medical-aid-and-acupuncture-part-1-voluntourism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adelitas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Stephen Bezruchka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Teeb Al-Samarrai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Wendy Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Aid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Imperialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Volunteer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Voluntourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mutual Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nassim Assefi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reciprocity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relevance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Responsibility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I will be taking a four month trip to learn about traditional Thai and Chinese medicine in Thailand next year, I have been pondering the significance of medical volunteer work abroad. What is the goal of medical service in &#8230; <a href="http://catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/social-justice-medical-aid-and-acupuncture-part-1-voluntourism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystforbreakfast.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9701612&amp;post=362&amp;subd=catalystforbreakfast&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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