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		<title>The Urban Monk podcast with Dr. Pedram Shojai</title>
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	<title>Why Sleep Is Your Most Important Health Practice</title>
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	<title>My 100-Day Gong Is Done: The Real Science of Keeping Your Word</title>
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	<title>Live Fully By Facing Mortality</title>
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	<title>Your Brain&#8217;s Most Expensive Habit</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>The Mitochondrial Root of Being Wired and Tired</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Fascia: The Sensory Organ No One Taught You About</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>The Gut Is Talking: How Your Second Brain Actually Runs Your Mood</title>
	<link>https://podcasthealth.com/podcast/the-gut-is-talking-how-your-second-brain-actually-runs-your-mood/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Your Bad Mood Might Be Inflammation</title>
	<link>https://podcasthealth.com/podcast/your-bad-mood-might-be-inflammation/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>The Noise Pollution Crisis</title>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>How to Stop Living Outside the Present Moment</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Money Stress Is a Body Problem</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>The Pain Body &#038; The Somatic Witness Practice</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>How Sensory Starvation Is Dimming Your Emotional Life</title>
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	<title>The Toxic Burden Nobody Talks About</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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