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		<title>Good and bad emotions</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/08/good-and-bad-emotions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feelings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have certain emotions. We all do. People feel things all day long and while they dream. Sometimes, the feelings are great; sometimes, they are not. Part of life is learning how to deal with unpleasant emotions. However, I believe that most people have been poorly, if at all, taught how to handle their emotions.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/08/good-and-bad-emotions/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Autism Alert Card Scheme for Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/07/autism-alert-card-scheme-for-oxfordshire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autism Oxford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oxfordshire’s first Autism Alert Card Scheme is being provided by Autism Oxford.  Free to anyone on the Autism spectrum in Oxfordshire, this alert card can be used in case of an emergency.  It carries simple information about Autism, a telephone number for people to call for autism-specific advice and the name and number of a<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/07/autism-alert-card-scheme-for-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Pippa Shay Named Challenge Oxfordshire’s Health Practitioner of the Year 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/07/pippa-shay-named-challenge-oxfordshire%e2%80%99s-health-practitioner-of-the-year-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was a tough race until the end, but we can now name Challenge Oxfordshire&#8217;s Health Practitioner of the Year 2011! It was a busy month for all of our nominees and us here at Challenge Oxfordshire, but the public have voted and decided that with 31% of the vote, Pippa Shay will be Challenge<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/07/pippa-shay-named-challenge-oxfordshire%e2%80%99s-health-practitioner-of-the-year-2011/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Staying the course</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/07/staying-the-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dieting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The biggest problem people seem to face when attempting weight loss is staying the course — in other words, sticking to the diet plan. If you have read my previous articles, you will know that I do not approve of diet plans, because they are next-to-impossible to stick to for important reasons. However, even those<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/07/staying-the-course/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome ruining your life?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/is-irritable-bowel-syndrome-ruining-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/is-irritable-bowel-syndrome-ruining-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Money</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome ruining your life? Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder. Symptoms include painful cramping, bloating, gas, bleeding, diarrhoea and constipation. Wider ranging symptoms include chronic fatigue syndrome, migraines, cystitis, sexual dysfunction and depression. Each person experiences IBS differently but most report a marked reduction in quality of life. Symptoms<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/is-irritable-bowel-syndrome-ruining-your-life/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Oxford Mindfulness Centre Starts To Offer Public Courses</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/the-oxford-mindfulness-centre-starts-to-offer-public-courses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxford Mindfulness Centre]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC) is going to be running its first mindfulness course open to the general public in October 2011. This course is going to be very similar to the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course that the OMC provides for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust for people with depression and anxiety related<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/the-oxford-mindfulness-centre-starts-to-offer-public-courses/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Should Oxfordshire PCT Follow Government Guidelines In Funding IVF?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/should-oxfordshire-pct-follow-government-guidelines-in-funding-ivf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/should-oxfordshire-pct-follow-government-guidelines-in-funding-ivf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[You Decide]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you will know that I am going to be biased on this one as I ran a campaign a couple of years back to encourage Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) to follow full government guidelines in funding IVF for infertile couples. You can read about it on the Oxford Mail website. Unfortunately my<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/should-oxfordshire-pct-follow-government-guidelines-in-funding-ivf/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>‘Doggy Style’ to relieve stress?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/doggy-style-to-relieve-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/doggy-style-to-relieve-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Challenges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to do some yoga. OK, so the title may have lured you here under false pretenses, but keep reading as today’s challenge could really benefit you on<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/doggy-style-to-relieve-stress/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Reward</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/choosing-a-reward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/choosing-a-reward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reward yourself]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Suppose you do something well. You have been working hard; you did something special for someone; you just stopped smoking, or something. How will you reward yourself? Isn’t it funny how most people wanting to lose weight immediately pick on something food related? How many people decide to give up chocolate for Lent? Why chocolate?<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/choosing-a-reward/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Public Vote: Challenge Oxfordshire&#8217;s Health Practitioner of the Year 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/the-public-vote-challenge-oxfordshires-health-practitioner-of-the-year-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/the-public-vote-challenge-oxfordshires-health-practitioner-of-the-year-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The nominations are in and now is the time for the Oxfordshire public to decide &#8211; Who will be Challenge Oxfordshire&#8217;s Health Practitioner of the Year 2011? Seven health practitioners from around Oxfordshire have been nominated and now you get to decide who wins. Voting closes on the 30th June 2011 at midday. The winner<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/the-public-vote-challenge-oxfordshires-health-practitioner-of-the-year-2011/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Oxfordshire Mind launch new Wellbeing Service</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/oxfordshire-mind-launch-new-wellbeing-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/oxfordshire-mind-launch-new-wellbeing-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Mind has announced the launch of their new Wellbeing Service across Oxfordshire from the Spring of 2011. The Wellbeing Service provides a range of new services to help people understand mental ill-health, help them identify what keeps them well and offer practical support to help them along a pathway to recovery. It is open<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/oxfordshire-mind-launch-new-wellbeing-service/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Organic food – is it really better?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/organic-food-is-it-really-better/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/organic-food-is-it-really-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report by the Soil Association showed that shoppers spend more than £33 million per week on all things organic and 86% of households now buy organic products, with dairy and fresh fruit and veg making up over half of these figures. But with conflicting information being thrown at us as to whether organic<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/06/organic-food-is-it-really-better/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Could I be ‘Cuddle Deficient’?