Tillman Health Spa

03/22/2026

DR. JO’S HEALTH TIP #1 NUTRITION PART 1

GIGO stands for Garbage In, Garbage Out, a fundamental principle in computer science and data processing stating that the quality of a system's output is directly determined by the quality of its input. Even if a program or algorithm is perfectly designed, feeding it flawed, biased, or incomplete data will inevitably result in unreliable or "garbage" results.

GIGO also applies to nutrition. Even though most of our bodies are perfectly designed, feeding them garbage (Garbage In) with little or no nutritional value can have devastating effects on our health (Garbage Out).

Nutrition – the major foundation for healing

With optimum nutrition, you build healthy cells with healthy membranes that allow the good nutrients to pass into the cell and keep the toxins out.
With poor nutrition, the cell membranes degenerate. They let environmental toxins leak into the cells. These toxins corrupt your cell’s ability to produce energy. The toxins eventually also block your cell’s ability to absorb the good nutrients.
With less than optimum nutrition you construct your cells like a shaky bridge that ultimately collapses, dumping you into fatigue and even a degenerative disease process. What a vicious downward spiral!

Poor nutrition is a major contributor to the following diseases: heart disease, hardening of the arteries, diabetes, arthritis, autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies, osteoporosis, arthritis, obesity, cancer and others.
If you have one of those labels, make a U-turn and reconstruct your cells so your body can build a solid, healthy infrastructure.

Healthy Cells Create a Healthy Body

Most people need to take the nutrition journey slowly to keep from becoming overwhelmed and giving up. Changing lifetime eating habits takes time. You have to develop new healthy eating plans that serve your body well. Let’s first learn some foods to avoid.

Foods that contribute to poor health:

Sugar and other sweeteners
Damaged fat
Damaged protein or carbohydrates
Nutrient deficient food
Over-cooked and over-processed food
Toxic food and drink

We will build on this topic in the next post. Stop by and say hello! We would love to show you around.
Contact Us: 📍 1647 Hartnell Ave., Suite 14, Redding, CA 📞 (530) 319-3885 ✉️ tillmanhealthspa@gmail.com 🌐 tillmanhealthspa.com

03/17/2026

First our sincere thanks for the many “Likes”, “Loves” & “Shares” on our recent Facebook posts. Our knowledge of the ins and outs of social media is, at best, minimal. We understand, however, that those “Likes” and “Loves” have a positive impact on the distribution of our posts. “Shares” of course immediately expands the post to others. We will strive to make the posts of value to you and are grateful to all who take the time to read them.

We have received the following suggestions for Dr. Jo’s Health Tips topics:
Nutrition
Detoxification
Exercise
Lymphatic improvement
Quick, easy healthy recipes
Athletic performance and recovery

Please let us know if you have any other suggested topics. We want these posts to provide positive benefits for you. Our goal is to post information that will help you live healthy, vibrant lives. Some of the posts will describe the services and unique equipment available at Tillman Health Spa.

As we proceed along this journey, please know that your comments and suggestions are both welcome and greatly appreciated. The first Dr. Jo’s Health Tip will be posted next week. Pat & Dr. Jo

Tillman Health Spa
1647 Hartnel Suite 14
Redding, California 96002
Phone 530-319-3885 Email tillmanhealthspa@gmail.com
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03/14/2026

A BIT OF HISTORY
The Tillman Health Spa is the fruition of a dream of Dr.Bessie Jo Tillman. She started her medical career as one of two original full-time, emergency room physicians at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California. During her seven-year tenure there she observed the often catastrophic consequences of both negative lifestyle choices, and environmental toxins, on the human body. Observing these debilitating disease processes, and the chronic and acute pain associated with them, motivated her to explore both the causes and remedies for these issues. She devoted many years researching proper diet, exercise and detoxification methods. She incorporated what she learned into a wellness and integrative medical practice bringing relief to many patients, some who had even given up hope of again living a normal healthy life.
What came next...

Dr. Tillman retired in 2003 to write and teach what she had learned and practiced. Her dream of helping people live a healthy, vibrant life did not retire. Early in her life, before 1983, she was a bit of a sugar addict, eating doughnuts and drinking coffee in the doctor’s lounge, and made many unhealthy food choices. In spite of cleaning up her diet, practicing a healthy lifestyle and utilizing a number of detoxification methods throughout a period of 34 years, she had her own bout with cancer. While recovering she and her husband Pat, investigated methods of returning her body to a healthy state. In late 2018 that search led them to Seattle, Washington to view and experience two new healing devices named the HOCATT and the HUGO PEMF. Pat and Dr. Jo both came to the realization that the health benefits these devices provide, combined with Dr. Tillman’s knowledge, could potentially, provide significant health benefits in the lives of others. While the doctor did not wish to embark on the rigors of another medical practice, the desire to help others in their quest for healthy bodies remained. Her dream was realized when she and her husband opened the Tillman Health Spa featuring the HOCATT and the HUGO PEMF.

