Trudi Pratt: Chez Panisse set tone for healthy, fresh foods
Back in the mid-1980s, as a student at UC Berkeley, apparently I was in the middle of a food revolution without really knowing it. I remember when my parents came to town to visit, we'd eat in a...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: That bad-boy burger could be health food
I think burgers get a bad rap. Done right, a hamburger could be considered a health food.
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Olive leaf may help fortify immune system
This time of year we start thinking of cold and flu season and remedies to prevent or minimize the misery. In my practice, we get wild about olive leaf extract. What? Olive leaf? Do I mean the leaf of...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Whipped cream is made simple
Could your health be getting whipped by your cream topping?
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Living for less and eating for health
I love the progress we're making as a community to be a healthier place to live and thrive. Here's my short wish list for 2011.
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: There are many uses for coconut oil beside cooking
Maybe you know coconut oil as an ingredient in Thai food, but now it's going mainstream.
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: High fives to some local businesses for offering healthier choices
Health's a funny thing. For most people, when they have their health they never think about it. But when they lose their health it's all they think about.
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: One way of saving on the groceries: Grow your own
Want to learn how to score an abundance of fresh, nutritious and free food?
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Quitting smoking is a battle that you can overcome
Stop smoking in one visit? So Anderson hypnotherapist Marge Perry of Inspire Hypnosis told me when I spoke with her a few weeks back on my radio show about her smoking cessation program. I was...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: TV can help men reduce stress
As most men age their testosterone levels decrease. Stress can also take its toll and reduce this important hormone. Turns out that sitting on the couch watching the news on a big-screen TV can help...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Shopping makes women feel much better about life
Today I'm going to shine a little light on the shopping situation of the she wolf. Psychologist and author Dr. John Gray, in his latest book, "Venus on Fire, Mars on Ice," teaches us that women have a...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Check laxative aisle to see just how irregular we are
I've had a chiropractic and clinical nutrition practice in Redding for nearly 20 years. On the nutrition side of my practice the number one health complaint is constipation. That's probably not...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: How to help your man get through andropause
Is your guy exhausted from spending all day getting nothing done? Does is seem like nothing is interesting to him? You may have a man on your hands who's going through andropause.
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Fermented foods making a comeback
Back when we were a healthier lot, say 75 years ago and before, we ate fermented foods for health.
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Be sure to get omega 3s during the winter
This time of year a good number of patients I see have dry, flaky skin or eczema. A nutritional analysis often reveals they're low on omega-3 fats. When the weather turns cold, our systems thirst for...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Redding native encourages people to eat like a caveman for health
A lot of folks from Redding have written books, but not that many have made The New York Times best-seller list. Robb Wolf's book, "The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet," did. Wolf, 40, was...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Movement wants to put GMO labeling on ballot
Thumbs-up to local GMO (genetically modified organisms) expert Cariann Gheen and local whole-food activist Brian Garcia of Grilla Bites restaurant. They're coordinating a local signature-gathering...
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Country Organics delivers fresh food
Home delivery of grocery items could become the norm in the future. But it's already available in the Redding area through Country Organics.
View ArticleTrudi Pratt: Here's what you can do to prevent food scarcity
It surprises me just how many people are thinking about food scarcity these days. Are you?
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