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/could-i-be-cuddle-deficient/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/could-i-be-cuddle-deficient/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 08:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been thinking a lot recently about human contact and specifically cuddling or hugging. A few years back I read a book called Remotely Controlled by a chap called Aric Sigman. I don’t really remember much about the book, but I do remember the interview that I saw on TV with Sigman promoting his<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/could-i-be-cuddle-deficient/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>£7m Chipping Norton Care Facility Officially Opened by David Cameron</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/7m-chipping-norton-care-facility-officially-opened-by-david-cameron/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/7m-chipping-norton-care-facility-officially-opened-by-david-cameron/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 08:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister officially opened a new £7million care campus in Chipping Norton on Friday. David Cameron, MP for Witney, toured the facility, which comprises the Chipping Norton War Memorial Community Hospital and the Henry Cornish Care Centre, before unveiling a commemorative plaque. Henry Cornish Care Centre and the Chipping Norton War Memorial Community Hospital<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/7m-chipping-norton-care-facility-officially-opened-by-david-cameron/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New project aims to get Hailey&#8217;s families fit</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/new-project-aims-to-get-haileys-families-fit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/new-project-aims-to-get-haileys-families-fit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 07:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fit families is a program run by Go Active. GO Active (Get Oxfordshire Active) is a not for profit project that aims to help people do more physical activity. Whatever your age, fitness levels or cost constraints Go Active can people to get fit and active. An important part of the work that Go Active<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/new-project-aims-to-get-haileys-families-fit/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>NHS Oxfordshire launches new on-line NHS dental campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/nhs-oxfordshire-launches-new-on-line-nhs-dental-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/nhs-oxfordshire-launches-new-on-line-nhs-dental-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 06:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In line with national smile month, NHS Oxfordshire is launching an on-line campaign encouraging patients to have &#8216;regular check-ups&#8217; with their local NHS dentist. The campaign centres on a new micro-site: www.localnhsdentist.com featuring three short videos highlighting patient concerns: Scaredy Kat – scared of going to the dentist Toothy Tony – not having regular check-ups<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/nhs-oxfordshire-launches-new-on-line-nhs-dental-campaign/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Search Begins: Oxfordshire’s Health Practitioner of the Year Award 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/the-search-begins-oxfordshire%e2%80%99s-health-practitioner-of-the-year-award-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 08:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: Nominations are now closed. You can vote here. The search is on to find a truly exceptional health practitioner in Oxfordshire to be named Challenge Oxfordshire: Health Practitioner of the Year 2011 Will they be a GP, Massage Therapist, Psychologist, Hypnotherapist, Dentist, Nutritionist, Yoga Instructor or Acupuncturist? In fact, it could be any health<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/the-search-begins-oxfordshire%e2%80%99s-health-practitioner-of-the-year-award-2011/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Local Natural Therapy Practice prepares for birthday celebrations</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/local-natural-therapy-practice-prepares-for-birthday-celebrations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 01:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the past year, Oxfordshire has been the home to a new Natural Therapy Practice, Higher Health and Healing, in the beautiful and serene grounds of Cornbury Park, near Charlbury. Lisanne Davidson Dip.ION MBANT NTC CNHC, one of the UK’s leading Nutrition Consultants, has brought together highly qualified practitioners to enable clients to have the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/local-natural-therapy-practice-prepares-for-birthday-celebrations/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Oxford professor publishes book to help ‘find peace in a frantic world’</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/oxford-professor-publishes-book-to-help-%e2%80%98find-peace-in-a-frantic-world%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 01:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all want to be happy and lead richer lives but the frantic pace of modern living means that for many of us this is always just out of reach. We need a way to recapture our joie de vivre and break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion that many of us find<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/oxford-professor-publishes-book-to-help-%e2%80%98find-peace-in-a-frantic-world%e2%80%99/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Local instructor opens dedicated yoga studio in Witney</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/local-instructor-opens-dedicated-yoga-studio-in-witney/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/local-instructor-opens-dedicated-yoga-studio-in-witney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 08:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[West Oxfordshire based yoga teacher Sue Baldwin has opened a new yoga studio in Hexagon House Business Centre, which is in Station Lane, Witney. Sue offers both group classes and one-to-one sessions, for adults, teenagers &#38; children. The mother-of-two said that her new business venture, “The Yoga Room, is going from strength-to-strength”. She added: “Finding<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/local-instructor-opens-dedicated-yoga-studio-in-witney/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>NHS Oxfordshire seeks views on future of Kendall Crescent Health Centre and Wolvercote Branch Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/nhs-oxfordshire-seeks-views-on-future-of-kendall-crescent-health-centre-and-wolvercote-branch-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/nhs-oxfordshire-seeks-views-on-future-of-kendall-crescent-health-centre-and-wolvercote-branch-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 12:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NHS Oxfordshire (PCT) is asking patients for the views and comments on the future of the Kendall Crescent Health Centre, Cuttleslowe and its branch surgery in Wolvercote. Currently an interim arrangement is in place for Summertown Health Centre to provide GP services from the premises at Kendall Crescent and Wolvercote. This ends in November 2011. <br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/nhs-oxfordshire-seeks-views-on-future-of-kendall-crescent-health-centre-and-wolvercote-branch-surgery/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge Oxfordshire’s Editor Get’s On His Bike For Oxfordshire Charity!</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/challenge-oxfordshire%e2%80%99s-editor-get%e2%80%99s-on-his-bike-for-oxfordshire-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/challenge-oxfordshire%e2%80%99s-editor-get%e2%80%99s-on-his-bike-for-oxfordshire-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 10:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I decided that this year will be the year that I take on the challenge again to cycle from our offices here in Witney to London for charity. I did it a few years back and have only just recovered from the ‘saddle sore’ My charity of choice this year is The Oxford Samaritans based<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/challenge-oxfordshire%e2%80%99s-editor-get%e2%80%99s-on-his-bike-for-oxfordshire-charity/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Want to lower your risk of Type 2 Diabetes by up to 61%?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/want-to-lower-your-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-by-up-to-61/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/want-to-lower-your-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-by-up-to-61/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 08:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Challenges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is use oatmeal to reduce your risk of diabetes. Recent research* suggests that people who eat porridge for breakfast could be up-to 61% less likely to develop type<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/want-to-lower-your-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-by-up-to-61/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Life can be so hard sometimes, but here is something that may just help</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/life-can-be-so-hard-sometimes-but-here-is-something-that-may-just-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/life-can-be-so-hard-sometimes-but-here-is-something-that-may-just-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 10:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stress is a fact of life, and what with our modern day lifestyles, it seems to only be getting worse. None of us really like to admit to being stressed, but if we were really truthful, we’d notice that we are nearly always worrying about something. ‘Did i turn the cooker off’, ‘Have I got<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/life-can-be-so-hard-sometimes-but-here-is-something-that-may-just-help/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Resistance, and thinking about food</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/resistance-and-thinking-about-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/resistance-and-thinking-about-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 09:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hungry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Food plays an important role several times every day in everyone’s life. However, most people think about food only when hungry; in our society, we tend to think about food three times a day at mealtimes, with three or four extra times thrown in for snacks. But a dieter tends to think about food all<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/05/resistance-and-thinking-about-food/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate Addiction!