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        <title>Tales of a Natural Born Plant Eater</title>
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        <itunes:author>Steve Allat</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>A life journey into conscious compassion, simple living.

Since 1998 that journey has included veganism, even though I rarely use the label anymore. The ethic of compassion, empathy and responsible living drive me and I have a lot of true stories to share.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>Da Vinci the Veggi</itunes:title>
                <title>Da Vinci the Veggi</title>

                
                
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>An overview of the person Leonardo Da Vinci was and how he made choices about his expressions from compassion and from intellect.</p><p>I will analyze a simple way to discern between the two and understand how we can choose to express ourselves, in connection with other life.</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Vegan Burnout Solution</itunes:title>
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                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Are you vegan and emotionally drained?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well, I was too, and have learned over my 24 years how to be sensitive to the world around without carrying that identity all the time.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thus, living with the reality of the self within this life and this world in this time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope this helps you learn to process who and what you are, to let go of those thoughts that cause you the self-suffering you do not need, or deserve.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>An overview of the main health challenges I have overcome using plants, herbs, rest, the mind and time.</p><p>I hope some of these stories can help you relate to some of how you feel that you may not know you can change, take responsibility for and expand your awareness of what it is to be a healthy human in this day and age.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Vegan Resources, part 1</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>A few helpful people I&#39;ve learned from along the way, as well as my own inner ethical dialogue as a resource as to why I am vegan.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;A few helpful people I&amp;#39;ve learned from along the way, as well as my own inner ethical dialogue as a resource as to why I am vegan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <itunes:title>Egotistical Carnivores and Natural Human Being</itunes:title>
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                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Pondering the link between our human self-consciousness and ego-conscious mind and our dietary evolution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How do our biology, innate spirit and other evolutionary factors affect our current state of being?&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <itunes:title>Health Matters</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:title>What We Are</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:title>How I . . . vegan.</itunes:title>
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