<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:13:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@avantmidi/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Health Series: Part 2.5 – Placebo: My Favorite Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, the scientific method is dumb. You’re researching a cure for x disease, and are testing different chemical compounds that took teams of biochemical researchers years of trial & error to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@avantmidi/zgqym-health-series-part-2-5-placebo-my-favorite-effect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@avantmidi/zgqym-health-series-part-2-5-placebo-my-favorite-effect</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[avantmidi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 18:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhoRs8xYKcKa97mxf3oyXvpQ5xSH2tfAsJ67qfPZzFqbkVkZGDvBYvtePbi5inhqGUTXJP5xs5Rq1DW4N6MbPKpRMZP6r2vBvzY9Lib62Z9u6x4EZMKey73TLjMjzTEXYuQKWwoFtQTVAaa6mZfDYV9F5QeLEDr25Je1hN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Series: Part 2.5 – Placebo: My Favorite Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, the scientific method is dumb. You’re researching a cure for x disease, and are testing different chemical compounds that took teams of biochemical researchers years of trial & error to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@avantmidi/health-series-part-2-5-placebo-my-favorite-effect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@avantmidi/health-series-part-2-5-placebo-my-favorite-effect</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[avantmidi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 18:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhoRs8xYKcKa97mxf3oyXvpQ5xSH2tfAsJ67qfPZzFqbkVkZGDvBYvtePbi5inhqGUTXJP5xs5Rq1DW4N6MbPKpRMZP6r2vBvzY9Lib62Z9u6x4EZMKey73TLjMjzTEXYuQKWwoFtQTVAaa6mZfDYV9F5QeLEDr25Je1hN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Series: Part II - Health is your Natural State]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staying healthy may seem like a daunting task. In reality, it’s the most natural thing in the world. “Not Doing” is more important than “Doing” The common misconception is that staying healthy takes a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@avantmidi/health-series-part-ii-health-is-your-natural-state</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@avantmidi/health-series-part-ii-health-is-your-natural-state</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[avantmidi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75uXgJhmdocpyQoxLuFpfxyeZZCUvN1hcjqTTbs3ws8vFFd6K5vcXLuyTRLeB5cfTZ6M3KHrKctQKCXBWwyakqE3pFqa5U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yesterday: God as explained by my Grandma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was a rough day. We witnessed my grandmother—born in a small Italian village at the end of the first world war—being put to rest after a rich 98-year-and-4-month life. Growing up, I often heard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@avantmidi/yesterday-god-as-explained-by-my-grandma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@avantmidi/yesterday-god-as-explained-by-my-grandma</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[avantmidi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 13:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zQDa8vazFJHu5rdUD9NXuWV41zui4Sh4i8NNky4RXPuyUDmo1hFGi5Kegyn7vHg5u2ZBh5V2UMxrpkAG1uAJBDnXYJAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Series: Part I - What is health?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sounds like a stupid question, right? "The healthy guy" Everybody has something that they're naturally good at. 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A little about myself: I love books;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@avantmidi/a-little-more-about-this-goal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@avantmidi/a-little-more-about-this-goal</guid><category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[avantmidi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:32:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit; my name is Andrea (male) and I'm here to ask for your help. I'd like to start up a publishing company. There are many positive ideas already—ideas that inspire, motivate, and elevate—that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@avantmidi/welcome-to-publishing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@avantmidi/welcome-to-publishing</guid><category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[avantmidi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2016 22:32:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>