</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/04/chocolate-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/04/chocolate-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pippa Shay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mary&#8217;s hands shook in her pockets as she waited in the queue inside the petrol station. To anyone watching she was just a well dressed business woman waiting to pay for her fuel. She felt a surge of adrenalin as she got nearer to the tills. Would she do it? And if she did then<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/04/chocolate-addiction/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise: Fitter not Fatter</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/04/exercise-fitter-not-fatter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/04/exercise-fitter-not-fatter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slimming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The word exercise strikes a dread chord in many people’s hearts. Visions of being forced to run around a track at school, struggling through another 30 minutes on the treadmill, or jogging until your knees give up… Dan Buettner studied various long-lived cultures around the world. He discovered that these people did not “exercise.” Well,<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/04/exercise-fitter-not-fatter/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Losing weight rapidly</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/03/losing-weight-rapidly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/03/losing-weight-rapidly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lose weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slimming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you go on a strict diet, coupled with a new exercise plan, you will be forgiven for thinking you are doing great when you lose weight rapidly. However, I caution you against this. Why? When you exercise and diet at the same time, the idea is that you starve your body of energy while<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/03/losing-weight-rapidly/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>And the winners are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/03/and-the-winners-are/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/03/and-the-winners-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all those of you that entered our contest to win one of two copies of ‘The Food Mood Solution’. We are proud to announce that the winners of this contest are; @kazane1 @couesquelan Thanks again, and watch this space for our next contest!]]></description>
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		<title>Tracey Jefferies: My New Years Resolution Part 5</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Jefferies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It started with an innocent enough looking tweet “Hi Tracey, do you fancy trying a short jog?” I always smile at the use of the word try. An American friend of mine &#8211; Elizabeth Kuhnke &#8211; coaches people in all aspects of communication and she bans clients using the word try. To demonstrate her point<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-5/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Performance Coach Toby Fletcher</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-performance-coach-toby-fletcher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-performance-coach-toby-fletcher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet The Professionals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For today’s interview I caught up with Oxfordshire Performance Coach Toby Fletcher. Armed with a handful of questions, I wanted to get to the bottom of what Performance Coaching is and how we could use it, should we find ourselves wanting  to. Let’s see what he had to say… Q.Can you explain what a Performance<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-performance-coach-toby-fletcher/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Make Healthy Food Cheaper</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/make-healthy-food-cheaper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/make-healthy-food-cheaper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I popped to the supermarket over the road last week to buy a small bag of nuts to enjoy as an afternoon snack. As usual, as soon as you walk through the doors of these places you are bombarded with offers – and why shouldn&#8217;t you be? It is a business after-all. One offer in<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/make-healthy-food-cheaper/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>A happy heart is a healthy one… Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/a-happy-heart-is-a-healthy-one%e2%80%a6-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/a-happy-heart-is-a-healthy-one%e2%80%a6-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[var vaunit_unit_type=0; var vaunit_width=300; var vaunit_height=250; var vaunit_id=1176; In the previous article I focused on how exercise and positive emotions can have a positive effect on heart health. We’re now going to have a brief look at a couple of other lifestyle factors that affect the heart and some of the ways nutrition can keep<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/a-happy-heart-is-a-healthy-one%e2%80%a6-part-2/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>A happy heart is a healthy one… Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/a-happy-heart-is-a-healthy-one%e2%80%a6-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/a-happy-heart-is-a-healthy-one%e2%80%a6-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[February is here and brings with it Valentine’s Day and National Heart Month. The perfect time then to talk a little bit about the heart and what you can do to keep it healthy. In this article I’m going to focus on how positivity and love really can make your heart healthier, as well as<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/a-happy-heart-is-a-healthy-one%e2%80%a6-part-1/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Spinning Out Of Depression And Low Mood</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/spinning-out-of-depression-and-low-mood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/spinning-out-of-depression-and-low-mood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This article was originally posted to my blog on the 17th September 2010. I thought that I would share it with you guys this morning. I hope that it helps and inspires you&#8230; The past couple of weeks I have been attending an exercise class with a bit of a difference. I have long<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/spinning-out-of-depression-and-low-mood/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Homeopath Susan Irvine</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-homeopath-susan-irvine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-homeopath-susan-irvine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet The Professionals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homeopaths in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory For today’s interview I caught up with Oxfordshire Homeopath Susan Irvine. Armed with a handful of questions, I wanted get to the bottom of what Homeopathy is and how we could use it, should we find ourselves wanting  to. Let’s see what she had to say… Q.Can you explain<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-homeopath-susan-irvine/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Chiropractor Stephen Connolly</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-chiropractor-stephen-connolly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiropractors in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory For today&#8217;s interview I caught up with Oxfordshire Chiropractor Stephen Connolly. Armed with a handful of questions, I wanted get to the bottom of what a Chiropractor is and how we could use one, should we find ourselves needing one. Let&#8217;s see what he had to say&#8230; Q.Can you<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-chiropractor-stephen-connolly/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing