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		<title>Beat the Christmas blues</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The discordance between our expectations of happiness and the emotional realities of the holidays is a major reason for the high incidence of depression at this time of year.&#8221; &#8212; Dr. Andrew Weil, Spontaneous Happiness Does it feel like the world is throwing one big holiday party and you&#8217;re not invited? All those cheery TV [...]]]></description>
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