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		<title>Gaining Buy-In From The Top</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/02/gaining-buy-in-from-the-top/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Carew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many companies these days are offering Corporate Wellness programs to their employees. In order for these programs to be successful, you need to gain “buy-in” from the top. This means that upper management needs to talk the talk and walk &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/02/gaining-buy-in-from-the-top/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where Did The WIWO Room Go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This guest entry was written by Jay Fiorello, one of Ovation&#8217;s very talented Practice Leaders. Have I really been at Ovation for seven years? Am I really turning forty in a week? Do I really feel the most physically fit &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/where-did-the-wiwo-room-go/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Foods to Help Ward Off the Common Cold</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/foods-to-help-ward-off-the-common-cold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Carew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a whopping one billion colds in the U.S. each year – this much is a fact. However, what causes colds and what helps you get over a bad case of the sniffles is surrounded by myths and misinformation. &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/foods-to-help-ward-off-the-common-cold/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Breakfast Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/breakfast-alternatives-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Carew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skipping breakfast should never be an option. As we have been hearing for years, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! In our house, it’s cereal, cereal, cereal – with a change of pace (pancakes) on the weekend. &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/breakfast-alternatives-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Food Labels</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/beware-of-food-labels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/beware-of-food-labels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Carew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In trying to be health conscious, we tend to believe that we are safe if we just pay attention to food labels. Unfortunately that is not true. Why? Because food labels are misleading and prompt us to purchase items that &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/beware-of-food-labels/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a &#8220;Fitness Hero?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/what-makes-a-fitness-hero/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/what-makes-a-fitness-hero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest blog entry by Lisa Hathaway, Ovation&#8217;s Office Manager. She was inspired by her grandfather and his commitment to fitness and decided to write about it for us.  Around this time of year, we’re all looking for &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/what-makes-a-fitness-hero/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Are Your New Year&#8217;s Resolutions?</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Carew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wikipedia states that a New Year’s Resolution is “a commitment that an individual makes to one or more lasting personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit.” According to Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of The Happiness Project, “You hit &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fish vs. Fish Oil</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/fish-vs-fish-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/fish-vs-fish-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Carew</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wish I had introduced fish to my kids when they were little! Their reaction every time I serve it is “Yuck, it smells disgusting. Do I have to eat that?” We all know that fish is a great source of &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/fish-vs-fish-oil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Are We Celebrating?</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-we-celebrating-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-we-celebrating-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KameronM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As soon as the cold weather blows through and the last of the Halloween  candy has been devoured, we turn our focus towards the Christmas season.You can blame the department stores playing “Jingle Bells” on repeat, or the incessant toy store &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-we-celebrating-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Raw?</title>
		<link>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/why-raw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/why-raw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Beaudry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest blog entry from my roommate Colleen. She and I have known each other since high school and went to college together at Uconn. We have seen each other go through tremendous changes throughout the past few &#8230; <a href="http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/why-raw/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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