what rules to obey</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/knowing-what-rules-to-obey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet rules]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you want to lose weight, you know that the methods you’ve tried haven’t worked. Therefore, you turn to outside help to decide what you must and mustn’t eat, when you must and mustn’t eat, and how much you must and mustn’t eat. It’s exhausting, I find, for a simple reason. You see, you need<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/knowing-what-rules-to-obey/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Kinesiologist Carole Love</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-kinesiologist-carole-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kinesiologists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory I have heard various things regarding Kinesiology over the years. Some bits in favour and some pieces to the contrary, however I keep a open mind as it obviously benefits a lot of people. Today I caught up with Oxfordshire based Kinesiologist, Carole Love to find out more about<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-kinesiologist-carole-love/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Osteopath Monica Franke</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-osteopath-monica-franke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-osteopath-monica-franke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Osteopaths in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Not having met an Osteopath before, I was a little light on knowledge as to what Osteopathy was and how it could help people. I seem to remember a friend telling me about visiting someone locally, but can&#8217;t remember the details. So to correct my lack of understanding, I<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/02/meet-oxfordshire-osteopath-monica-franke/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Alexander Technique Teacher Reynold Greenlaw</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/meet-oxfordshire-alexander-technique-teacher-reynold-greenlaw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/meet-oxfordshire-alexander-technique-teacher-reynold-greenlaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet The Professionals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alexander Technique Teachers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Since I have been conducting all these interviews in the &#8216;Meet the Professionals&#8216; section of Challenge Oxfordshire, I have come across some very interesting people and some fascinating approaches. Today&#8217;s interview was no different. Today I caught up with Oxfordshire Alexander Technique Teacher, Reynold Greenlaw, who is<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/meet-oxfordshire-alexander-technique-teacher-reynold-greenlaw/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Contest: Win a copy of The Food-Mood Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/contest-win-a-copy-of-the-food-mood-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/contest-win-a-copy-of-the-food-mood-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This contest has now closed. Details of winners can be found here! Thanks to our friends at Wiley Publishing, we have two copies of The Food-Mood Solution (worth £9.99) to give away! You may remember that I reviewed this book a couple of weeks ago on Challenge Oxfordshire. Check it out here. Okay…so here’s the<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/contest-win-a-copy-of-the-food-mood-solution/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Beating my depression and anxiety (Supplements and Diet)</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/beating-my-depression-and-anxiety-supplements-and-diet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/beating-my-depression-and-anxiety-supplements-and-diet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to write a few short articles about my own fight in the past with depression and anxiety in the hope that it will encourage and inspire others to tackle their own demons. After suffering from severe depression and anxiety in the form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for around 3 years and arriving<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/beating-my-depression-and-anxiety-supplements-and-diet/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Positive mind, positive body image</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/positive-mind-positive-body-image/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/positive-mind-positive-body-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Watts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us think a good image is all on the outside, but the power of positivity can go a long way in making you feel good about who you are, not what others think you should be. While dieting &#38; exercise is often a good way to lose weight for health reasons and of<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/positive-mind-positive-body-image/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Food-Mood Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/book-review-the-food-mood-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/book-review-the-food-mood-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Book details Title: The Food-Mood Solution Author: Jack Challem First Published: March 9, 2007 Publisher: John Wiley &#38; Sons Paperback: 276 pages ISBN: 978-0471756101 Price: £9.99 (£5.99 on Amazon.co.uk) View The Food-Mood Solution on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com Review I was very interested to be given the opportunity to be able to read and review The<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/book-review-the-food-mood-solution/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Something for the boys: Protecting your prostate…</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/something-for-the-boys-protecting-your-prostate%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/something-for-the-boys-protecting-your-prostate%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, probably not the most popular topic of conversation to come up but it’s an important one. If you’re a man, you have a prostate gland and looking after it is just one more reason to get out there and get healthy, start exercising, cut down on the booze and give up those ciggies! Think<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/something-for-the-boys-protecting-your-prostate%e2%80%a6/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge Oxfordshire: The story so far</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-the-story-so-far/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-the-story-so-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What an amazing time it was last week! Hundreds of you took action for Amber&#8217;s Week and for that I am eternally grateful. I am sure you will all join me in wishing little Amber and her family all the very best in finding a bone marrow donor as soon as possible. This week we<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-the-story-so-far/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Could you go veggie to lose weight?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/could-you-go-veggie-to-lose-weight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/could-you-go-veggie-to-lose-weight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Challenges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to go veggie – well at least once a week anyway Recent research* suggests that people who follow a vegetarian diet are more likely to have a<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/could-you-go-veggie-to-lose-weight/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Psychological Side of Getting Fit</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/the-psychological-side-of-getting-fit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/the-psychological-side-of-getting-fit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pippa Shay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Get Fit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m sleepy, it&#8217;s cold outside and I&#8217;m so warm and snuggled up in bed&#8221; Those were my excuses for staying in bed this week and not getting out there for the early morning walks I&#8217;d promised myself. How about you? Are you keeping on track with any New Year fitness goals? Or are you finding<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/the-psychological-side-of-getting-fit/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Yoga Teacher Amanda Edlin</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/meet-oxfordshire-yoga-teacher-amanda-edlin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/meet-oxfordshire-yoga-teacher-amanda-edlin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet The Professionals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga Instructors in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory I read some time ago that people who regularly practice yoga have a higher levels of GABA, a rather funky amino acid, that could help you to feel more chilled and less anxious. Last year, I took an 7 week yoga course and from the get-go I could<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/meet-oxfordshire-yoga-teacher-amanda-edlin/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Emotional Eating</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/emotional-eating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/emotional-eating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slimming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most common cause of excess weight is overeating. Most people who aren’t overweight (and a number of people who are) will instantly judge overweight people and say, “Just eat less!” Unfortunately, that judgement and that comment completely ignore the cause behind overeating. Most overeaters can “just eat less” as easily as you can “just<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/emotional-eating/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Live Longer: Get Squashed!