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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Feb 4
- 5 min
The Seven Layers Of Food Fasting
"Fasting is recognized as a willful refrainment from eating. In a physiological context, fasting may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight, or to the metabolic state achieved after complete digestion and absorption of a meal." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting. Fasting can be identified in many forms. It is used for health, ritualistic, religious or ethical purposes. The abstinence from food or drink can be a concern for many who are no
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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
The ABC's of Natural Supplements.
This may sound crazy, but did you know that the vitamins and minerals we need are found in the foods we eat? Vitamins should come from the foods we eat first. This is the best way to receive your nutrients. However, if you are not able to fulfill your diet with natural supplements from wholesome foods, then supplementing with vitamins you might choose. We all need natural and wholesome foods to help maintain our cellular health to strengthen our body. Our bones and muscl
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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
What's On Your Plate?
Let it be a healthy plate of macronutrients, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, and micronutrients that include vitamins and minerals that your body needs. They play an important role in growth, bone health, fluid balance and several other processes. There are so many food choices and different menu plans. Imagine a plate assorted with an array of colors; purple, orange, green, red and yellow. A plate of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and fish tacos wit
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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
Activities That Are Fit For The Brain.
Everybody deserves to have good health. Physical and mental activities work together to help maintain health and emotional balance. When we are in the best of health, and in good physical shape our brain is in agreement with feeling good. When our body is not in physical shape, our brain is not in agreement with doing anything physical. First, take small steps and create an environment to get mentally fit. Learn to enjoy activities that are satisfying both physically an
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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Oct 17, 2020
- 1 min
Improve Your Health And Change Your Life.
Correcting many health disorders through the path of hygienics is first through our diets. What are the benefits of hygienics? The practice of hygienics increases the quality of health to its optimum potential, increasing nerve energy. What is nerve energy? Nerve energy is functional power. The nerve is the grand conductor of motive power and sensory impulses. The energy of nerves is the life of tissues, organs, muscles, circulation of blood and many other functional purpo
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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
What is Your True Dietary Nature?
As humans we do not consider our dietary nature to be the foods we choose to eat. The foods we choose in their whole, natural state can be identified in the Standard American Diet pyramid. We have been taught to include on our plates the five major food groups, which are Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Dairy, and Protein foods. When we look closely at the overall percentage of these individual foods in each group, it can be recognized in a percentage range as a greater proport
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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Sep 19, 2020
- 2 min
Water Is Our Friend
When we think about the word Hydration and Dehydration, it is critical because the English language can be deceiving. The De- hydration is a physical condition. The definition of Dehydration is the act or process of dehydrating, and an abnormal loss of water from the body, especially from illness or physical exertion. Physical exertion is exercise, or any activity that is strenuous and causes the body to lose water. there are many factors involved that can lead to dehydra
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Brenda Pratt, PhD, CHNHP
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
Why eating an Acid-Starch Food Combination at meal time is wrong?
There are nine (9) rules that can be identified as helpful in meeting our nutrition and digestive needs, which are divided in the food combining groups of Acid-Starch, Protein-Carbohydrate, Protein-Protein, Protein-Fat, Acid-Protein, Sugar-Starch, Starch-Starch Combinations, with the exception of Melons and Milk alone. These rules have been tested in practice by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton who wrote the popular book, "Human Life Its Philosophy and Laws. I will provide a brief s
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