http://www.healthycal.org Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:22:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7354 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7354#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:22:17 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7354 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7354/feed 0 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7136 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7136#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:20 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7136 By Mary Flynn, California Health Report The city of Richmond is attempting to pass a proposal that’s failed in big cities including New York City and Philadelphia – and if they succeed, their plan could encourage statewide changes in California. The City Council is considering two ballot measures intended to combat child obesity. One would impose a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, and the other would earmark the soda-generated tax revenue to fund public health initiatives for the community. “There’s a tremendous amount of momentum moving this forward,” said Richmond City Councilman Jeff Ritterman, “There’s a definite nexus between how many of…]]> http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7136/feed 0 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7271 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7271#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:09:23 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7271 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7271/feed 0 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7128 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7128#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:17 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7128 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7128/feed 0 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7274 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7274#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:41:21 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7274 By Jenn Walker Ysidro Avila rummages through a tote bag and begins spreading packets of seeds out on the coffee table. “One of my favorites is Salvia hispanica or Salvia columbariae, which is the chia seed,” he says. “I have a winter spinach, which is an organic giant version of spinach.” The list of the bag’s contents continues. Blue hopi corn seeds, organic alfalfa seeds, heirloom red kidney seeds, heirloom oat and wheat seeds, jolokia pepper seeds, cauliflower, oregano, parsley, brussel sprouts, radishes, spaghetti squash, more than 100,000 tomato seeds… Just when it seems like he’s finished, he lists more. These…]]> http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7274/feed 1 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7276 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7276#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:09:30 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7276 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7276/feed 2 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7272 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7272#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:04:22 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7272 www.RUReadyCA.org, which is managed by the California Partnership for Long-Term Care, a joint venture of the state Department of Health Care Services and a trio of insurance companies that sell long-term care policies in the state.]]> http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7272/feed 3 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7142 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7142#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7142 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7142/feed 0 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7156 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7156#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:40 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7156 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7156/feed 4 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7265 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7265#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:22 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7265 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7265/feed 2