</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/live-longer-get-squashed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/live-longer-get-squashed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Challenges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to try pumpkin or squash! Their not just for Halloween A recent study* has shown that squashes and pumpkins may be able to extend your life! These<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/live-longer-get-squashed/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Psoriasis and Nutrition</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/psoriasis-and-nutrition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Money</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Psoriasis is a skin disorder, characterised by red and silvery white scaly patches on the skin which can be itchy and be painful at times. Despite intensive research the mechanism of psoriasis and the process by which a flare-up is triggered is not fully known. However there is evidence showing that diet can help control<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/psoriasis-and-nutrition/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Live Longer: Bake with this!</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/live-longer-bake-with-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Challenges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges are to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to get more bran! A recent study* has suggested that eating more bran in your diet could result in a longer life. We&#8217;ve known for a long<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/live-longer-bake-with-this/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>January Blues</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/january-blues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prof. Mark Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is over but winter drags on. In the evenings we just want a bit of comfort and getting out of the house can seem like a major expedition. We get up before it’s light and by the time we leave work it’s dark. Maybe we hardly see any daylight at all apart from a<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/january-blues/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Eggs, glorious eggs: A weight loss super food?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/eggs-glorious-eggs-a-weight-loss-super-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/eggs-glorious-eggs-a-weight-loss-super-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Challenges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to fill up on eggs for breakfast. Poached, scrambled or boiled – its all good! A study* recently showed that having eggs on toast for breakfast, instead<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/eggs-glorious-eggs-a-weight-loss-super-food/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge Oxfordshire Launched: Now let’s get down to business and SAVE LIVES.</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-launched-now-lets-get-down-to-business-and-save-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-launched-now-lets-get-down-to-business-and-save-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wondered for weeks what would be the best way to ‘officially launch’ Challenge Oxfordshire. Nothing came to mind, maybe because I was too focused on getting the site ready. Then on Saturday morning it HIT me. Let’s hit the ground running by saving lives from day one! But I desperately NEED your help to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-launched-now-lets-get-down-to-business-and-save-lives/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Tracey Jefferies: My New Years Resolution Part 4</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Jefferies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So here we are, day eight of my goal to make my life happier and healthier. It’s been a strange week. Business-wise it seems that many people took advantage of the Bank Holiday and business-as-usual is not likely to resume until next week. That’s how I feel. This past week I’ve made what I would<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-4/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Blues: get out there!</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/winter-blues-get-out-there/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/winter-blues-get-out-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Get Fit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common complaints I hear this time of year from some of my clients is about winter being depressing or suffering the ‘winter blues’. Perhaps it feels ‘too cold’ to exercise comfortably outdoors or it is ‘too wet’. The days are shorter; we go to and return from work in the dark.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/winter-blues-get-out-there/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Year 2011: make it a lasting health and fitness resolution!</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/new-year-2011-make-it-a-lasting-health-and-fitness-resolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/new-year-2011-make-it-a-lasting-health-and-fitness-resolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Get Fit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us take time to reflect on ourselves at the end of a calendar year. We look at areas in our lives we would like to see change and health and wellbeing often come into our considerations. It can seem a daunting task to begin to chip away at old lifestyle habits; enjoying a<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/new-year-2011-make-it-a-lasting-health-and-fitness-resolution/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Age Concern Support Group, Banbury, Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/age-concern-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/age-concern-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where: 5 White Lion Walk, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5UD. When: Please contact for details. Info: Age Concern provides information and advice plus a full range of services for the over 50’s, including computers with internet access and one to one tuition, coffee bar, foot-care, befriending, Products and Insurance services. Drop in for a cup of<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/age-concern-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes UK Support Group, Banbury, Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/diabetes-uk-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/diabetes-uk-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where: Rowan Day Centre, Horton General Hospital, Banbury, Oxfordshire. When: Please contact for details. Info: Are you a person with diabetes or do you care for someone with diabetes, or a health-care worker? The local branch of DIABETES UK meets regularly and have expert speakers and social events. Anyone interested in diabetes is welcome to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/diabetes-uk-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Through Support Group, Banbury, Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/breaking-through-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/breaking-through-support-group-banbury-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banbury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where: Please contact for details, When: Support group meetings are every second and fourth Tuesday in the month at 7pm. Info: Support group for survivors of abuse. Contact: 01295 250655]]></description>