Regular exercise has been a given in Pat’s life for over six decades. He has studied exercise methods and routines since his high school days in the late 1950’s. He went to LaSierra High School in Carmichael, California. That school’s physical fitness program was designated by President John F Kennedy as the gold standard for high school fitness programs. That program established Pat’s lifetime commitment to regular exercise.

Pat and Jo both graduated from LaSierra - Jo, as co-validitorian. Jo’s mother was Pat’s eighth grade teacher, and their fathers worked together in the building trades. They married in 1964 and started toward their chosen careers. Jo graduated from medical school in 1970 and Pat received his Juris Doctor that same year. While both are now retired from their professions they maintain regular exercise programs and a dedication to nutrition, detoxification and healthy living. It is their goal to help others obtain and maintain healthy vibrant lives.

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Redding CA. 96002
530-319-3885
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03/13/2026

A message from Dr. Jo and her husband Pat.

We will soon be posting on the Tillman Health Spa Facebook and Instagram pages, information about the Spa and its specialized equipment. In addition, we will be posting Dr. Jo’s Health tips. We are interested in knowing what health tip information might be important to you. Our clients have indicated detoxification, nutrition and exercise are among those health-related issues of most interest to them. These three health-related topics encompass a broad range of sub-topics. We think you will find the postings both interesting, informative and useful for a healthy life. Please let us know what health related topics may be of interest to you. We look forward to hearing from you. The Tillmans

12/18/2025

HOCATT/ HUGO ONLY $75.00 UNTIL December 29, 2025.
Book your appointment now https://www.tillmanhealthspa.com/
or call 530-319-3885.

12/04/2025

We love to bless you during your busy holiday season with a chance to relax and de-stress with this special Hocatt/Hugo price.

Hocatt + Hugo session only $75*
December 8 to December 29, 2025

Call for appointment 530-319-3885
or Schedule online at tillmanhealthspa.com

*special price does not apply to Monthly Membership

Happy Holidays,
Pat and Jo Tillman

11/25/2025

🍂🍁Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. 🍁🍂
Tillman Health Spa will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28, 2025. And open on Monday, December 2025.
Watch for the Holiday special.🎁🎁

09/25/2025

Tillman Health Spa schedule slightly changed:
Closed Monday, September 29, 2025
Open Monday, October 6, 2025
(Usually closed first Monday of the month.)

08/29/2025

t's so great that you're regenerating your health with regular sessions in the Hocatt, Hugo and other items that you're participating in at the Tillman Health Spa. Those are awesome steps. Pat and Jo love to share even more ways to improve your health with a well-rounded lifestyle program that includes exercise.

So, let's pursue more insights on the optimal ways to build up your body with exercise. Last week we covered muscle strength training in only 15 minutes per week. Adding cardiovascular fitness to your training doesn't have to take a lot of time either. Current scientific information recommends only 2 sessions per week, each lasting about 20 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training, (HIIT). You can apply HIIT to many different kinds of exercise such as walking, road or stationary biking, dancing, swimming and more.
Let's take walking as an example.
HIIT involves 5 minutes of warm up walking.
Then walk as fast as you can until your breathing hard for 15 to 45 seconds. If you can only walk fast for 15 seconds at first, great. Then gradually increase the number of seconds of fast walking.
Follow fast walking by a 1.5 to 2 minute slower pace until your heart and breath rate come down
Repeat this interval 5 to 7 times in each workout session.
Cool down for 5 minutes.



This video demonstrates High Intensity Interval Training on a stationary bike.
High Intensity Interval Training Demo by Dr. Jo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mClxEQcI2QI&t=17s&ab_channel=Dr.BessieJoTillman

If you would like some coaching before starting High Intensity Interval Training, please:

Call for appointment 530-319-3885

Or book online

Our co-authored book Fit in !5 Minutes per Week provides even more information High Intensity Interval Training.

Fit in 15 Minutes per Week is available for purchase at our Tillman Health Spa or on Amazon.



Sending you abundant blessings,

Pat and Jo

Tillman Health Spa

High Intensity Interval Training involves short bursts of intense exercise followed by a rest period repeated 5-7 times.

08/22/2025

Kudos to those optimizing their health with the Hocatt and Hugo. Enhance your health even more by incorporating other healthy habits into your daily life. Maintaining good muscle strength is a must. Watch this video to learn a technique for strengthening muscles in only 15 minutes per week. Seems incredible? Yes, but effectiveness has been scientifically researched and verified.

05/23/2025

CORRECTED DATE: Tillman Health Spa will be open Monday, May 26th, 2025. Call for an appointment 530-319-3885,or schedule online at: https://www.tillmanhealthspa.com/

05/21/2025

Yes, we will be open Memorial Day 5-26-2025. Schedule your appointment at https://www.tillmanhealthspa.com/ or call 530-319-3885