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		<title>Using dietary supplements and pills for weight loss</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/using-dietary-supplements-and-pills-for-weight-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/using-dietary-supplements-and-pills-for-weight-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dietary supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you have been struggling lose weight for some time, it can be tempting to find some sort of “magic cure” such as a herb potion, diet pills or similar. I often see on weight loss forums on the Internet adverts for such things. For example, there is a specific herb advertised as “all natural,”<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/using-dietary-supplements-and-pills-for-weight-loss/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge Oxfordshire Set to Launch on the 10th January 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-set-to-launch-on-the-10th-january-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-set-to-launch-on-the-10th-january-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Things are really heating up here at Challenge Oxfordshire as we prepare to officially launch the project next Monday. There is still a fair bit of work to be done, but we’re confident that we will be ready on the day! In fact, Challenge Oxfordshire has already achieved so much. We already have some great<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/challenge-oxfordshire-set-to-launch-on-the-10th-january-2011/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Tracey Jefferies: My New Years Resolution Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Jefferies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new years resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tracey jefferies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day that I can decide 100% to change my life for better and for good. I recently accepted the gauntlet laid down by Challenge Oxfordshire, inviting people to commit to making their life happier or healthier (I’m inclined to think the two co-exist) and to document my experiences in a regular blog.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2011/01/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-3/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Eating Disorders: Where to get help in Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/eating-disorders-where-to-get-help-in-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/eating-disorders-where-to-get-help-in-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Watts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anorexia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bulimia Nervosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After the festive period most people have weight on the brain, usually it is about losing it. What tends to go un-noticed is the serious eating disorders that affect Men and Women all across the globe. Eating Disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses and with the latest research from the national institute of clinical excellence it<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/eating-disorders-where-to-get-help-in-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Free advice on keeping warm in Oxfordshire this winter</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/free-advice-on-keeping-warm-in-oxfordshire-this-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/free-advice-on-keeping-warm-in-oxfordshire-this-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHS Oxfordshire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With parts of UK experiencing the coldest November and December in 25 years, and energy bills increasing a free phone helpline has been set up to advise residents in Oxfordshire how to cut their fuel bills. The Affordable Warmth helpline has been operating across Oxfordshire since April 2010 to advise residents how to keep their<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/free-advice-on-keeping-warm-in-oxfordshire-this-winter/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New day-time services for mental health in Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/new-day-time-services-for-mental-health-in-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/new-day-time-services-for-mental-health-in-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHS Oxfordshire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From 7 March 2011 there will be new day-time services for mental health in Oxfordshire to help keep people well. ‘Keeping People Well’ is a programme designed to prevent people becoming unwell and also can help people who are experiencing mental ill-health progress towards recovery. It consists of two new day-time services: the Well-being service<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/new-day-time-services-for-mental-health-in-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Causes of weight gain</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/causes-of-weight-gain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/causes-of-weight-gain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slimming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight gain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weightloss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are finding that you are gaining weight unexpectedly, you may be tempted to start a new diet. Well, that would be fine if a diet is the answer. But it’s best to be sure. What causes could there be for weight gain? Here, I list the possible causes, and discuss what to do<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/causes-of-weight-gain/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Tracey Jefferies: My New Years Resolution Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Jefferies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tracey jefferies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a child, we didn’t have foodie treats in the house. A family of five, we sat down together to eat three well-balanced meals a day, Christmas was the exception. The arrival of the Christmas food hamper (paid for in instalments over the year) was the cause of much excitement containing all manner of goodies,<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-2/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Mindfulness Teacher Professor Mark Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-mindfulness-teacher-professor-mark-williams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-mindfulness-teacher-professor-mark-williams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet The Professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mbct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindful based cognitive therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[omc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oxford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxford Mindfulness Centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warneford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mindfulness Teachers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy or MBCT for short, is both the ‘new kid on the block’ and an ancient art. Recent studies have shown it being very effective in helping with issues such as depression and anxiety, but the mindfulness story goes back thousands of years. Today, I<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-mindfulness-teacher-professor-mark-williams/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) Dr Freda McManus</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-cognitive-behavioural-therapist-cbt-dr-freda-mcmanus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-cognitive-behavioural-therapist-cbt-dr-freda-mcmanus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet The Professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cbt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freda McManus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT) in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that I personally have a lot of interest in. Since it became popular during the 1970’s in America it has helped many thousands of individuals with a whole host of problems. I myself made use of this<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-cognitive-behavioural-therapist-cbt-dr-freda-mcmanus/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Tracey Jefferies: My New Years Resolution Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Jefferies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[new years resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ask most women, and a few men, what their New Year Resolution is and I’ll bet that the majority will plump (excuse the pun) for losing weight. I imagine the reasons vary, but suspect that people don’t often consider health at the top of their list. When I first met my husband I had a<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/tracey-jefferies-my-new-years-resolution-part-1/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Munch on these to reduce your Cancer risk…</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/munch-on-these-to-reduce-your-cancer-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/munch-on-these-to-reduce-your-cancer-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[carrots]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to munch on carrots regularly. They’re not just good for Bugs-Bunny or seeing in the dark you know! A recent study of African American women showed a<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/munch-on-these-to-reduce-your-cancer-risk/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Start beating belly fat by eating more</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/start-beating-belly-fat-by-eating-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/start-beating-belly-fat-by-eating-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belly fat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to beat belly fat by eating more! Yes, you did read that correctly… A newly released study* has shown that those on calorie restrictive diets may be<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/start-beating-belly-fat-by-eating-more/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Personal Trainer Carl Whitehead</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-personal-trainer-carl-whitehead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-personal-trainer-carl-whitehead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Whitehead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Trainer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personal Trainers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory This is my second interview in a week on Personal Training, but I wanted to include both as I thought that both trainers were worth it. Last week I caught up with Oxford’s Rebecca Wilson and today I catch up with Witney based Personal Trainer, Carl Whitehead. Let’s<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-personal-trainer-carl-whitehead/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Healer Robert Ginsburg</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-healer-robert-ginsburg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-healer-robert-ginsburg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craniosacral Therapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m going to be straight with you right from the start! I had to really work on being open-minded to write this article. Some people even suggested that ‘Healing’ didn’t fit with the ethos of Challenge Oxfordshire, but we decided that in order to best serve Oxfordshire we needed to be open and offer advice<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-healer-robert-ginsburg/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Massage Therapist Lisa Cherry</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-massage-therapist-lisa-cherry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-massage-therapist-lisa-cherry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Massage Therapist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massage Therapists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory A massage has always been one of those things that I have always thought that I would like to get, but have never actually taken the plunge. I guess many people are like this, so I thought it time to learn a little more about the subject. I<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-massage-therapist-lisa-cherry/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Personal Trainer Rebecca Wilson</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-personal-trainer-rebecca-wilson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-personal-trainer-rebecca-wilson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Trainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Wilson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Personal Trainers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Those that know me well know that I am a bit of an exercise junkie. The main reason for this is that I have seen just how getting fit has helped both my physical and emotional health and well-being. As a therapist I often recommend that my clients<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-personal-trainer-rebecca-wilson/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Oxford Uni: 5 a day &#8216;could save 33,000 lives a year&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/oxford-uni-5-a-day-could-save-33000-lives-a-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/oxford-uni-5-a-day-could-save-33000-lives-a-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxford University]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If everyone in the UK ate their ‘five a day’ and kept to recommended levels of salt and unhealthy fats, 33,000 deaths could be prevented or delayed every year, an Oxford University study has found. The research, co-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), highlights the difference getting your five a day could make to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/oxford-uni-5-a-day-could-save-33000-lives-a-year/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Should a so-called &#8216;Fat Tax&#8217; be introduced to tackle obesity?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/should-a-so-called-fat-tax-be-introduced-to-tackle-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/should-a-so-called-fat-tax-be-introduced-to-tackle-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is a &#8216;Fat Tax&#8217; the way forward? There has been much discussion both in the UK and the US with regard to some sort of &#8216;Fat Tax&#8217; to be able to help tackle the rising risk of obesity. Today we want to launch an online poll to gauge the thoughts of Oxfordshire people as to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/should-a-so-called-fat-tax-be-introduced-to-tackle-obesity/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Physiotherapist Helen Taylor</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-physiotherapist-helen-taylor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banbury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helen Taylor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physiotherapist in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Being a keen runner myself, I have made good use of Physiotherapists over the years to help me through injuries and to give me advice to prevent future problems. So for me it was really interesting to be able to catch up with Banbury based Physiotherapist, Helen Taylor, to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-physiotherapist-helen-taylor/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Alternative Therapist Monika Becker</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-alternative-therapist-monika-becker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-alternative-therapist-monika-becker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abingdon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Therapist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bach Flower Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biochemic Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DORN Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ear Candles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facial Diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Intolerances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypnotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinesiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mineral deficiency testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Past Life Regression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reiki Treatment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s really frustrating when you toddle off to your family doctor with some sort of complaint only to be told that it’s something that “we don’t know enough about to be able to cure”. At times like these, many people seek alternative help from those not typically in mainstream medicine. I did this once when<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-alternative-therapist-monika-becker/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Beat heart disease with a little dental floss</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/beat-heart-disease-with-a-little-dental-floss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/beat-heart-disease-with-a-little-dental-floss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to floss your teeth! Recent research has shown that those who floss their teeth daily could reduce their chances of heart disease. British researchers from Bristol University<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/beat-heart-disease-with-a-little-dental-floss/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Acupuncturist Jacqueline Mangold</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-acupuncturist-jacqueline-mangold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-acupuncturist-jacqueline-mangold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jacqueline Mangold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oxfordshire Acupuncturist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Acupuncturists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Today I caught up with Oxfordshire Acupuncturist Jacqueline Mangold to find out a little more about acupuncture and her Oxford city center practice. Personally I already knew a little about acupuncture, as my wife went to have treatment with Jacqueline Mangold when we were trying to conceive our son,<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-acupuncturist-jacqueline-mangold/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Vote: Are Snack food machines in council run leisure centres in Oxfordshire a good idea?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/vote-are-snack-food-machines-in-council-run-leisure-centres-in-oxfordshire-a-good-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/vote-are-snack-food-machines-in-council-run-leisure-centres-in-oxfordshire-a-good-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should we have to be tempted with high sugar and fatty foods while trying to keep fit? Is this an appropriate way for our councils to profit? Or are these snack machines a welcome addition to our leisure centres in Oxfordshire, providing a high energy snack when needed? You Decide! Feel free to leave your<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/vote-are-snack-food-machines-in-council-run-leisure-centres-in-oxfordshire-a-good-idea/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>GP Consortium for Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/gp-consortium-for-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/gp-consortium-for-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GPs in Oxfordshire have agreed to move ahead with an Oxfordshire wide GP-led commissioning consortium model with strong localities commissioning local health services for the public in response to the Government’s White Paper, Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS. Oxfordshire GPs have also been chosen to lead the way in implementing new government changes to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/gp-consortium-for-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>How do you measure up, with regards to your ‘steps’ that is?</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/how-do-you-measure-up-with-regards-to-your-steps-that-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/how-do-you-measure-up-with-regards-to-your-steps-that-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to see just how you measure up, with regards to your ‘steps per day’ that is. Its time to get a pedometer and see how you measure<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/how-do-you-measure-up-with-regards-to-your-steps-that-is/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Stick on a bit of Abba and de-stress</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/stick-on-a-bit-of-abba-and-de-stress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Mental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to stick the stereo on. A small study* has shown that participants who listened to music 37% of their time over a two week period had more<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/stick-on-a-bit-of-abba-and-de-stress/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Nutritionist Wilma Kirsten</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-nutritionist-wilma-kirsten/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-nutritionist-wilma-kirsten/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nutritionists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Nutrition is a topic that I up until recently I thought was just about making sure that you had your 5-a-day and maybe a multi-vitamin now and again. That was until I started to search around for some more information on the subject to help me with some health<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/meet-oxfordshire-nutritionist-wilma-kirsten/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Friends of IVF (FIVF) Support Group, Oxford, Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/friends-of-ivf-fivf-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/friends-of-ivf-fivf-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Support Groups]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where: Victoria Arms, Mill Lane, Old Marston, Oxfordshire, OX3 0QA When: Email for dates fivfnews@yahoo.co.uk Info: Monthly meetings are held at the Victoria Arms, Old Marston, and provide an opportunity to meet other people in an informal and supportive environment. The group also produce a regular newsletter as well as organising social and fund raising<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/friends-of-ivf-fivf-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Bosom Friends Breast Cancer Support Group, Oxford, Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/bosom-friends-breast-cancer-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/bosom-friends-breast-cancer-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where: Usually in volunteers homes. Check site &#8211; bosomfriends.org.uk When: First Monday of each month (excluding Bank Holidays). Info: We are your friendly and informal Breast Cancer Support Group.Our support group is NOT a group therapy gathering (which is a more formal group usually run by professionals, where people are encouraged to express personal feelings<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/bosom-friends-breast-cancer-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Make a pot and invite some friends over for a brew</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/make-a-pot-and-invite-some-friends-over-for-a-brew/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/make-a-pot-and-invite-some-friends-over-for-a-brew/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges is to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to sit down and have a cuppa. Research* has shown that drinking green tea could help to reduce belly fat when drunk alongside exercise. Over just twelve<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/make-a-pot-and-invite-some-friends-over-for-a-brew/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>If this was your last day alive&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/if-this-was-your-last-day-alive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/if-this-was-your-last-day-alive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of these quick challenges are to encourage you to make small changes that could have a big impact on your health and happiness. Today’s challenge is to answer a simple, but powerful question and then TAKE ACTION! Here&#8217;s the question&#8230; If this was your last day alive, who would you want to speak<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/if-this-was-your-last-day-alive/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), Oxford, Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/alcoholics-anonymous-a-a-oxford-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/alcoholics-anonymous-a-a-oxford-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where: McKinnes Room, Warneford Hospital, Old Rd, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JX. When: 19:00 Thursday&#8217;s, weekly. Info: Most meetings follow a more or less set pattern, although distinctive variations have developed in some areas. A chairperson describes the A.A. program briefly for the benefit of any newcomers to A.A. in the audience and introduces one, two<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/alcoholics-anonymous-a-a-oxford-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>OCD Support Group, Oxford, Oxfordshire</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/ocd-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/ocd-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obsessive Compulsive Disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where: Michael Young Building, RESTORE, Manzil Way (off Cowley Road), Oxford, OX4 1YH Where: 19:00-21:00 &#8211; The first Monday of each month Info: This group is for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and carers, families and friends. It is a user-led group. The group provides informal but structured meetings where people affected can talk<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/ocd-support-group-oxford-oxfordshire/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Challenging depression</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/challenging-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pippa Shay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Mental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, with the ground frozen, I did a random act of kindness. Not a big thing by any sense and I received no thanks, not even a smile. But, as I felt the warm afterglow, it reminded me of ways to lift depression; especially vital at this time of year. With the long dark<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/12/challenging-depression/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Oxfordshire Reflexologist Alison Graham</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/11/meet-oxfordshire-reflexologist-alison-graham/</link>
		<comments>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/11/meet-oxfordshire-reflexologist-alison-graham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard MacKenzie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bicester reflexologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bicester reflexology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reflexologists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory So, we could all do with a foot rub at the end of a long day in the office or after a days shopping in Corn St, but could our feet hold the key to our health? Reflexology has interested me for a long time, although I have never<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/11/meet-oxfordshire-reflexologist-alison-graham/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Choose your role model carefully</title>
		<link>http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/11/choose-your-role-model-carefully/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lose Weight]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were unable to manage your finances, and often found yourself in debt, would you ask your friend who is also in debt for advice? If you were struggling in your relationship, would you look to someone who had been twice divorced and was about to divorce again for ideas? I am a strong<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://www.challengeoxfordshire.co.uk/2010/11/choose-your-role-model-carefully/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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